{"id":64823,"date":"2014-12-18T16:55:34","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T14:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=64823"},"modified":"2014-12-18T16:55:34","modified_gmt":"2014-12-18T14:55:34","slug":"whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-1718-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-1718-december\/","title":{"rendered":"WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 17\/18 December"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

* \u00a0 \u00a0The price of petrol could drop by as much as R1.07 per litre<\/strong><\/span><\/a> on Wednesday 7 January, its largest drop ever, predicts the Automobile Association. \u00a0The price of diesel is expected to drop by 85 cents a litre.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Well-known UK wine writer and judge Jamie Goode has selected his top 10 South African wines:<\/strong><\/span><\/a> \u00a0\u00a0Sadie Family Pofadder Cinsault 2012,\u00a0Newton Johnson Family Vineyards Pinot Noir 2013,\u00a0Rall White 2012,\u00a0Iona Chardonnay 2013,\u00a0Savage Red 2012,\u00a0<\/span>Cape Winemakers Guild (CWG) Mullineux Semillon Gris 2013,\u00a0Testalonga El Bandito Skin Contact 2011,\u00a0<\/span>De Morgenzon DMZ Reserve Syrah 2012,\u00a0<\/span>Beeslar Pinotage 2012, and\u00a0Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The Western Province Rugby Union is likely to announce today that it is not moving to the Cape Town Stadium<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and that is its final word on the matter.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Award-winning American wine blogger Joe Roberts has written honestly about the disconcerting trend of <\/span>PR companies and wine marketers sending him media releases without the wine<\/strong><\/a>, something one can criticise locally too! \u00a0His response: <\/span>‘What they seem to be forgetting, however, is that the price of entry in this intensely competitive marketplace that is the modern wine biz is\u00a0<\/span>quality. If we in the media don\u2019t get a chance to check out the wine, we cannot answer the fundamental question of whether or not the service and story are worth getting into in the first place. \u00a0<\/span>No wine? Sorry, folks \u2013 no story!’.<\/em><\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Boutique winery La Bri in Franschhoek is offering its visitors three wine pairing experiences:\u00a0<\/em>chocolate and wine pairing (R55), cheese and wine pairing (R85), and a pairing of biltong and dro\u00eb wors (R55) (received via media release from Hazell PR and Wine Consultants)\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/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 * \u00a0 \u00a0The price of petrol could drop by as much as R1.07 per litre on Wednesday 7 January, its largest drop ever, predicts the Automobile Association. \u00a0The price of diesel is expected to drop by 85 cents a litre. * \u00a0 Well-known UK wine writer and judge Jamie […]<\/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":[3,124,266,14,22,21,19],"tags":[8689,29294,3965,32378,10244,30,32369,4202,4994,17189,20109,413,2316,13728,2510,28,5081,1954,8663,29293,5,14441,32373,10,365],"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