Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* Skywise and FlySafair are both low cost airlines due to take off soon in flying between Cape Town and Johannesburg, with FlySafair having an advantage in taking off on 17 October, despite criticism that it is not meeting the ownership criterion of no more than 25% foreign ownership.
* BA will cut its number of flights per week between London and Johannesburg from 17 to 14 in February, when it introduces the A380 aircraft on this route.
* Ending its themed ‘Taking Tapas to…’ dinners, Bistro Sixteen82 is going Asian for the month of October. Ten dishes from the Orient include Sticky
Chinese Ribs and Teriyaki Chicken. From November the restaurant returns to its classic tapas menu. (via media release from Communication Services Africa)
* Parliament has a wine cellar with 3000 wines, writes Emile Joubert. Called the Speaker’s Parliamentary Wine Cellar, Speaker of the National Assembly Max Sisulu said that Parliament is situated ‘around the corner from the South African winelands which rank among the world’s most famous and form part of a wine industry that is a true national treasure‘. Cope MP Nick Koornhof constructed the wine cellar, while Cape Wine Master Bennie Howard compiled the list of wines stocked, which include Villiera, Vriesenhof, Boplaas, Neil Ellis, Boschendal, and De Wetshof. A special The Speaker’s Choice wine range was launched at the opening of the wine cellar, consisting of a Sauvignon Blanc made by Delheim and a Shiraz made by Hartenberg.
* The Cape Winemakers Guild Auction 2013 wines to be auctioned on Saturday have been evaluated by two esteemed American wine specialists James Molesworth (Wine Spectator) and Steven Tanzer (International Wine Cellar), and most have received scores of 90+ out of 100. Molesworth’s top Guild auction wines this year were Kanonkop CWG Paul Saul Sauer 2010 (94), followed by Ernie Els CWG 2011 and Rust en Vrede CWG Estate 2010 (93 points each). Tanzer’s top score went to Ernie Els CWG 2011 (93), on a par with David Nieuwoudt’s Cederberg Teen die Hoog Shiraz 2011, and the AA Badenhorst Family Wines L.D.R. Shiraz 2011. (via media release from GC Communications)
* Two leopards have been caught and fitted with a satellite collar by the Cape Leopard Trust at Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve, a sponsor of the Trust. The information generated will be used ‘as a tool for conservation, finding solutions to human-wildlife conflict, and inspiring interest in the environment through an interactive and dynamic environmental education programme‘. More than twenty leopards have been collared in the Cederberg wilderness area. One of the two leopards is pregnant, and the birth of her cubs will provide further research information. ‘Camera Trapping‘ is also used to count the leopards in the area. (via media release from FIVESTAR PR)
* Du Toitskloof Cellars is offering picnics on Saturdays at its property at the entrance to the Du Toitskloof Pass, with picnic baskets containing a selection of cured meats, patés, salads, cheeses, sweet treats and a bottle of Du Toitskloof wine. (via media release from De Kock Communications)
Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com Twitter: @WhaleCottage.
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