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Elevate your home bar: must-have gadgets and luxurious upgrades

Elevate your home entertaining with a curated selection of gadgets, beautiful tools, and indulgent upgrades for your bar. From statement coolers to essential cocktail…

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Wanna get high (tea)?

The Savoy’s famous afternoon tea arrives at the Cape Grace, revealing the recipe behind one of hospitality’s most profitable traditions

What we’re drinking this week: Restless River Ava Marie Chardonnay

Restless River Ava Marie Chardonnay is a cool-climate, old-vine chardonnay with bright citrus, flinty minerality and beautifully restrained oak

What we’re drinking this week: Clase Azul Reposado Tequila

Clase Azul Reposado is a luxurious sipping tequila with notes of cooked agave, vanilla and gentle spice

What we’re drinking this week: Laurent-Perrier Brut Millésimé Champagne

Bright citrus, delicate brioche and effortless elegance make Laurent-Perrier Millésimé 2018 a Champagne worth celebrating

What we’re drinking this week: Restless River Le Luc Pinot Noir

A wine that combines bright red fruit, gentle earthiness and those signature tannins that make pinot noir lovers swoon

What we’re drinking this week: Vergelegen MMV Cap Classique

Vergelegen MMV Cap Classique Brut is fresh, elegant, and packed with citrus and brioche notes

What we’re drinking this week: Restless River Main Road & Dignity Cabernet Sauvignon

Restless River Main Road & Dignity Cabernet Sauvignon brings together ripe cassis, red cherry and hints of fynbos

What we’re drinking this week: Henri Cognac Sparkling Ginger Spirit Cooler

French cognac, sparkling ginger and just the right amount of spice come together in this polished, ready-to-drink serve

What we’re drinking this week: Lautus De-Alcoholised Sauvignon Blanc

Lautus Sauvignon Blanc is crisp, bright and properly polished – an alcohol-free bottle that doesn’t feel like a taste and enjoyment compromise

What we’re drinking this week: De Wetshof Cherrystone Hill Pinot Noir

The De Wetshof Cherrystone Hill Pinot Noir is all about ripe cherry, delicate spice and easy, everyday pouring

What we’re drinking this week: Meerlust Rubicon

Meerlust’s celebrated red blend delivers dark fruits and savoury depth in every glass

What we’re drinking this week: Creation Chardonnay

Creation Chardonnay delivers citrus blossom, ripe pear, white peach and a flicker of minerality in one seriously classy Cape white

What we’re drinking this week: Vriesenhof Kallista Bordeaux Blend

Vriesenhof’s Kallista Bordeaux Blend offers depth and balance, with ripe plum, black cherry and subtle spice

What we’re drinking this week: Bellingham Pandemonium Dandelion Malbec

Bellingham’s Pandemonium Dandelion Malbec is a smooth, velvety red with notes of blackberry, plum and dark cherry

What we’re drinking this week: Bellingham Pandemonium Flying Dog Grenache Blanc

Bellingham’s Pandemonium Flying Dog Grenache Blanc is a bright, breezy white that’s ideal for lighter fare

Avontuur Disa Gorge Chardonnay

What we’re drinking this week: Avontuur Disa Gorge Chardonnay

The Avontuur Disa Gorge Chardonnay is a polished white wine that’s great to drink

What we’re drinking this week: DMZ Reserve Chenin Blanc

DMZ Reserve Chenin Blanc proves why South Africa excels at chenin – crisp, rounded and a standout on Woolworths’ Top 10 list

What we’re drinking this week: Lismore Pinot Noir

A delicate, floral pinot noir from Lismore that is perfect for the change of seasons

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Joburg now: newish spots, events and exhibitions

Keen to get out and about in Joburg? We bring you the rundown of what’s new in the City of Gold