Category Archives: Winelands

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 20 of Level 1, 20 October 2021

 

Wednesday 20 October 2021, Day 20 of Level 1 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for a beautiful 29C summer day, without any wind; for an early Bakoven walk to avoid the heat of the day; for 2 Discovery Gameboard plays, allowing me to cash in on a Woolworths R100 shopping voucher; for getting my work done in preparation of the Status meetings today; for bumping into Leslie Back at Woolworths Piazza da Luz, she recognizing me, Facebook friends but we have never met ❤️; for excellent meetings at newkings boutique hotel and at Zest; for meeting two Zest diners, Rui of Portuguese descent and Marcello of Chilean descent, Rui most impressed that I Continue reading →

Restaurant Business picks up and new Restaurants to open in Camps Bay, no closures other than The Test Kitchen !

 

With the country at Level 1 since last week, optimism is high, and business in the restaurant industry is improving.  Despite the dreadful impact on restaurants of Level 4 during July, no restaurants appeared to have closed, other than The Test Kitchen and Ocean Blue in September.

Chef Luke Dale Roberts retains Fledglings and Pot Luck Club in Cape Town, and is moving his attention to Johannesburg, consulting to Ethos, and opening The Shortmarket Grill there. Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 17 of Level 2, 29 September 2021

 

Wednesday 29 September 2021, Day 17 of Level 2😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for a fabulous start to the day, winning 750 and 190 for my two Discovery Gameboard plays, so off I went to Woolies this afternoon to spend it 💙; for a smooth flowing working morning, before I headed to the dentist in the Waterfront, surviving what he described as surgery to fix my implant problem, he being vague about what exactly he did, perhaps better that I didnt know the detail, I trying to concentrate on the MTV music videos on his TV screen, always requesting that the Continue reading →

Creation one of three SA wine estates to make the 2021 World’s 50 Best Vineyards, makes 10th Best !

 

In the third year of The World’s 50 Best Vineyards being announced, the 2021 Top 50 Vineyard List includes three South African wine estates.

Creation has made the 10th rank on the list, with Delaire Graff (Rank 30) and Klein Constantia (44th Rank) on the Top 50 List too. Creation jumped dramatically from outside of the Top 50 List in 2020, while Delaire Graff slid dramatically from 14th Best in 2020. Continue reading →