{"id":58023,"date":"2014-06-05T19:44:41","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T17:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=58023"},"modified":"2014-06-05T19:59:26","modified_gmt":"2014-06-05T17:59:26","slug":"whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-5-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-5-june\/","title":{"rendered":"WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 5 June"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

* \u00a0 The Cape Town International Convention Centre has appointed Julie-May Ellingson as its new CEO<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. \u00a0Ms Ellingson has been CEO of the Durban Convention Centre for the past three years.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 With the assistance of Wesgro and the Department of Trade & Industry, local wine exporters Robinson & Sinclair have secured a national listing with Walmart Sams Club Brazil<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0The company represents 18 family-owned wine estates.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 TripAdvisor ‘reviewers’ have voted Cape Town second best in the world<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in the categories ‘Best for Restaurants<\/em>‘ (after New York) and ‘Helpful Locals<\/em>‘ (after Tokyo), in its World City Survey 2014. \u00a0Helena Egan, Head of TripAdvisor Destination Marketing for Europe, Middle East and Africa, said about our country and its people:\u00a0‘<\/em>Everyone is friendly and it\u2019s a genuine friendliness. It comes from the heart. It\u2019s natural. The joy and happiness of the people are key to your destination success’<\/em>. <\/span>Velma Corcoran, Executive for Marketing at Cape Town Tourism, added: ‘Any accolade awarded by destination users is a fantastic barometer for us. The fact that we have been voted second to New York as one of the world\u2019s top restaurant cities is truly a testament to Cape Town\u2019s talented and visionary chefs and restaurateurs. It is a moment to celebrate, and luckily Capetonians and visitors can do this at great value this winter as excellent specials abound. On behalf of the destination I would also like to thank each and every person who smiled at, assisted or shared their stories with our visitors. We are so proud to be Capetonian<\/em>‘.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0<\/strong> The image of Pinotage is improving<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, as its association with ‘burnt rubber’<\/em> and bitterness is being addressed by the wine industry, said Gavin Patterson of Sumaridge Wines, at a masterclass in London. \u00a0He said that the cultivar is ‘the\u00a0least suited variety to over-extraction, working the cap hard and over-ripe grapes. \u00a0Pinotage can be like a wild horse; you have to rein it in to get quality from it’. \u00a0<\/em>The problems appear to have been caused by older vines with leaf roll virus. \u00a0After a lot of Pinotage vines were pulled out in the past 10 years, slowly more is being planted again, in more ‘measured, site-specific plantings<\/em>‘. \u00a0Fewer wines are matured in American oak as Pinotage is increasingly made in a drier style. \u00a0Patterson expressed his delight that the Pinotage Association supports the Cape blend, which contains at least 30% Pinotage, having \u00a0a unique South African style.<\/p>\n

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* \u00a0 Cape Town steakhouses\u00a0<\/span>HQ and Theo’s have made it onto the Top 5 finalists for The Wolftrap Steakhouse Championships, based on public voting, which saw a Top 20 list voted for out of 140 entries received. \u00a0The other finalists are The Local Grill in Parktown North, Fahrenheit in Edenvale, and The Godfather in Centurion. \u00a0The Top 5 steakhouses will be evaluated by food experts and chefs, before the 2014 winner is announced. (received via media release from Hazell Public Relations and Wine Consultants)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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* \u00a0 <\/strong>The next topic in the One&Only Cape Town Guest Speaker Series is ‘Surviving Rhino Extinction in the Wild – Rhinos: The Past, Present and Future’<\/em>, by Colin Bell, a field guide, rhino conservationist, and author. \u00a0 He will address the thorny issue of rhino conservation, on 3 July. \u00a0 \u00a0The cost is R275, and includes a Buffet dinner at Reuben’s One&Only Cape Town. (received via media release from Manley Communications)<\/p>\n

<\/strong>Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com<\/strong> <\/a>\u00a0 Twitter: @WhaleCottage<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines\u00a0 * \u00a0 The Cape Town International Convention Centre has appointed Julie-May Ellingson as its new CEO. \u00a0Ms Ellingson has been CEO of the Durban Convention Centre for the past three years. * \u00a0 With the assistance of Wesgro and the Department of Trade & Industry, local wine exporters Robinson […]<\/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":[3,124,266,20,22,21,19],"tags":[2158,25769,32366,256,32378,16792,25765,25764,7747,25771,25723,20192,25768,1706,25763,8154,8616,1783,1094,426,13,41,25773,25445,25722,25772,14132,25770,7772,3494,1086,13130,25766,515,32373,25767],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\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