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Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines

* Bad news for the Cruise Tourism industry in Cape Town is that the planned announcement this month of the winning tender for the new cruise liner terminal has been cancelled, with a new tender being called due to none of the tenders meeting the basic requirements of the Request of Proposal. Western Cape Tourism Minister Alan Winde said: ‘I was not happy with how long the process was taking anyway, and then when they phoned me and said they’ve decided to pull the plug on the tender process and readvertise, I was a bit grumpy‘. New tenders are expected within the next six months.

* Eskom appears to have made a plan to get more coal to the Majuba power station, where its silo cracked over the weekend, thereby allegedly preventing further power outages.

* Crown Princess Mary from Denmark is visiting Cape Town, to open a Danish design exhibition as part of World Continue reading →

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines

* On taste, and tested blind amongst 20000 students of the London Wine Academy, 80% preferred the less expensive Australian Chardonnay compared to a French one, which was four times more expensive.

* Hello Kitty demi-sec Rosé Champagne, made by Champagne M. Hostomme under licence from the Japanese owners of the brand name, will be launched globally. The brand is not just popular amongst children but also amongst celebrities such as Beyonce and Paris Hilton. The bubbly is a blend of 50% Pinot Noir, 30% Pinot Meunier, and 20% Chardonnay.

* Tesco says that wines need to become more exciting and less intimidating to consumers, it being far easier to buy a bottle of cider. Wine drinkers are drinking less wine, the UK supermarket group says.

* California, Oregon and Washington state will promote their wines jointly in London on 17 March next year, similarly to the inaugural ‘The Continue reading →