Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* The national soccer team, in the dogbox for losing 1 – 3 against Nigeria at the Cape Town Stadium on Sunday in the Africa Nations Championship (CHAN 2014), is to possibly be renamed, having carried the Bafana Bafana name for more than twenty years. South African Football Association (SAFA) President Danny Jordan said: ‘We must consider changing the name and we have to review the preparations, the philosophy and technical staff of the team’, a statement which is said to herald a possible sacking of new coach Gordon Igesund as a result of the defeat. The coach has defended himself, saying his mandate did not include CHAN 2014!
* Paul Cluver winemaker Andries Burger is the new Chairman of the Cape Winemakers‘ Guild, having been the Vice-Chairman since 2012. His goals for the 45-member Guild are to enhance transformation and to set new benchmarks for local winemaking. ‘I see my role as chairman as an extension of the goal of the Cape Winemakers Guild, to guide the Guild in its quest to further knowledge and expertise in ensuring that South African wines are rated amongst the best in the world. It is also important that we continue to strive for improvement in our industry and that we, through projects such as the Guild’s Protégé Programme, nurture and create leaders for the future’. Burger has been at Paul Cluver since 1997. The Guild’s new Vice Chairman is Miles Mossop from Tokara. (received via media release from GC Communications)
* An Australian consultant has predicted that French wines will lead the world, as they position their wines as a ‘source of exciting wines’, and not only as a food pairing option. He is particularly pessimistic about the future of international sales of South African, Chilean, and Australian wines.
* BBC Food has featured Bunny Chow as a new Street Food in the UK, the South African curry stew served in a hollowed out half loaf of bread, which is particularly popular in Durban.
* Orphanage Cocktail Emporium is celebrating Carnival on Saturday evening, with a stilt walker and fire-breather, carnival swing beats, and artisan cocktails (received via media release from HYPE PR).
Chris von Ulmenstein, WhaleCottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com Twitter: @WhaleCottage
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