Why you have to climb on the Backsberg Boat
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Great Wine Capitals – Best of Wine Tourism 2011 – Blog Tour
Sustainable Wine Tourism Practices
Because I’m a poephol! Yes, I tweeted our GWC trip details the day before. Not once, but twice. Our visits were suppose to be a surprise and Mr Backsberg was the only one to be ‘on top of the wine bottle’ with his online presence to make sure all was perfect for our arrival.
Tags: Angles, Backsberg, Best of Wine Tourism, Cape Town, Great Wine Capitals, GWC, Sustainable Wine Tourism Practices, Tourism, Wine
Why L’Ormarins got me wet
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Great Wine Capitals – Best of Wine Tourism 2011 – Blog Tour
Architecture, Parks and Gardens | Innovative Wine Tourism Experiences
The farm that reminded me of my youth: Confused! Do we like cars, art, horses, biodiversity, Dutch architecture or wine? What?! Whatever it might be, they have certainly not capped any expense in guaranteeing that they are superior in every regard.
Tags: Architecture, Art, Best of Wine Tourism, Cape Town, Cars, Gardens, Great Wine Capitals, GWC, Horses, Innovative Wine Tourism Experiences, L’Ormarins, Parks, Pierneef, Rodin, Tourism, Wine
Why Plaisir de Merle has a place in my heart
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Great Wine Capitals – Best of Wine Tourism 2011 – Blog Tour
Innovative Wine Tourism Experiences
Jackie welcomed us at the door. Yes, there was someone waiting for us at the door with the biggest most warming and welcoming smile ever. She showed us inside and seated us in the tasting room where odd pieces of vintage furniture were spread across a long and spacious room. An extensive table stretched down the center of the room and demanded everyone’s jaws to drop. The black and red wallpaper at the one end of the room seemed odd and out of place but strangely enough, sprinkled a bit of ‘modern’ over an already ancient interior. Enough, let’s leave this to the interior design queens, back to the farm.
Tags: Best of Wine Tourism, Cape Town, Great Wine Capitals, Gryphon, GWC, Innovative Wine Tourism Experiences, Plaisir de Merle, Tourism, Wine
Why Seidelberg is not PH Balanced
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Great Wine Capitals – Best of Wine Tourism 2011 – Blog Tour
Arts & Culture | Wine Tourism Services
The weather was exactly the same as about a year ago when we visited this farm, and as we drove up through the vineyard I recalled our last encounter and consequently … recoiled. Always the promoter of redemption though, I packed away my prejudice and decided to give them another try.
Tags: Arts & Culture, Best of Wine Tourism, Cape Town, GWC, Seidelberg, Tourism, Wine, Wine Tourism Services
Virgin GWC Blog Tour 2011
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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®.
Tags: Cape Town, Great Wine Capitals, GWC, Tourism, Wine
Bake the Perfect Bastille Weekend
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- in the winelands of Franschhoek -
How else do you celebrate the storming of that infamous fortress-prison than with the storming of the rolling hills of Franschhoek with only your wineglass in hand and a few good friends to help you ‘share the burdon’ that is Wine Tasting?
Franschhoek is where a young group of wine-whores found themselves this weekend. Yes, that’s right. They sold themselves, their trade and their dignity for a decadent weekend of absolute indulgence. Here’s the recipe … Read the rest of this entry »
Hades to Angels at a Long Table
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We hit the road early Saturday morning on what must have been the most beautiful day this winter so far. You know, when the day is just hot enough to wear shorts and yet you are reminded of winter by the whisper in the breeze of a cold, wet and stormy week past. Who would’ve thought that this perfect morning in winter would be the prelude for the perfect day in the Winelands?
- A Perfect Day
