For the fourth year Hermanus FynArts is showcasing and celebrating the best of South African Arts, from 10 – 19 June. The theme of the Festival this year is ‘French Connection’. Continue reading →
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WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 10 July
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* New York has the best wine lists in the world, ahead of those of London. San Francisco, and Chicago, according to the UK World of Fine Wine. Rust en Vrede won best winelist in Africa. The wine list at Palais Coburg Residenz was judged to be the best in the world.
* Germany’s record 7-1 win over Brazil in the Soccer World Cup semi-final on Tuesday set new records on Twitter, with 35,6 million Tweets being the highest ever for a sports match. When Sami Khedira scored the fifth goal for Germany in the first half, Twitter reached a new record of 580166 Tweets per minute!
* The Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) has introduced 30 minutes of free wifi at its nine airports. After the half an hour usage, one can use the service on a ‘pay-as-you-go’ basis.
* The Pot Luck Club is offering ‘Edible Entertainment’ this winter. New Bloody Mary recipes have been concocted, containing Continue reading →
Paul Cluver and Groot Constantia Christian Eedes top Top 10 Chardonnays!
The third Christian Eedes Chardonnay Report, and its Top 10 wines for 2012 in the category, was released and were announced at Burrata on Thursday.
Welcoming the guests, sponsor Sanlam Private Investments CEO Daniël Kriel said that he values the ‘decent price’ of South African wine and food each time he returns from an overseas trip. He added that his company is passionate about wine and art investment. Having researched the topic on Wikipedia, Kriel said that Chardonnay is the most grown grape variety in the world. He also said that South Africa’s first Chardonnay vines had to be smuggled into the country. He thanked the producers who had offered their wines for evaluation, and for their passion for South African wines.
Wine writer and judge Christian Eedes said that Chardonnay is a Continue reading →
WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 23 October
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* South African born Heston Blumenthal has been named ‘Chef of the Decade‘ by the Observer Food Month.
* SA Tourism CEO Thulani Nzima has promised the tourism industry an Indaba 2014 that will be ‘an intensely business-focused’ one. He has promised a revamp, which will be ‘relevant and future proof‘!
* Beerhouse is organising an Oktobeer Fest on 31 October, from 17h00, at its Long Street premises. (received via Facebook)
* SA Tourism and Emirates have signed a Memorandum of Understanding Continue reading →