I was recently invited by Le Lude PR consultant Ann Ferreira to visit the Le Lude Cap Classique Cellar, and to enjoy lunch with her and cellarmaster Paul Gerber at the Orangerie Restaurant. Le Lude 
is the first cellar in our country to produce Agrafe Cap Classique, fermenting its wine under cork instead of crown cap. Continue reading →
Tag Archives: University of Stellenbosch
World-class Summerhill Stud home to world-class Hartford House!
Before visiting Hartford House in August I did not realize that it was located on one of our country’s finest heritage stud farms. I was delighted that owner Mick Goss was my guide to Summerhill Stud, showing me around his ‘largest foreign-owned horse hotel‘ with passion.
We clicked immediately, having the University of Stellenbosch as an Continue reading →
WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 25 August
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* The Rand dropped to its lowest level ever yesterday, at R14 to the dollar, mainly in reaction to lower than expected growth forecast for China. The exchange rate will impact on inflation locally, but the oil price was at a 61/2 year low of $40 per barrel yesterday.
* The on-going visa regulation drama can have a further dire consequence, Continue reading →
WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 14 – 16 June
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* Despite an international ban on whaling, Japan has announced that it has killed 30 Minke whales in its ‘research‘ program. The Japanese government is planning to apply to the International Whaling Commission for permission to hunt whales from next year again.
* Babylonstoren has received a fantastic write-up on the online Forbes site, entitled ‘Harvest the Colourful Bounty at Babylonstoren, South Africa, and praised it as follows: ‘Easily the most vibrant and distinct of all converted farms in the valley‘.
* Grazia magazine calls Hallelujah on Kloofnek Road ‘The Hottest restaurant in Cape Town‘ and describes it as the ‘2014 It restaurant’, for its interior decor and its lobster rolls and slow-roasted pulled pork buns.
* Airlines servicing South Africa are unprepared for the new controversial Department of Home Continue reading →