To drink: Nederburg Winemasters Noble Late Harvest 2009, with balanced fruit acidity to tame the sweetness and accommodate the dairy characters.

Could any dessert be more proudly South African? Peppermint crisp pudding is a classic. You either grew up with it or had it served to you by your friend’s…

Sweet, innocent tapioca needs some spicing up. Cinnamon and vanilla tapioca with panettone introduces some delicious new flavour dimensions without becoming overwhelming.

Your guests are sure to be green with envy and marvel at your dessert skills when you bring out green tea panna cotta with mint syrup. This is…

The orange flavour keeps this dessert refreshing and light. Cook’s tip:  To make stock syrup, boil together 50ml of sugar and 50ml of water for 5 minutes, then…

The beauty of this dessert is in its name. Eton mess is great because it can be a visual disaster and still be delicious. That’s the point! You…

To drink: Joostenberg NLH 2007 has rich honey characters that are well balanced and not overly sweet, much like this dessert.   

To drink: Zondernaam NLH 2007 is strongly flavoured but not too dominant and wonderfully balanced. It will still let the more delicate dessert flavours come through. Sue…