Cape Wine Academy offers tutored tastings at Stellenbosch Wine Festival (Thursday, 28 – Sunday, 31 July 2011) Learn more about the wonderful world of wine at fun-filled, interactive tastings on offer at the Wine Theatre presented by the Cape Wine Academy during this year’s Stellenbosch Wine Festival, to be held at the Paul Roos Centre […]
Hillcrest Estate & Chattels will host the opening of our new function venue from Friday 8th July till Sunday 10th July. If you are happily engaged and want to plan your dream wedding, looking for a birthday venue or year-end function, visit the Quarry and find everything that you need to plan your very special […]
GUTEN APPETIT! HEARTY GERMAN FARE AT ALLÉE BLEUE – Following the success of their harvest feast earlier this year Allée Bleue in Franschhoek will introduce a weekly German food festival every Sunday from July. Visitors to the estate will be tucking into a lavish buffet of authentic European-style sausages, cold cuts, mustards, breads and traditional […]
Within striking distance of Franschhoek, Stellenbosch and Paarl, the bistro is a clever choice for business meetings, a fortifying breakfast before a tour of wine farms in the area or as a leisurely mid-afternoon lunch spot. With its signature blue décor and unrivalled view of the blue gum-lined estate entrance, we pride ourselves with exceptional […]
Durbanville Hills’ cellarmaster Martin Moore, well-known for his culinary skills and love of all things food and wine, will share his palate secrets with you at an extraordinary discovery of ‘miss vs bliss’ tasting. Join Martin in discovering the versatility of food when paired with the correct wines and along the way you will come […]
These days Allée Bleue and “top function venue” are often mentioned in the same sentence, as the vision of the General Manager, Wolfgang Leyrer, starts to show results for this top wine estate. In the last three months Allée Bleue has hosted a number of weddings, international launches (VW Passat & BMX X6), corporate and […]
WHEN Adrian Vanderspuy brought Oldenburg Vineyards back to life in 2003, he was completing a circle. Born on a neighbouring farm, he left South Africa as a small child, returning to Stellenbosch annually to visit his grandparents on Oldenburg, and Old Nectar in Jonkershoek. In the early 2000’s Adrian became increasingly aware of the view […]
Die Bergkelder, home to award winning Fleur du Cap wines, offers visitors an intimate experience with the wines and their origins in the famous “cellar in the mountain”. Cut deep into the slopes of the Papegaaiberg on the outskirts of Stellenbosch, Die Bergkelder invites you to amble freely through the tranquil cellar spaces during tours […]
IT stands to reason that a leading South African winery – and gourmet meat producer, that keeps a herd of Wagyu cattle, grass-fed free range Simmentaler cattle and acorn-fed free range pigs is eventually going to come around to the idea of creating a wine that pays homage to their livestock production and at the […]
Justin Bonello (Adventure chef) and Michael Broughton of Terroir Restaurant (6th place EAT-OUT best restaurant awards) at the “Big lunch” held at Kleine Zalze – Terroir Justin and Michael recently teamed up for an episode of Justin’s new series, Cooked: Out Of The Frying Pan . They are both well known in their own right: […]
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