Category: Events

There’s been a bit of controversy in the media around wine competitions lately, which has made me pay attention for the first time. So when I received the invite to the Classic Wine Trophy awards I was keen to check it out. This is the 13th year of the awards so they must be doing…

KWV are raising awareness around their Lifestyle range of wines. So they approached some bloggers and gave us some wine and told us to enjoy it. I decided to have a champagne party because I just love the sound of champagne corks popping. So I invited some friends around for a braai and we popped…

I was invited to attend the launch of Ryk Neethling’s wine at Val de Vie on Friday night. It was a black tie affair with lots of fancy people. It’s amazing though, it doesn’t matter how fancy people are they still don’t seem to have the manners to keep quiet during a speech. The speeches…

The awards ceremony for the Wine Magazine Chenin Blanc Challenge took place at Overture restaurant on Hidden Valley estate on a most perfect day. When you eat at Overture, you will also appreciate a perfect day because the view is amazing from up there. I haven’t been to Overture in a long time, in fact…

I don’t review every single party I attend but I want to review this particular event in the hope that event organisers will take some notes and improve the quality of their events. Free food and free alcohol mixed with some music and some pretty people does no longer a memorable event make. This was…

In Cape Town we are lucky to have some spectacular concert venues. Kirstenbosch Gardens is one of them, and Vergelegen another, and Backsberg is also an option. But one of the best, which I only visited for the first time recently, is the amphitheatre at Paul Cluver. Why do I say it’s the best? Well…

Hugo Boss is a big fashion brand, but it’s not really very prevalent in South Africa. We’ve all heard of it, but you don’t see the clothes much. The only store I know if in Cape Town is at the Waterfront and I must admit that I have spent some time checking out the clothes…

This is the first year I have been invited to the actual Eat Out Awards ceremony and I’m excited to be able to tell you about the awards ceremony because it’s quite fabulous, the food Oscars of South Africa. You can buy tickets for the evening and if you’re a foodie of any sort and…

A couple of months ago we had the Craft Beer Festival at the Biscuit Mill, then we had the Oktoberfest at Paulaner and now we have the Cape Town Festival of Beer. One might think it’s beer overload but each of these events are well worth attending as they are quite different. While the craft…

Most people who drink wine (and even those who don’t) are not aware that, firstly, wine production is generally not environmentally friendly and, secondly, SA’s Biodiversity and Wine initiative as well as the Sustainability Seal are world firsts. These projects have helped to create awareness among wine producers that they need to produce their wine…