Bot River Spring Festival | WhaleTales Blog by Chris von Ulmenstein

A number of Food and Wine, sport, as well as art and cultural Festivals have been organised for September, and one can attend a festival on almost every day of the month! It appears a shame that so many Festivals overlap throughout the month.

We list some of them, and will update the list during the month:

31 August: Bot River Spring Festival

1 September: Bot River Spring Festival

5 September: ‘Chefs who Share’ gala charity dinner, City Hall, Cape Town/First Thursday Cape Town art galleries open until 21h00 in the city centre.

6 September: Tru-Cape Windgat Festival and Kogelberg Mountain Challenge /Tulbagh Spring Arts Festival/Darling Voorkamerfest Continue reading →

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines

* The City of Cape Town is considering paving a part of Long Street, making it a partial or permanent pedestrian zone for tourists and Capetonians to enjoy.

* The Bot River Spring Festival takes place on Saturday and Sunday this weekend, offering family fun and food pairing with beer as well as wine.

* Woolworths’ sales grew by 23% in the year ended June 2013, compared to 12% growth in the twelve month period prior.

* De Krans Wine Cellar has won the title of Champion Red Wine at the 2013 Klein Karoo Young Wine Show for its Touriga Nacional dry red wine. It was also awarded Champion Chardonnay, Champion Shiraz, Champion Ruby Cabernet and Reserve, Continue reading →