Archive for January, 2010
VIP guests enjoy Kumkani wines at the Audi Joburg Fashion week
The annual Audi Joburg Fashion Week featured the crème de la crème of the local fashion industry and drew VIP guests such as Michael Mol, Basetsana Kumalo, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, former Miss SA’s Joan Ramagoshi and Cindy Nell, Edith Venter and Geri Rantseli-Elsdon, among others.
These guests were treated to the award-winning Kumkani wines such as Kumkani Infiniti MCC; Kumkani Lanner Hill Sauvignon Blanc and Kumkani Cradle Hill at the event.
Kumkani showcases style at the Audi Joburg Fashion Week
Award-winning wine brand, Kumkani, will put a fashionable foot forward as it embodies African elegance when partnering with the Audi Joburg Fashion Week’s Autumn/Winter 2010 collections, which will start at the Sandton Convention Centre and will run until 23 January.
The company of wine people’s Brands and Business Development Manager, Corne Oosthuizen, said: “We are proud to be sponsoring our award-winning, premium wines for an event of this stature. It aligns perfectly with our uniquely South African brand, Kumkani, The King of South African wines and we are pleased to present our flagship wines to consumers.”
The fashion week features the crème de la crème of the local fashion industry, with renowned designers and provides a platform for fashion designers to build their brand; engage with buyers; the media; and speak to their consumers assisting them in creating a sustainable enterprise.
Guests attending Joburg Fashion Week will have the opportunity to sample African elegance at its best with varietals and award winning wines such as the Kumkani Infiniti Methode Cap Classique; Kumkani Lanner Hill Sauvignon Blanc; Kumkani Cradle Hill; Kumkani Sauvignon Blanc; Kumkani Shiraz; Kumkani Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon; and Kumkani Chardonnay Viognier on offer.
Source: publicityupdate.co.za
Arendz makes his return at the Audi Joburg Fashion Week
Hot on the heels of dressing Charlize Theron for the 2010 FIFA World Cup draw Errol Arendz makes his long awaited return to the runway alongside Craig Port at the AUDI finale show at the Fall/Winter Audi Joburg Fashion Week in Joburg in January 2010.
AUDI Joburg Fashion Week F/W 2010 will take place at Sandton Convention Centre over four days from 20 – 23 January 2010, the AUDI Finale Show taking place on Saturday the 23rd of January.
Tickets to Audi Joburg Fashion Week are available from Computicket, and special day passes are available. For more information, full show schedules and highlights from previous winter collections, please visit africafashioninternational.com
Kumkani Brand News
Kumkani, which epitomises style and elegance, is a product sponsor of this event and we are proud to be associated with this prestigious event which is perfectly aligned with our brand.
Source: fashion.maga-zine.com
Bobotie – An uniquely South African delight
The origins of Bobotie can be traced back to the eastern influence on South African culture. The Cape Malay society is famous for cooking this dish and it is usually served with yellow rice.
The Recipe
This is an easy Bobotie recipe to enoy with friend or family.
Ingredients
- - 1 kg minced lamb
- - 125ml milk
- - 1 thick slice of white bread, crust removed and soaked in milk
- - 2 roughly chopped onions butter
- - Salt
- - 1 tablespoon of curry powder (mix the hot and the Cape Malay versions for a good flavour)
- - 1 chili, finely chopped (optional and only if you like your food quite hot)
- ½ cup vinegar - - 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
- - 1 teaspoon of brown sugar
- - 1 tablespoon of chutney
- - 8 -10 crushed almonds (optional)
- - 3 eggs
- - 1 clove of garlic, crushed and finely chopped
- - 6 bay leaves
- - 1 orange, sliced in wheels
- - 1 lemon, sliced in wheels
- - Oil for cooking
Instructions on how to make it
Heat the oil in frying pan and add the garlic, onion and curry power. Cook over medium heat for three minutes, then add the mince meat. Fry until the meat is almost done, then using your hands, squeeze the milk from the bread. Discard the milk and add the bread, vinegar, lemon juice, sugar and chutney to the mince. Fry for a minute or so and then remove from heat.
Take a pie dish and place three bay leaves, two wheels of orange and two wheels of lemon at the bottom. Now scoop the mince mixture into the dish. Decorate the sides of the dish with the rest of the lemon and orange wheels, wedging them between the mince and the sides of the dish so that only a third protrudes. If you are using almonds, push them into the mince.
Beat the eggs and 125ml milk, and pour over the meat. Put three bay leaves on top of dish. Place the dish uncovered in the oven and cook for about 30 minutes at 160 deg Celsius.
Serve with a plain green salad or chopped tomato and onion, sprinkled with a little vinegar. Make sure you have some chutney near at hand. Serve piping hot with the yellow rice.
Recommended wine:
The Kumkani Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot 2006 will be a perfect pairing with this dish. This well balanced wine has a berry and spice nose with good round finish.
The wine:
Source: rainbownation.com
SA’s best designers to showcase at the Audi Joburg Fashion Week
Autumn/Winter 2010 Collections will grace the catwalk as the annual Audi Joburg Fashion Week returns for the fourth year at Johannesburg’s Sandton Convention Centre from 20 – 23 January 2010.
The four day fashion showcase features the nation’s best designers unveiling their creative forecast of the season’s trends, to a global audience of media, fashion buyers, and fashion consumers.
Kumkani, which epitomises style and elegance, is a product sponsor of this event and we are proud to be associated with this prestigious event which is perfectly aligned with our brand.
For more info visit africanfashionint.com
Colour of a room can influence the way we taste wine
Wine doesn’t just taste good because of its grapes or vintage – it might also have something to do with the room you’re sitting in.
German researchers found that people who sipped wine in a room with red or blue background lighting thought their wine tasted better than people who sat in rooms with white or green background lighting .
The researchers gave their test subjects a glass of Riesling in differently lit rooms and asked for their feedback. The subjects reported that the wine tasted sweeter in the red room compared to the white or green room. The subjects in the red and blue rooms also said they were more likely to pay $1.50 more for the bottle of wine.
“It is already known that the colour of a drink can influence the way we taste it,” Dr. Daniel Oberfeld-Twistel of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz said. “The extreme lighting conditions found in some bars can undoubtedly influence the way a wine tastes,” even when it doesn’t affect the colour of the wine in the glass.
Oberfeld-Twistel believes that the red- and blue-coloured rooms positively affect people’s moods and thus make them enjoy the wine more. But he said more tests need to be done to determine why the colours had an effect on how people tasted the wine.
Last year researchers found that wine tastes better when paired with certain kinds of music . Chilean winemaker Aurelio Montes told the Telegraph that Chardonnay sips well with “Atomic” by Blondie, and Merlot works well with “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding.
Source: foxcharlotte.com
Kumkani Brand News
Kumkani Wines will be great in any colour room but will be best in a room full of friends or family.
