June 2012
13 posts
Wine offer: Glen Carlou Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
In partnership with the Wade Bales Wine Society, WANTED is offering readers the opportunity to purchase the Glen Carlou Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 (which has four stars in Platter’s).
Established in 1985, Glen Carlou, on the northern foothills of the Simonsberg Mountain, enjoys a proud reputation for its world-class wines. Made by Arco Laarman, this lush wine has matured for 15 months in French oak...
Wine interview: Arco Laarman, Glen Carlou
Glen Carlou in Paarl celebrates its 25th vintage this year and in that time there have been only three winemakers: founder Walter Finlayson and son David and incumbent Arco Laarman.
Now 35, Laarman boasts no formal training but his enthusiasm for his profession can’t be questioned. “Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to be a winemaker. When I matriculated in 1995, my mother suggested I do a...
Who needs Penguin when you've got the Libyans?
Penguin wasn’t there. Neither was Jacana, Jonathan Ball, Random House Struik or any other mainstream commercial South Africa publishers, with the glaring exception of Pan Macmillan.
So who exactly was at the Cape Town Book Fair? WANTED’s Alexander Matthews set off to the CTICC last weekend to find out, discovering that what the Fair lacked in terms of publishing heavyweights, it...
Local design gallops ahead
“I like things to be very clean cut and simple,” says Lise du Plessis who is on a mission to bring high quality local design to South Africans at prices they can afford. Founded in May last year, her design studio, Dark Horse, has produced a range for every day living, covering everything from lighting to toiletry bags. The underlying ethos is evident in each product – simple, useful, sturdy and...
Far from here
From Europe in the grip of an ice age, to the San Francisco punk scene, these books take us a world away from Africa’s southern tip. Are we that different after all?
EDITED ALEXANDER MATTHEWS
SPORT The Swordmaster’s Apprentice
Edward Burke
This rollicking memoir charts a former banker as he trains, drinks and charms his way around the world, escaping the extravagant world of London’s...
Cocktail: Shores at Long Beach
The Shores bar at the Long Beach resort on the east coast of Mauritius has an urban buzz, a mix of luminescent night lights, contemporary white furniture, throw cushions, and an awesome view of white sands, palm trees and obligatory blue seas. At night it plays host to loud musicians singing covers of all our favourite Abba songs, and sun-drunk guests quaffing cocktails.
Barman Chowdoory Joy...
Gifted: Hlelo and Ntando Masina
YFM radio DJs, actresses and TV presenters Hlelo and Ntando Masina have grown up under the South African spotlight, winning the SA Style Award for Most Innovative Style last year. Despite this, the girls have remained down-to-earth. We take a look at what cracks their A-lists.
The one indulgence I’ll never forego Hlelo: is radio. It’s my indulgence. Ntando: Ice-cream.
The grooming staples I am...
Going wayward
WANTED takes you behind the scenes on the shoot of its June issue - Wayward - shot by Oliver Sutton.
Secondhand goes sexy
The folks at Jungle Jim (profiled in our June roundup of marvellous independent magazines) have teamed up with the Boundless Heart Foundation to raise funds for the latter’s Books on the Move project, which is bringing mobile libraries to underprivileged communities on the Cape Flats.
The result is PULP! — a book sale tomorrow night starring a wide range of books, all for R15 or...
Powerdresser: Tlali Taoana
Tlali Taoana is a finance and economics graduate who couldn’t resist the lure of the advertising world after a short career as an asset manager. As the strategic planning director at Metropolitan Republic, he inspires his team to deliver creative strategies that encourage brand growth and recognition, including campaigns for FNB, MTN, Wimpy and SAB.
Taoana describes his driving force as...
After the final whistle
Join us at the Freeworld Design Centre in Cape Town on Thursday evening as we celebrate the launch of DESIGNING_SOUTH AFRICA’s Reflections & Opportunities: Design, Cities and the World Cup.
Fine Brandy Fusion
WANTED and the South African Brandy Foundation invite you and a partner to taste the best local and international brandies.
We’ve got three sets of tickets to give away to three lucky couples for the Fine Brandy Fusion event, taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre from 27-29 June at the Sandton Convention Centre. One couple will also get access to the Masterclass Session — From grape...
Quality Time: IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Top Gun...
IWC’s CEO Georges Kern was in fine form at this year’s Salon Internationale de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in Geneva, and it wasn’t just because of the flight simulator he had hired for his stand either. After 10 years with the company he has the wind in his sails and is determined to leave his imprint on the new collections. Cue a major relaunch of IWC’s entire Pilot line and an all-new Top Gun...
