VAN LOVEREN Family Vineyards has sealed an agreement with SANParks that will see every sale of its Rhino Run Organic Wine contribute to the conservation of South Africa’s natural heritage. SANParks is the organisation responsible for managing South Africa’s national parks and is now the second beneficiary to benefit from this range.
Rhino Run was established in 2013 from inspiration of Dr Ian…
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Join Bonnievale’s winemaker Marthinus Rademeyer for dinner
JOIN Bonnievale Wines for a winemaker’s dinner with chief winemaker Marthinus Rademeyer on from 6pm on Saturday, August 28 at Bonnievale Wines wine cellar.
For travellers your R1000 per person includes a hearty three-course meal by local chef Susan Smuts, live music by André Michael Combrinck, as well as accommodation and breakfast in the beautiful Bonnievale village (option pictured below).…
A De Hoop Collection ‘From Dough to Delicious’ weekend
WE all love the smell of fresh bread straight from the oven, dripping with butter … nothing can beat the taste of homemade bread; here’s an opportunity to learn to make your own with De Hoop Collection's breadmaking From Dough to Delicious weekend from August 27 to 29, 2021 in the De Hoop Nature Reserve.
De Hoop Collection, a Cape Country Routes member, is within the pristine De Hoop Nature…
KALEY CUOCO - you know her as Penny-no-last-name-until-she-married-Leonard in The Big Bang Theory but guess what? She really can act.
That's not supposed to sound mean. But you know what it's like when someone has been in a long-running award-winning series for so long; they become that character and you just can't see them in any other role. Or they do something after their hit show and it's…
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Durbanville Wine Valley’s heartwarming Soup & Sip weekend
ROUND up family and friends for a trip to the Durbanville Wine Valley, just 20 minutes from Cape Town CBD, for a Soup & Sip weekend from August 13. Wineries across the region have prepared special menus paired with local wines for the event, as they look forward to welcoming visitors back to the winelands.
Among the delights served up will be smoked yellowtail and mussel chowder served with…
Steenberg celebrates inspiring women during August
IN honour of a proud legacy of inspiring women spanning more than three centuries, Steenberg Farm has dedicated Women’s Month to the empowerment of female entrepreneurs and celebrating the diversity of South African women.
The present-day, women-led management team, inspired by Steenberg’s indomitable founder, Catharina Ras, who broke ground in the Constantia Valley in 1682 on the country’s…
THE first thing you have to come to terms with when you visit YIAYIA’s Table is that you can’t have everything all at once on the same day. Okay, well maybe you can but that would be a whole lot of pastries and biscuits and you might just pop. What a way to go, though.
Yiayia is the Greek word for Granny and in this case, a specific granny: Elli Parolis. You can read her story on the wall in…
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August special for women at Sky Villa and The Bungalow in Plett
EVERY year, in August, South Africa marks Women's Month and Women’s Day on August 9. It is a time to remember and pay tribute to the South African women who fought in the struggle against Apartheid, and also a time to honour the important women in your life.
If you want to celebrate with a get-away-from-it-all holiday – on your own, with your mother, your sister, your best friend or with a…
New Tokara double gold vintage toasts 50th year of Cap Classique
TOKARA, the prestigious family owned Stellenbosch wine estate, celebrates the 50th anniversary of Cap Classique with a double gold medal awarded in France for the new 2013 blanc de blancs vintage.
Claiming its rightful place on the international stage as a South African Cap Classique, Tokara’s 2013 vintage garnered 93/100 points at the Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge held…
WINTER may be hibernation season, but there’s no better time to discover The Steenberg Big 5 on a luxurious five-star hideaway at Steenberg Hotel & Spa surrounded by spectacular scenery in the Constantia Wine Valley. You may not be able to go on a safari when you visit Steenberg Vineyards, but its Big 5 – a tranquil night’s stay in the boutique hotel, a day of golf, a spa pamper, a top…
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Artist Kyle Jardine invites you to dinner and a show
KYLE JARDINE says he's the kind of person that believes six impossible things before breakfast. "I’ve always been that way, but if you had told me what was about to happen at the beginning of 2020, I would have called it impossible," he says. "Like so many people, my world came crashing down with the first lockdown and it’s never been the same since. Some of you know – but many don’t – that I…
Franschhoek recovery initiative to help local restaurants
FOLLOWING the success of the Support Stellenbosch restaurant campaign, which raised just over R1.7 million for restaurants in the Stellenbosch winelands, the Franschhoek Wine Valley Tourism organisation has begun something similar.
Save The Franschhoek Restaurant Appeal aims to raise enough money to help those affected establishments in the region, that have felt the biggest impact of the…
LOXTONIA, the family owned cidery in the Ceres Valley, has taken top honours as overall champion at the 11th International Cider Challenge (ICC), one of the world’s most authoritative and respected apple cider competitions.
Sweeping the board, Alexandra Blush Méthode Traditionelle, Loxtonia’s first bottle fermented cider, was named Supreme Champion for 2021 and won the Rosé Trophy as the best…
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From proofreading to winemaking at Nederburg
AT first glance, it seems an unlikely jump. How would a proofreader, originally from Klerksdorp in the north of the country, wind up making wine for the Cape’s most decorated cellar? Ask Zinaschke Steyn, 33, who’s just been appointed new red wine maker at Nederburg.
Her journey is not that improbable when you look at it closely. This young force might have begun as a proofreader for a printing…
On top of the world at The Halyard on Cape Town’s Foreshore
CAN anyone truly call themselves an adult until they can master all the light switches in a hotel room? Well, I've got news for you: there are no light switches in the super modern Halyard Apartments. Not one.
All the lighting throughout is controlled by smart touch screens. There is one in the open plan kitchen/living area (which provides weather information and can control the volume of the…