{"id":12189,"date":"2010-09-15T10:01:52","date_gmt":"2010-09-15T08:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=12189"},"modified":"2010-09-16T23:19:44","modified_gmt":"2010-09-16T21:19:44","slug":"bosmans-and-zacharys-sparkle-in-diners-club-winelist-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/bosmans-and-zacharys-sparkle-in-diners-club-winelist-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Bosman’s and Zachary’s sparkle in Diner’s Club Winelist Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Bosman’s at the Grande Roche Hotel\u00a0and Zachary’s at Pezula Hotel & Spa were the two restaurants whose winelists were chosen as the best in the\u00a0country in the Diner’s Club Winelist Awards, announced on Monday.<\/p>\n

A record number of restaurant winelists was entered for the prestigious Diner’s Club Winelist of the Year 2010, an increase of 10 % on last year, reports Hotel and Restaurant<\/strong>.\u00a0 Under the chairmanship of Dave Hughes, the Diner’s Club Winelist Awards\u00a0recognises the wine range offered, as well as the matching of a restaurant’s wines to its menu.\u00a0\u00a0To be able to enter, the restaurants have to accept Diner’s Club credit cards.<\/p>\n

The judges gave each winelist a rating, depicting their winelist performance.\u00a0 The results for the Western Cape follow:<\/p>\n

*\u00a0 The top accolade a restaurant winelist can achieve is Diamond,<\/strong> with a score of 91 % or more.\u00a0 The superior winelists are those of the following restaurants: 96 Winery Road, Asara Wine Estate and Hotel, Aubergine, Azure at Twelve Apostles, Balducci’s, Balthazar, Bientang’s Cave, Bistro Allegro, Blowfish, Bosman’s, Bushman’s Kloof, Carne, Catharina’s, Cellars-Hohenhort Hotel, City Grill, Ellerman House, Flavours, Greek Fisherman, Harbour Rock, Hunter’s Country House, Jardine, Karibu, La Colombe, Le Quartier Fran\u00c3\u00a7ais, Marc’s, Meloncino, Nobu, Pembrey’s, Pure, Restaurant at The One&Only, Rioja, Rodwell House, Sand, Signal at Cape Grace, The Atlantic Grill at the Table Bay Hotel, The Square at the Vineyard Hotel, The Wild Fig and Zachary’s.<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Winners in the Platinum <\/strong>category (81 – 90%) were the following:\u00a095 Keerom, Abalone House in Paternoster, Cru Cafe, Den Anker, Durbanville Golf Club, Harveys, Kitima at the Kronendal, Kurland Hotel, Milkwood, Panama Jacks, Pistachio, Salt, Simola Country Club & Spa, Bayside Cafe, The George, The Grill Room, Hussar Grill (all branches), The Marine Hotel, The Raj, The Red Herring, The Roundhouse, The Turbine Hotel & Spa (winner in this category)\u00a0and Umngazi River Bungalows & Spa.<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Winners in the Gold <\/strong>Category, with a score of 71 – 80 %, are the following restaurants:\u00a0 3106 Restaurant @ The Cullinan, Blue Water Cafe, B’s steakhouse in Hermanus, Col’Cacchio (Camps Bay, Blouberg, Canal Walk, Cavendish, Franschhoek, Stellenbosch, Foreshore and Willowbridge branches), De Viswijf, Hermanos, Jenna Viva, Southern Sun, The Garden Lounge, The Quarterdeck and Yizani.<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Silver <\/strong>award recipients, with a score of 61 – 70 %, are Bourbon Street, Harbourview, Jemima’s, and Newlands Cafe.<\/p>\n

The scores for the above categories seem very high, given some of the restaurants that have been included in them, and one wonders how\u00a0a top\u00a0winelist of ex-maze at the One&Only can compete with that of\u00a0restaurants such as Bientang’s Cave and Harbour Rock in Hermanus, with scores over 90%.<\/p>\n

The judges noted a better presence of more affordable wines on the winelists, reflecting the current economic climate.\u00a0 An increasing number of restaurants offer wine-by-the-glass, the judges noted.\u00a0 The judges also praised the greater synergy between the winelist and the menu: “Now more and more restaurateurs take a lot of care in assembling a range of wines they believe complement their food and then guide the patron by means of the wine list in making an appropriate choice”, said judging Chairman Dave Hughes.<\/p>\n

It is interesting to note that many Eat Out<\/strong> Top 10 restaurants are not on the winning winelist list, and include Rust en Vrede, Overture, Bizerca Bistro, Reubens, Grande Provence, Terroir, and the Mount Nelson.\u00a0 Other top restaurants whose names are missing are Myoga, Bombay Brasserie at the Taj Hotel, Restaurant at Majeka House, Jordan’s Restaurant with George Jardine, Restaurant Christophe, Waterkloof, the Blonde …collection of restaurants (Beluga, Sevruga, Blonde), The Kovensky Quartet (The Kove, Paranga, Zenzero and Pepenero), and Delaire Graff, indicating that they do not accept Diner’s Club credit cards due to the higher commission this company takes on payments relative to Mastercard and VISA, and\/or that these restaurants snub the Awards, in not seeing the value of participation.<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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