<p>Most people who drink wine can tell if it’s really horrible and tastes of vinegar, and most can also recognise when it’s rather special – when it dances on your tongue, making all your synapses sing in harmony. But we usually can’t say why.<br></p><p>And that’s not really a problem, because we can enjoy good wine without analysing the ...

<p>As the world gets smaller, your life gets bigger. As a species, we are in the process of wrapping the planet in light – and it’s going to reach your home soon. Fibre. It will change your life. It will redefine your limits, and completely redraw the boundaries of your existence.<br></p><p>It’s not just about downloading movies, and simultaneous gaming with international ...

<p>The 60 kilometres of KwaZulu-Natal’s North Coast between Umhlanga and Zinkwazi features six world-class golf courses. That’s a big deal. But only if you play golf, watch golf, teach golf, or are in some other way obsessed with chasing the little white ball. So it’s a refreshing change to find a North Coast estate that prides itself on ...

<p>Gavin Roelofsz was out cycling with his teenage daughter on the East Rand when they decided to try a new route, so they took a detour through a somewhat derelict piece of vacant land. It was pretty run-down, overgrown, littered and strewn with rubble – and worse.<br></p><p>But, if you could see through the neglect – and Gavin could – it was beautiful.<br></p><p>There was ...

<p>“The best way to experience Ebotse Golf and Country Estate is from the water,” developer and director Vince Cockbain said as I gingerly stepped onto the boat from the jetty. And he was right. The 40-hectare Rynfield Dam is the heart of this green enclave on the East Rand. Once a derelict abandoned quarry site, the area is in the most ...

<p>I was the head golf professional, and then the director of golf, at Southbroom Golf Club on Kwazulu-Natal’s South Coast from 1983 to 1988, and I loved it.<br></p><p>So, when I was invited by the new owners of the 4-star boutique San Lameer Resort Hotel to come and play some golf, I dropped everything, packed my bags and headed for the airport. Playing some of the eleven ...

<p>We’re so excited about fibre optics and how it’s going to change the way we do almost everything. But, as with many new things, we’re still a bit unsure about the details – the actual nitty gritty of what it is and how it will roll out. So we caught up with Juanita Clark, CEO of the FTTH Council Africa, when she was in Cape Town recently, and asked her how it all fits ...

<p>Nothing enhances the value of your home more than a garden – in monetary, social, spiritual and aesthetic terms.<br></p><p>A garden gives you space to breathe, space to be, space to be social, and space to play. It’s where your children will learn to walk, where they’ll play, and where they’ll create fantasy worlds that will sustain their creativity. It’s the green ...

<p>I am in a very fortunate position at Estate Living, because I am regularly exposed to some of the most beautiful residential landscapes in South Africa. Coupled with these natural and architectural success stories are the warm and hospitable people that welcome me into their homes. <br></p><p>The beauty of a residential community does not end at the front gate or even the...

<p>Residential communities are awesome, and the more you know and understand about them, the more you will appreciate living on one – and the more you can contribute.<br></p><p>So we here at Estate Living are delighted to announce the first ever residential estate expo in South Africa. Hosted by the Association of Residential Communities (ARC), it will bring together ...