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Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines

* South Africa has two of CNN Travel Top 10 golf courses in Africa: The Gary Player Country Club at Sun City, and the Fancourt Links course.

* All Gold is South African’s best loved brand, and the top 10 brand list includes nine FMCG household brands and the Clicks Club Card. No beverages other than Coca Cola feature on the Top 10 list, and no wine nor beer brands feature on the Top 30 list, in a study conducted about 8000 brands amongst 15000 South Africans.

* Durbanville Hills is offering a tasting on 22 August of Sauvignon Blancs and Merlots, from Durbanville Hills, Chile, France, New Zealand and Australia, led by cellar master Martin Moore. The tasting will be followed by a Thai green curry dinner. (via De Kock Communications)

* Madame Zingara’s ‘The Miracle Tour’ is extending its run in the V&A Waterfront to include the rest of winter, the company has announced by e-mail today. Continue reading →

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines

* Heathrow’s role as a hub may be diminished it it is not allowed to expand, writes TravelMole.

* A pan-European booking and information agency is to be created to streamline travel between European Union countries.

* An international restaurant review system Zomato has been launched in Johannesburg, and is to spread to Cape Town too, writes TechCentral.

* Cooking shows such as MasterChef SA and Social Media have enhanced South Africans’ knowledge about (healthy) food and dining out, says the Capsicum Culinary Studio.

* ‘Cabbages & Cannibals‘ is the theme of a 5-course 5-organic wine pairing ”top to tail’ dinner at Catharina’s Restaurant at Steenberg on 24 July.

* Giggling Gourmet Chef Jenny Morris has inspired a jewellery range at freeRange Jewels in the Cape Quarter, made by Marelé Lamprecht. Styling of the jewels was all food and very spicy, with chillis!

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