Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* 70% of the economic activity of the Western Cape is focused in Cape Town, says Wesgro. In the period July – September last year the trade, investment, and tourism promotion agency attracted R219 million in investments to the province, which led to the creation of 2000 jobs.
* ‘Long lazy lunches, huge servings of artisan chocolate and wine, lavish estates and emerging wealth are what this booming area is all about‘ is how journalist Rachel Olding from the Sydney Morning Herald Traveller describes the Cape. She visited Thelema, Delaire Graff, Plaisir de Merle, Huguenot Fine Chocolates, The Tasting Room, Vergelegen, the Constantia Wine Route, Solms-Delta, and La Residence as a guest of SA Tourism.
* Delaire Graff’s new Tretchikoff acquisition ‘The Chinese Girl‘ will be on display at the Cape Town Art Fair 2014 at The Pavilion in the V&A Waterfront, from 28 February – 2 March.
* The redesign of the 50 year old Naspers Centre is a World Design Capital 2014 project, which will award R200000 to the winning design, and has a budget of R15 million from Media24 for its implementation. Entries for Design24 close on 28 February.
* The Cape Winemakers Guild has added two new interns, bringing to eight its number of Protégés. The interns spend three years with members of the Guild. ‘The success story of our Protégé Programme in promoting excellence in winemaking and playing a leading role in transforming the industry are major priorities for the Cape Winemakers Guild. We are indebted to our sponsors and suppliers whose generous support has enabled us to step up the intake of our Protégés year on year’, said Guild Chairman Andries Burger. The interns are Rose Kruger of Drakenstein, with a B.Agric, who is working with Jeff Grier from Villiera; and Rudger Van Wyk, who has a B.Sc Agriculture, Oenology and Viticulture degree and is working with Abrie Beeslaar of Kanonkop. All the interns have the opportunity to make their own wines, as part of the mentorship programme. (received via media release from GC Communications)
* Woolworths regularly checks its prices of 500 of its ‘fastest lines’ relative to its competitors, adjusting its prices where necessary, so that it improves its perceived value, says its CEO Ian Moir. Its new Waterstone branch in Somerset West is the second highest trading store of the company, after Constantia.
Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com Twitter: @WhaleCottage
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