{"id":49754,"date":"2013-10-15T17:02:31","date_gmt":"2013-10-15T15:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=49754"},"modified":"2013-10-15T17:02:31","modified_gmt":"2013-10-15T15:02:31","slug":"whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-15-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-15-october\/","title":{"rendered":"WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 15 October"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

* \u00a0 The fourth largest game reserve, the 120000 ha Central Escarpment Reserve<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in Mpumalanga is to be developed, and stocked with the Big 5.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Steenberg has launched its first Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc, which its winemaker JD Pretorius describes as follows: ‘This is made to be fun, fruity & fresh. The nose bursts with aromas of passion fruit, litchi, guava, pineapple, mango & green apples. The palate is fresh & fizzy with a fruit explosion. Sweet fruits linger on the aftertaste with a refreshing finish, perfect for a hot summer’s day’. \u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/em>(Re<\/span>ceived via e-mail from Steenberg)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Airlines will soon be able to obtain immediate on-board feedback from their passengers<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>about their level of satisfaction, perhaps helping to prevent unhappy passengers from complaining via Social Media.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 ‘The Sound of Music<\/em>‘, a childhood memory for many, is coming to Artscape from 19 February. (received via e-mail from The Theatre on the Bay)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Sounding like an article that may be relevant to South Africa too, James Conaway has written an article entitled\u00a0‘The War over Wine’,<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/a> and praises the role of wine bloggers in selling wine and informing its buyers, in a way that is more relevant than Parker scores.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Delheim is offering daily Green Picnics, to tie in with its\u00a0environmentally sustainable wine production, until the end of April, under the oaks at the Klip River on the wine estate. Eco-friendly bamboo packaging is used for picnic items such as\u00a0pickled pumpkin, cream cheese salmon rolls, ostrich steak salad, pork rillettes, and farm bread. \u00a0Delheim was one of the first wine farms to become a Biodiversity and Wine Initiative (BWI) member, and has since achieved BWI Championship status. \u00a0The picnic cost is R149 per person, and includes a\u00a0bottle of Delheim Heerenwijn or Delheim Pinotage Ros\u00e9 per couple. \u00a0(received via media release from Random Hat Communications)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Holden Manz is hosting a Winemaker Dinner on 26 October, in conjunction with La Bri and Glenwood wines, at R350 per head. (received via e-mail from Holden Manz)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Three Ships is running a unique auction on Facebook, in which one must comment on the auction post, and pledge the number of days one is prepared to keep the Three Ships image on one’s profile page. \u00a0A bottle of limited-edition Three Ships 10 year old single malt whisky will go the winner having the image on the Facebook page for longest. \u00a0The promotion is hosted on Tuesday and Thursdays until 7 November. \u00a0 Additional prizes will be awarded too. \u00a0(received via media release from De Kock Communications)<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com<\/a> \u00a0Twitter: @WhaleCottage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines * \u00a0 The fourth largest game reserve, the 120000 ha Central Escarpment Reserve in Mpumalanga is to be developed, and stocked with the Big 5. * \u00a0 Steenberg has launched its first Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc, which its winemaker JD Pretorius describes as follows: ‘This is made to be fun, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[3,124,1918,14,20,1590,22,21,19],"tags":[295,6876,21677,11676,21675,8667,21676,21669,32378,19280,2489,11963,2381,7608,30,2317,21674,9360,21673,13233,2316,7549,20346,32395,21671,21670,231,21672,1702,18673,5,32373,10,365,8131],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t