Virgin GWC Blog Tour 2011

Posted by ymartiny | Filed under Wine@ventures

Allow me to be bias, Ynot?! It’s not hard to argue that South Africa has the most versatile and breathtaking winefarms and estates the world has to offer. Not only in terms of the quality of wines they produce but also in terms of their contribution to the environment, business, education, local development, tourism, sustainability, the list is endless. In these ‘modern’ times you cannot afford not to partake and with so many other farms out there it’s always nice to add a tag around your farm’s name that might just distinguish you from the rest or get a few extra pairs of flip flops through the front door to purchase some grapefuel®.

It’s therefore not difficult to believe that Cape Town decided to join the Great Wine Capitals (GWC) in 2004 to promote our unique farms and estates under the umbrella of Wine Tourism.

GWC invited independent wine bloggers to join them this Saturday past (28 August) to share their uncorrupted views on farms that entered The Best of Wine Tourism 2011 initiative based the different categories in an attempt to see how public opinion could be used in conjunction with the judges’ scores in the future. We were divided into two groups and I was blessed to be in Group 1 … :

Best of Wine Tourism

Group 1

Seidelberg - Art and Culture ǀ Wine Tourism Services – www.seidelberg.co.za

Plaisir de Merle – Innovative Wine Tourism Experiences – www.plaisirdemerle.co.za

L’Ormarins – Architecture, Parks & Gardens ǀ Innovative Wine Tourism Experiences – www.lormarins.co.za

Backsberg - Sustainable Wine Tourism Practices – www.backsberg.co.za

Glen Carlou – Wine Tourism Restaurants ǀ Art & Culture – www.glencarlou.co.za

Delheim - Sustainable Wine Tourism Practices – www.delheim.co.za

Group 2

Simonsig - Wine Tourism Restaurants (Cuvee @ Simonsig) – www.simonsig.co.za

Neethlingshof - Sustainable Wine Tourism Practices – www.neethlingshof.co.za

Glenelly - Sustainable Wine Tourism Practices – www.glenellyestate.com

Waterford - Architecture, Parks & Gardens ǀ Innovative Wine Tourism Experiences ǀ Wine Tourism Services – www.waterfordwines.co.za

Guardian Peak – Wine Tourism Restaurants – www.guardianpeak.com

Ernie Els Wines – Wine Tourism Services – www.ernieelswines.com

Waterkloof - Wine TourismRestaurants ǀ Architecture, Parks & Gardens – www.waterkloofwines.co.za

Watch out for their individual reviews over the next couple of weeks (yes! I have a day-job, it’s going to take some time).

Stained-lip-kissses,

YmY

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