WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 20 May

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WhaleTalesTourism, Food, and Wine news headlines

*   SAA is pursuing a new procurement policy of aircraft parts, services, and supplies from ‘Black industrialists’.  A funding pool is to be established, to help such industrialists to set up their businesses.

*   All passengers travelling with children, arriving in or departing from one of our country’s airports, are subject to the new Immigration Regulations from 1 June onwards.  This applies to South Africans too, and not just to tourists!

*   The Twelve Apostles’ Azure restaurant will pair with Morgenster Wine & Olive Estate on Friday 29 May, Chef Christo Pretorius creating a 4-course gourmet dinner, with wines selected by Morgenster winemaker Henry Kotze. Cost R300. (received via media release from FIVESTAR PR)

 *   Nederburg is offering a special combination pack of its four Winemasters’ Reserve wines (Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Pinotage, Merlot) for R300, with two complimentary Le Creuset stoneware ramekins.  Blogger Thuli Gogela has developed a number of recipes for dishes to be paired with the four wines, four recipe cards inserted in each wine pack. (received via media release from De Kock Communications)

*   Hamilton Russell Vineyards is now represented in the UK by Mentzendorff, which led Anthony Hamilton-Russell to proclaim that ‘South Africa has finally become the place to cherry pick fine wines at the top end that represent exceptional value for money, which you can’t find in California or New Zealand.  We’re not trying to make Chardonnay or Pinot Noir, we’re trying to create the best expression of Hamilton Russell, which happens to be through Chardonnay and Pinot‘.  About his relationship with the new importer he said: ‘You don’t make wine to make money. We don’t want to sell more wines, we want to sell wine better. Mentzendorff is the perfect fit for us. Selling our wines through them is like putting our children up for adoption’.

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com  Tel (021) 433-2100, Twitter:@WhaleCottage  Facebook:  click here

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