Less than 60 minutes from Cape Town, Perdeberg Cellar, a hidden gem off the beaten track, is the ideal destination for the whole family. Without a doubt a bucket list item of things to do during the upcoming April school holidays.
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CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation SA Flip Flop Day 2023 – One week to go!!
With just ONE WEEK to go to Flip Flop Day on Friday 17th February, it is safe to say we are officially ready to flip on those flops for a worthy cause!
CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation SA Flip Flop Day 2023 – Get Your Flip Flops Out!
Our 4th Annual Flip Flop Day Is Almost Here!
We’re not really about counting the days here – we’re more about making each and every day count. CHOC is about using HOPE as the medicine for all diseases.
Meet Tyrow Power, the new chef at Cradle Boutique Hotel
Tyrow Power – the new Executive Chef at The Cradle Boutique Hotel in the Cradle of Humankind – has an impressive international culinary pedigree. The Durban-born chef worked with food trendsetter Richard Carstens at KZN’s acclaimed Lynton Hall in Pennington and later took over the reigns as executive chef. His impressive résumé includes stints working in the…
Middelvlei Sunset Carols|12 December 2021
Celebrate the festive season with family and friends at this year’s Middelvlei Sunset Carols, which takes place on Sunday, 12 December. The setting is Middelvlei Wines in Stellenbosch and promises to be a magical evening for young and old. While the kids get to know the farm animals, run around on the sprawling lawn or partake…
Jodi Jantjies – One night only in Pretoria
Next week Friday, on 18 June 2021, Gauteng will be able to experience Jodi Jantjies’ singing talent first hand when she performs at the Pierneef Theater in Pretoria. For Jodi, this is the ideal opportunity to come and tell how ATKV-Crescendo has radically changed her life.‘Dit Is … Jodi Jantjies’ is the end product of a five-year…
Reset and rejuvenate with Franschhoek’s Mystery Weekends
In these turbulent times we find ourselves in why not treat yourself to an all-inclusive winelands getaway, where your weekend has been meticulously planned for you from check in to check out. You’d be forgiven for thinking it’s a dream, but this can be your reality. Franschhoek’s popular Mystery Weekends hold the promise of surprise,…
New Sommelier appointment: Greenhouse at The Cellars Hohenort
APPOINTMENTS: GREENHOUSE AT THE CELLARS-HOHENORT Greenhouse at The Cellars-Hohenort in Cape Town has appointed Marlvin Gwese as Sommelier of the team which is headed by Executive Chef Farrel Hirsch. Gwese has joined Greenhouse after ten years as Head Sommelier at the Cape Grace Hotel. Zimbabwean-born Gwese first started his career as wine steward at The Table Bay Hotel and graduated with a Cape…
Refreshed and Revitalised – Lots to See, Do and Buy at the Blaauwklippen Family Market
Bigger isn’t always better! The Blaauwklippen Family Market has reopened with a fresh focus on small and local – a place to meet farmers, entrepreneurs, designers, cooks and crafters, and shop for seasonal produce and hand-crafted and sustainably-produced goods.What hasn’t changed is that the market still offers a great weekend outing for the whole family…
Acclaim For First Vegan & Plant Powered Show
South Africa’s much anticipated inaugural Festive Vegan & Plant Powered Show (FVPPS) took place online at the weekend and proved to be hugely successful. More than 1000 people took part in the six-hour event which featured cooking demonstrations from top local and international chefs, expert health and wellness speakers and a virtual shopping mall. Six…
Montgolfier Day – 21 November
236 Years since the first balloon flight! The 21st November marks the 236th Anniversary for the first untethered hot air balloon flight. This most certainly is a celebrated date on the ballooning calendar. The hot air ballooning community is rather small in South Africa; considered a speciality flying skill (different to the requirements of being a “fixed…
Unveiling the Barista 2020 Pinotage on International Pinotage Day 2020
“Think of chocolate coated espresso coffee beans with candied cherries and butterscotch. Does this sound delicious? It is indeed. There’s so much to love about the Barista Pinotage. Have a taste and see for yourself.” These are the words of winemaker legend, Bertus Fourie, who earned himself a place in SA’s wine hall of fame…
Preparing for International Pinotage Day on 12 October – Barista 2020 Pinotage
In the unique world of creating distinctive wines, winemaker Bertus Fourie is a legend. He earned the nickname ‘Starbucks’ for his exceptional skill in producing the coffee-flavoured Barista Pinotage. With a string of degrees in microbiology, chemistry and oenology, as well as various business qualifications, Bertus was Cellar Master and Viticulturist at Diemersfontein and later…
Win an exclusive chance to spend a day with the Cape Leopard Trust
… just one of five fabulous prizes in the Nitida Winery competition. Following a hugely successful competition, which was held in early June, Nitida Wine Estate has launched a second competition with bigger and better prizes than ever. Simply put, anyone who places an order for 12 bottles or more of Nitida wine, via the…
Celebrate the resumption of wine sales and WIN with Nitida!
Following its hugely successful competition, which was held in early June, Nitida Wine Estate, is launching a second competition with bigger and better prizes than ever. And it comes just in time as the country moves to level 2 of lockdown and the resumption of wine sales comes into effect. Says Nitida’s Bernhard Veller: “We…
It’s a family affair at this wine business
The Wine-of-the-Month Club is the oldest wine club in South Africa. It started with an idea by Colin Collard – who hailed from a background in direct advertising that had nothing to do with wine – back in 1986. For him, wine was a passion, not a career, but his marketing savvy helped him to…
World Chaîne Day 2020
April 25, 2020 ” Be active and be creative, raising the spirits at this time is especially important “ Nobody would have believed in February that in April we are in the middle of the biggest tragedy of modern history. Everything has changed in few weeks! However World Chaîne Day can offer us a channel…
Van Loveren’s Almost Zero range is guaranteed to get you through lockdown
Almost Zero by Van Loveren Family Vineyards has taken South Africa by storm. This de-alcoholised wine range is made up of the popular Wonderful White, Ravishing Rosé and Radiant Red. What makes this trio stand out from the rest is that while alcohol is currently off limits during lockdown, as a non-alcoholic drink this range…
Talking Wine with Charlie Stein
Charlie Stein, youngest son of acclaimed British chef and restaurateur Rick Stein admits he probably has one of the best jobs in the world – tasting and selecting the wines that will feature on the wine lists of his fathers’ eight England-based restaurants. Charlie also gets to travel extensively, as the guest of winemakers the…
Wine-tasting 101 with Tops at Spar Wine Show
Always wondered how to tell a Sauvignon from a Chenin, and a Pinotage from a Pinot Noir? If upping your wine game has been on your bucket list since the first time you found out that a bouquet is more than a bunch of flowers, what better time than lockdown to make your cup overfloweth…
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