What’s on: Cook Franschhoek
Posted on 09. Jun, 2011 by Christine Lundy in People & Places
Keen to master the art of bread-making? Always wanted to do a sushi course, explore food and wine pairing or just up your game in the kitchen? Now’s your chance. This weekend (10-12th June) head to Franschhoek for Cook Franschhoek where you will have the opportunity to take part in a wide range of hands-on [...]
What’s on: the Wacky Wine Weekend
Posted on 03. Jun, 2011 by Christine Lundy in People & Places
Don’t have plans this weekend? Lucky you. Now you do… Head out to the largest regional wine festival in South Africa, the Wacky Wine Weekend in the Robertson Valley for some wining, dining and a whole lot of unpretentious fun. This year is the eighth anniversary of the wine festival – over 16,000 visitors are [...]
A real harvest festival at Solms-Delta
Posted on 23. Mar, 2011 by Christine Lundy in People & Places
If you’ve driven through Stellenbosch or Franschhoek recently, you’ve probably noticed the abundance of juicy grapes being wheeled around by good old-fashioned tractors: it’s harvest time. Many wine farms are hosting festivals to celebrate the harvest. Traditionally, these festivals were organised for the farm workers to mark the end of a long period of hard [...]
Blow the trumpet for Sauvignon Blanc
Posted on 18. Feb, 2011 by Christine Lundy in Food & Drink
Looking for some weekend inspiration? Does sipping fine wines, tasting delectable canapés in the surrounds of a top-notch wine estate sound like fun? The Constantia Fresh Festival will be held on 25th and 26th February 2011 in Cape Town. Over these two days the trumpet will be blown for Sauvignon Blanc and the white blends [...]
A Wine Recital
Posted on 13. Dec, 2010 by Christine Lundy in People & Places
Who would have thought that playing music to a wine could improve its taste? This is an experiment that Flagstone’s Bruce Jack has conducted on some of his wines to measure the impact of music on taste buds. He presented a wine, some samples serenaded in the barrel and some un-serenaded, to groups of tasters. [...]
