{"id":63148,"date":"2014-10-31T22:08:49","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T20:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=63148"},"modified":"2014-10-31T22:09:17","modified_gmt":"2014-10-31T20:09:17","slug":"whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-31-october-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-31-october-2\/","title":{"rendered":"WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 31 October"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

* \u00a0SAA would consider a partner<\/strong><\/span><\/a> to assist it in running its loss-making operation, the Minister of Public Enterprises Lynne Brown said earlier this week. \u00a0The airline’s application for more funding was recently rejected.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Wines of South Africa (WOSA) has opened a Hong Kong office<\/strong><\/span><\/a> to market our country’s wines to all of Asia, and will be managed by Michaela Stander, who has managed the region from South Africa for the past six years. \u00a0South African wine sales into China grew by 5% and to Japan by 12% in the past year. \u00a0 The marketing program includes consumer education, a sommelier competition, dinners, and offering wines by the glass. \u00a0It will be visible at the HKTDC fair in Hong Kong next week, and at ProWein China from 12 – 14 November.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The 40th annual Volvo Ocean Race of 39000 nautical miles, will welcome the first yachts into Cape Town on Sunday<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, seven teams in total participating in the race. \u00a0In Cape Town an ‘in-port race<\/em>‘ and an inaugural Open Ocean Festival will be held, the yachts heading to Abu Dhabi on 19 November. \u00a0The City of Cape Town is sponsoring the Cape Town leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, expecting an economic return of R 540 million for the city. The TV audience size for the Volvo Ocean Race ranks third after the Olympics and FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 A group of younger Franschhoek winemakers has created a Franschhoek Appellation Grand Prestige status of wines in the valley,<\/strong><\/span><\/a> a peer evaluation of the village’s top wines. \u00a0Intended as a point of difference for Franschhoek’s wines, the new Appellation Grand Prestige status will highlight Franschhoek’s regional terroir uniqueness in respect of \u00a0Semillon, Chardonnay, and Cabernet Sauvignon, said Christian Eedes, who was the Master of Ceremonies at the launch event, and assisted in guiding the peer evaluation. \u00a0Wine drinkers should be able to taste Franschhoek when they drink its wines, as the drinkers of Swartland Independent wines do. \u00a0 Eedes was particularly complimentary about Franschhoek’s Semillon. \u00a0Most Franschhoek wineries, with a few exceptions, have bought into the Franschhoek terroir focus, Eedes said, a process led by\u00a0Haut Espoir\u2019s Rob Armstrong, Stony Brook\u2019s Craig McNaught, and M\u00f4reson\u2019s Clayton Reabow. \u00a0A total of 55 Franschhoek wines was evaluated by 14 Franschhoek winemakers, ‘wanting to decide our own fate’<\/em>. \u00a0 The first ten wines to bear the Appellation Grand Prestige designation are the following: \u00a0<\/span>Chamonix Chardonnay Reserve 2013 (winemaker Gottfried Mocke),\u00a0Maison Chardonnay 2013 (Antwan Bondesio),\u00a0M\u00f4reson Mercator Chardonnay 2013 (Clayton Reabow),\u00a0M\u00f4reson Knoputibak Chardonnay-Semillon 2012 (Clayton Reabow),\u00a0Rickety Bridge Chardonnay 2013 (Wynand Grobler),\u00a0Rickety Bridge Paulina\u2019s Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 (Wynand Grobler),\u00a0Franschhoek Vineyards Semillon 2012 (Richard Duckitt),\u00a0Franschhoek Vineyards Semillon 2013 (Richard Duckitt),\u00a0Haut Espoir Semillon 2009 (Rob Armstrong), and\u00a0Stony Brook Ghost Gum Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 (Craig McNaught).<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Food24 has conducted a Banting survey<\/strong><\/span><\/a> amongst more than 7000 respondents, predominantly female and 30 – 45 years old. The Banters have been on the eating plan for the last six months, and are keeping to it strictly. \u00a0Weight loss is not the prime motivator for\u00a0Banting, it being more important to be less hungry, to eat more high fat food, and to have more energy when Banting. \u00a0Bread was the most difficult food to give up while Banting, followed by potatoes, and sugar. \u00a0Banters intend to carry on with the eating plan indefinitely, and do not find it difficult to follow the principles of the Banting eating plan. \u00a0Most Banters have not consulted a doctor nor a nutritionist about the Banting eating plan.<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio:\u00a0www.whalecottage.com<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 Tel (021) 433-2100, Twitter:@WhaleCottage Facebook: \u00a0<\/strong>click here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines * \u00a0SAA would consider a partner to assist it in running its loss-making operation, the Minister of Public Enterprises Lynne Brown said earlier this week. \u00a0The airline’s application for more funding was recently rejected. * \u00a0 Wines of South Africa (WOSA) has opened a Hong Kong office to market […]<\/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":[26536,26463,3,124,1918,266,14,20,528,22,21,19,293],"tags":[13755,13987,28047,32411,425,32366,1386,421,2152,32378,14431,257,10904,17617,28545,28549,2379,30,4328,28543,28544,28548,7806,28547,28540,21216,380,7006,347,28539,905,28541,21265,28187,583,1469,9658,28546,5,28542,12225,32373,10,365,53,156,155,10906],"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