A Bokmakierie (Telephorus zeylonus) also known as a bush shrike
We always
try to publish in a short time after we have been to an event, but life
sometimes gets in the way. Personal factors which don’t need explanation here
have taken time and the sheer number of events has also taken a lot of time. For
every minute spent taking photographs, at least five are spent at the computer,
triaging to delete all the photographs that are not needed and then editing the
chosen pictures, to ensure the best composition, contrast, colour and other
factors. It’s not an excuse, but some of these stories are about events which
took place a couple of weeks ago; we think you will find them interesting
The Cape Wine Expo is held every four years and is a very large
event in the South African wine industry as many overseas buyers,
representatives and media are invited to come to this superb showcase of South
African wines. It was held in the Cape Town Convention Centre on 5-7th
September. Organised by Wines of South Africa (WOSA), it was a very successful
show this year. We hear that there were visitors from over 60 countries. Read on…
The 2022
Veritas Awards presentation was rather different this year from the black tie
event we have been invited to for the past few years. And we so enjoyed the
difference. The event was held at Nederburg in a large marquee on the lawn in
front of the Manor House and the weather played ball with a perfect windless
day. It was rather reminiscent of the fashionable days of the Nederburg wine
auction, which is, sadly, no more. We were summoned to arrive at 10h30 as there
were quite a few award presentations to get through. Read on…
Wine Concepts Chardonnay and Pinot Noir on Garden Day at
the Vineyard
What else
can you do on a relaxed early summer Sunday but go to the Vineyard Hotel for
the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir Festival held in their beautiful garden by Mike
Bampfield-Duggan of Wine Concepts with his selection of superb wines? Well, "stay
in bed with a cold", said Lynne, so that she wouldn't infect anyone. So John went
on his own. Read on…
Charles Fox soirée at the Sky Hotel Roof Bar
An
invitation to celebrate their 10th year in the wine business at the Blinged up
Skyway Hotel on the Foreshore with Charles Fox and his wife Zelda, specialist
producers in Elgin of Cap Classiques. Read on…
Caroline's White and Sparkling Wine Review
This year's Caroline's White Wine Review was held at The View
venue next to the V&A Waterfront. Visitors had a chance to taste Caroline's
selection of the best South African white wines and to qualify they all have to
have won awards. Read on…
Fyn is the top scoring African restaurant in the Top 50 World Restaurants, coming in at No 37. We have been several times before and really love the food that Peter Tempelhoff and his team produce. They title it “A Neoteric Japanese African Experience” and invite one to "Check your assumptions with your coats and join us on a journey of flavour discovery". A chance to go on that journey again came this month in Restaurant Week (which was actually running for the whole of October) which offers very good value special menus, so we decided to splurge and take up that exciting invitation again. Read on…
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