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WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 26 – 28 April
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines * On Freedom Day President Jacob Zuma bestowed a number of awards upon South Africans as well as some international recipients, for their contribution to our...
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WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 22 May
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines * 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...
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WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 8 September
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines * Platter’s is evaluating its 5 star wines differently this year, already tasted blind by its panel of wine evaluators. Tim James, one of the Platter’s...
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WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 16 September
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines * It is unbelievable that, after almost three months of pressure on Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba, he has relented today, and agreed to delay the...
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Riedel gourmet glassware makes wines taste better, enhances restaurant...
I sat next to The Reciprocal Wine Trading Company Cape Town representative Tarryn Thomas at the ‘Chefs who Share‘ Gala Dinner last week, and she invited me to attend the special tasting of wines in the...
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WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 19 June
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines * Radford Dale Freedom Pinot Noir 2012 was paired with one of the courses at the dinner for the wedding of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden last...
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Restaurant Review: Seafood at The Plettenberg not 5-star Relais & Chateux...
I have been to The Plettenberg hotel a number of times to eat at its former Sand and now renamed Seafood restaurant. Given that the hotel is five-star graded, a Relais & Chateux property, and...
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Chenin Blanc Showcase 2016: celebrates Chenin Blanc Day, growth in sales!
Yesterday I attended the Chenin Blanc Showcase at the Cape Grace Hotel, a presentation of 44 wines segmented into six categories. We were welcomed with a glass of Ken Forester Sparklehorse MCC as well...
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SA Chardonnay ‘never looked so good’– Prescient Chardonnay Report 2016!
At the presentation of the 2016 Prescient Chardonnay Report at SMITH Studio on Wednesday afternoon, Winemag.co.za Editor Christian Eedes said that South African Chardonnay at the top end had ‘never...
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Raats Family Wines named 2018 Platter‘s by Diners Club Winery of the Year;...
A record 111 South African wines received a coveted 2018 Platter’s Guide five-star rating at the Awards ceremony held at the Table Bay Hotel tonight. Raats Family Wines was named as the 2018 Winery of...
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