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WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines:5/6 October

WhaleTalesTourism, Food, and Wine news headlines

*  A production first for New Media Publishing, synonymous with contract publishing, is an amazing video shot on the Franschhoek Pass for its client Mercedes Benz, called Silver Slipstream, in which Man (notorious skateboarder Decio Lourenco, who made headlines when he skated down Kloofnek Road) challenges Machine (Mercedes A 45 AMG) down the Pass, Man winning!

*   It was a wine weekend of note, with the fantastic 47% increase in sales income at R8,4 million at the Cape Winemakers Guild Auction at Spier, and the Veritas Awards ceremony held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.  The top Veritas performers, out of 1792 wines and brandies entered, are:

+  KWV, with 4 double gold and 13 gold medals, and named Continue reading →

September 2013: a month of food, wine, arts, sport, and cultural Festivals!

Franschhoek Uncorked Graham BeckA 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 →