Tulbagh is a lesser visited area for international tourists, however it is a busy place for weddings and week ends away. Last week some friends and I spent a delightful 2 nights at Fraaigelegen just outside of town. Here we met Venishree and Jurgen Mayer who are making delicious award […]
Wine
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Recently Leopard’s Leap was one of the three honourees in the Wine & Food Tourism Awards. They were honoured along with Upper Bloem and AA Badenhorst Wines in receiving the Vinpro Authentic South African Experience Award. I went along to chat to the chef, Christiaan Visser at Leopard’s Leap to […]
Two weeks ago two of my favourite things came together, My hometown of Graaff Reinet and the Wine Industry with the STOEP TASTING. I travelled up to the Karoo town, to enjoy a week end of fun, good wine and even better company…
I am fortunate to work in so many aspects of Tourism in Southern Africa. One of my favourite projects of the year is THE WINE & FOOD TOURISM AWARDS which I started a few years ago. This year we are pleased to have new partners WWF and VINPRO sponsoring the […]
A little bird told me about a special offer that Delaire Graff have put together for the local market to enjoy their fabulous restaurant, INDOCHINE. So I drove out over the Helshoogte to explore. What I found in terms of their careful preparation for welcoming guests was impressive. I chatted […]
Creation Wine Estate was one of the honourees for the Wine & Food Tourism Awards in the Innovation category in 2019. I am therefore not surprised that they have come up with a new, stylish way to taste their wines in the comfort of your own home while under lockdown. […]
The Old Vine Project is a Conservation success story. It is also a story of enhancing the view that the international wine buying public have about our high end wines and how much they are prepared to pay for the privilege of acquiring them. I chatted to Andre Morgenthal about […]
The liquor ban enforced by the SA government from 26 March to 01 June 2020 has severely affected many businesses in the alcoholic beverage trade, not least of them wine estates. I recently chatted to Guy Webber of Stellenbosch winery Hill & Dale, to understand how they have survived the […]