Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* The vine growing regions in South Africa, Bordeaux, and South Australia could be affected negatively by climate change in future, due to droughts, while the Rhine region of Germany, New Zealand, the USA states of Oregon and Washington, and Mendoza are likely to benefit from climate change, writes Antonio Busalacchi, wine expert and climate scientist.
* The Eat Out Restaurant Awards will take place at The Lookout in the V&A Waterfront on 10 November, much earlier than usual. Awards to be presented are
Restaurant of the Year
Chef of the Year
Service Excellence
Top 10 restaurants
Boschendal Style Award
Lifetime Achievement Award in association with Paarl Media
The Jacobsdal Best Steakhouse Award
The Best Asian Restaurant
The Best Italian Restaurant
The Best Country-style Restaurant
The Best Bistro
The judging panel includes a ‘panel of four highly esteemed South African-based judges. These judges will remain anonymous throughout the judging process and will only be revealed on the night of the awards‘, Eat Out said in its newsletter yesterday! Tickets are on sale for R1450 per person.
* The Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction offers 59 ‘singularly crafted‘ wines – the biggest selection ever – at Spier on 5 October. Small volumes of unique wines, made exclusively for the auction, will be for sale, this year having the biggest white wine selection and 667 more cases on offer than last year. Bartho Eksteen is making his first Auction appearance with Hermanuspietersfontein Vloekskoot Sauvignon Blanc 2012, one of three Sauvignon Blancs in the auction. Other newcomers include AA Badenhorst Family Wines Grenache Gris Vuilgoed 3 2012 from Adi Badenhorst and Johan Malan’s Simonsig “The Russety One” Roussanne 2012. An Auction showcase will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on 22 August, and at The Atrium at Nedbank in Sandton on 29 August. (received via media release from GC Communications)
* The Western Cape Liquor Authority is launching a province-wide awareness campaign to promote responsible drinking, and educating residents about the dangers of alcohol abuse in terms of the ‘social and physical ills it promotes such as crime, injury and illness. Thys Giliomee, CEO of the Authority, said the Liquor Authority was determined to play a proactive role in ending liquor abuse so as to ensure that our communities become safer and healthier’. Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Finance Alan Winde said: ‘South Africa has been ranked as the country with the third highest rate of alcohol abuse in the world and the Western Cape plays a big part in this. Despite the efforts of government to end liquor abuse, the problem is not going away. That is why we are rolling out a full scale campaign targeted at spreading our message to households across the province. It is my firm hope that informed members of our communities spread our message, and that they join hands with us to end this scourge.’ The awareness sessions start in Malmesbury on 6 August and end in Mossel Bay on 30 August. (via media release received from the Minister’s office)
Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com Twitter: @WhaleCottage
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