{"id":57449,"date":"2014-05-22T21:05:10","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T19:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=57449"},"modified":"2014-05-22T21:08:26","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T19:08:26","slug":"whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-22-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-22-may\/","title":{"rendered":"WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 22 May"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

* \u00a0 After having focused on Cape Town<\/strong><\/span><\/a> earlier this week, Huffington Post<\/strong> has included Hermanus in an article entitled ‘5 Lesser-known African wonders you have to see’<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a>. \u00a0Whale-watching is recommended, from July – November, with twenty to thirty whales being seen in Hermanus on average per day in that period, announced by the whale crier on his kelp horn. \u00a0The other wonders are the lunar rainbow in Zambia, the South Carmine Bee-eater migration in Zambia, wildebeest calving in Tanzania, and the Fruit-bat migration in Zambia.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 South Africa’s premium wines over\u00a0\u00a310 a bottle were praised<\/strong><\/span><\/a> at a blind tasting held in London on Tuesday, offering quality and value for money. \u00a0The tasting was organised by the drinks business<\/strong> and the Premium Independent Wineries of South Africa, a collective of 15 local wine producers, promoting premium wines costing\u00a0\u00a310 or more. \u00a0Only 4% of wines are bought at that price-point, warned Tesco’s South African wine buyer, but he praised the quality of our wines, saying that they are ‘fantastic<\/em>‘. \u00a0He said that our country’s premium wines need to promote their credentials. \u00a0 \u00a0Local wines tasted were\u00a0Ken Forrester Chenin Blanc 2000,\u00a0Beaumont Hope Marguerite 2009,\u00a0Journey\u2019s End Destination Chardonnay 2012, Mulderbosch Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2010,\u00a0Radford Dale \u2018Nudity\u2019 Syrah 2013,\u00a0Mullineux Syrah 2012,\u00a0Mvemve Raats de Compostella 2012,\u00a0Jordan Cobblers Hill, South Africa 2011,\u00a0Newton Johnson Family Vineyards Pinot Noir 2012,\u00a0The Drift \u2018There are still mysteries\u2019 Pinot Noir 2012, and\u00a0Paul Cluver Pinot Noir 2012.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Italian anti-trust and competition authorities are investigating TripAdvisor for its action on fake reviews.<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>\u00a0Booking.com and Expedia.com are also being investigated for their rate agreements with hotels possibly being to travellers’ disadvantage.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Western Cape Tourism Minister Alan Winde<\/strong><\/span><\/a> retains his Economic Development and Tourism portfolios, and now handles Agriculture too.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 SAA CEO Monwabisi Kalawe is being investigated<\/strong><\/span><\/a> for four alleged misdemeanors: \u00a0buying a stake in the bankrupt Senegal Airline, charging passengers for luggage-wrapping services which were not delivered, irregular fuel buying procedures, and not making himself available for a performance evaluation. \u00a0Kalawe has replied that he is being subjected to ‘sabotage’<\/em>!<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The Galito’s restaurant chain is to expand<\/strong><\/a> into India (10 outlets), the Middle East (15 outlets in the UAE), and Sri Lanka, following the signing of a franchise agreement with Tablez Food Company.<\/p>\n

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

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines * \u00a0 After having focused on Cape Town earlier this week, Huffington Post has included Hermanus in an article entitled ‘5 Lesser-known African wonders you have to see’. \u00a0Whale-watching is recommended, from July – November, with twenty to thirty whales being seen in Hermanus on average per day in […]<\/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":[7,3,124,266,75,20,22,516,21,241,19],"tags":[25428,25435,1317,4895,15657,32366,32378,25434,1084,24556,30,25430,25436,32377,18131,8613,395,4969,393,25432,8616,20836,8657,13728,17508,2510,58,20312,25433,8998,25437,759,25431,25438,20592,967,11381,1556,5,1086,32387,828,11751,76,10,25429,365,21368],"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