Monday 22 November 2021, day 53 of Level 1 😷
Corona Gratitude 🙏
#grateful for a busy day, a ‘Tsunami Monday’ as one of my clients wrote; for being so lucky to have a new Restaurant client 💙, and getting stuck in with work straight away; for finishing writing the hotel newsletter for December/January; for a shopping trip to Camps Bay, using my car to buy HTH buckets from Pick n Pay for the next few months, our EbbTide Trustees taking turns to pay for our joint pool requirements, one project of cooperation that runs very smoothly, and stocking up on healthy fruit and veg for my healthier eating at Woolies; for a visit from Justin Miller from Continue reading →
On Wednesday Platters Wine Guide announced its 2021 5-star Wines List, unusually quietly, not revealing the individual winners names on Instagram or on other Social Media platforms, nor at a function traditionally held at the Table Bay Hotel. It appears that its emphasis is on its App, and selling its information by subscription.
It was fellow writer Llewellyn Lambert who introduced me to the brand new winery Paserene, and who suggested that we stop at it when driving past it outside Franschhoek last week. We were very impressed with the beautiful new tasting room, and the exquisite three wines that we were offered to taste. 
A number of records were broken last night when 94 wines and one brandy were awarded 5 star status at the launch of the Platter’s by Diners Club South African Wine Guide 2017 at the Table Bay Hotel, a new venue, the event having been held at the Mount Nelson for years. The colour of the 2017 Platter’s Guide is Harvest Green.