Category: Events

I’ve  been quite spoilt the last few weeks as I’ve attended two wine festivals/tastings which are probably the best of the lot. I recently attended Caroline’s Red Wine review which was top class and last night I attended the Cape Winemaker’s Guild tasting. I had attended this last year and you can read my review…

I’m quite excited to write this review because I really enjoyed this event, it was a pleasant change for the standard wine shows we attend every year. What makes Caroline’s Wine Review better than other wine shows? There are a number of differentiating factors, not least of which is the venue. I hate the ICC…

The awards for the Wine Magazine Shiraz challenge sponsored by Brenn-O-Kem were held at Catharina’s restaurant on Steenberg estate (see my previous review of Catharina’s here). Catharina’s did not disappoint, the food was up to the usual high standard, as was the service. The starters were served with the winner of the best value shiraz…

I’ve attended the Franschhoek Bastille Festival for several years now (here are the links to my review for last year and the year before), and was invited to attend again this year. I went on the Sunday because I knew the Saturday would be jam packed and I’m not a fan of having to squeeze…

Have you heard of Outstanding in the Field? They are an events company and they get quite a lot of attention for themselved by occasionally organising dinner at a long table in the most unusual places. There are some stunning pics of these table on their website. I’ve selected a few to give you an…

The SA Cheese Festival has moved to a new location this year and I think it’s a good move as it’s been at Bien Donné for nine years now. Many people haven’t been going to the festival because it’s the same every year, so having it at a new venue gives people an excuse to go…

When I first came to Cape Town, I thought that attending the J&B Metropolitan was a posh thing to do. But after attending it for several years and never seeing an actual horse race, I stopped taking it so seriously. I thought the Queen’s Plate would be a more sophisticated day, while people dress more smartly, it…

The first Craft Beer festival was in September last year. It was a great success with people queueing to get in and many being turned away in the end. But the 2500 people that managed to get in had a blast. It was a bit crowded though, so this year they addressed this by expanding…

Eat In took a new approach with their awards ceremony this year. I attended the Eat In awards ceremony last year, when the format was a private lunch. This year they decided to change the format to a night market with many of the nominees having stands so that the public could try and buy…