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VS FEATURE WINE The case for Cathy Marston BEER E The case for Lucy Corne It’s a battle as old as time. Well OK, it’s a battle that dates back about five years, at least in South Africa. Despite the fact that beer’s history began some 10,000 years ago, food and beer pairing is still in its infancy, while the concept of pairing food and wine is ingrained into our culinary mind set. We thought it was time to pit the two beverages against each other in a pairing face-off, so we asked wine writer, judge and educator Cathy Marston to go head to head with our editor, Lucy Corne . With recipes provided by former Masterchef contestant, homebrewer and all-round foodie Samantha Nolan , we bring you a three-course Grape vs Grain meal to cook up and pair at home. The concept is simple – follow the recipes, serve the dishes and sample each course with one of the wines and beers suggested by our experts. Then you get to be the judge, deciding whether the wine or beer went best with each dish. ontapmag.co.za | Autumn 2020 | 21