{"id":45004,"date":"2013-07-02T19:24:59","date_gmt":"2013-07-02T17:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=45004"},"modified":"2013-07-02T23:50:55","modified_gmt":"2013-07-02T21:50:55","slug":"tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-2-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-2-july\/","title":{"rendered":"WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 2 July"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WhaleTales\"<\/a>Tourism, Food, and Wine news<\/span>\u00a0headlines\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

* \u00a0 A South African wine blend is to be made for Tesco in the UK via Social Media, with suggestions called for from consumers, reports The Daily Meal<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Read a \u00a0fun segmentation of airline passengers ‘from hell’<\/em>, via eTurboNews<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Wines of South Africa (WOSA) is launching a Sommelier World Cup, reports the Academy of Food and Wine Service.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Susan Atkins recommends a South African Shiraz to be enjoyed with a barbeque in The Drinks Business.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Our tourism industry can benefit from a Sparkling Wine Route, reports Farmer’s Weekly<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Durban’s King Shaka International Airport may be in line to receive more international direct flights, according to News24<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 What do travelers want most of airports? A cinema gets by far the greatest vote, followed by sleeping pods, \u00a0writes eTurboNews<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0The world’s only food designer, Marije Vogelzang from Holland, is hosting a dinner at Spier<\/strong><\/span><\/a> on 25 October, as part of the Spier Secret Festival.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Commendable is the establishment of the Creation Wine Academy<\/strong><\/span><\/a> on the Hermanus Wine Route, to assist the hospitality industry in training staff.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Creation Wines is refurbishing its kitchen and is introducing a new catering team, Concepts in Flavour, later this month. \u00a0Its use of Season Restaurant for its pairing menu has come to an end.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 AdVantage<\/strong> magazine, a trade publication serving the advertising and marketing industry for 20 years, has published its last (July) issue and is closing down, BizCommunity<\/strong><\/span><\/a> has announced.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Taittinger is the official soccer World Cup champagne until December 2015, reports The Drinks Business.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0The new Segment Heads for FEDHASA Cape 2013<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>have been announced:<\/p>\n