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EARLY SUMMER AT MAJEKA HOUSE
For those wanting a rejuvenating Cape Winelands escape, Majeka House is idyllic and you will find them at 26-32 Houtkapper Street, Paradyskloof, Stellenbosch.
The Majeka House experience, valid from 1 October to 15 December 2009, is priced at R2400.00 per person sharing.
What we are offering:
2 nights accommodation in a Premier Room
A delectable 3-course dinner at Majeka House
A bottle of Villiera Tradition on arrival presented in your room
A sumptuous breakfast each morning in our restaurant for 2
Chocolate and wine tasting at Waterford Wine Estate
MAJEKA HOUSE BOUTIQUE SANCTUARY SPA
Moya Snowbush Salt Glow
A full body exfoliation followed by unique Moya creams containing essential oils from indigenous fynbos, leaving the skin soft and nourished.
Or
Swedish Massage
The world famous, medium pressured muscle relaxing massage including a deeply relaxing shiatsu pressure point facial massage.
MAJEKA HOUSE
Telephone:+27 (0) 21 880 1549
reservations@majekahouse.co.za
www.majekahouse.co.za
OAK VALLEY ESTATE
Oak Valley is one of South Africa’s oldest estates, family owned and a dynamic agricultural enterprise producing award winning wines, exquisite cut flowers, grass-fed beef, Wagyu, a breed that produces the famous Japanese Kobe beef, free range acorn-fed pork and deciduous fruits. Today, this flourishing farm is under the helm of dynamic Managing Director and great-grandson, Anthony Rawbone-Viljoen.
Their wines have been particularly successful and consistently well rated. The 2005 Sauvignon Blanc won Gold and the Regional Trophy at the 2006 Decanter World Wine Awards whilst the 2004 Oak Valley Blend won the International Trophy for Bordeaux Styled Blends over £10 at the 2007 Decanter World Wine Awards. The Oak Valley Blend was also voted the best SA Bordeaux style blend of the 2004 vintages by Wine Magazine and the 2006 Chardonnay won gold at the 2008 International Wine Challenge in London and was the only SA label to do so. Clearly winemaker Pieter Visser and his team are on the up and up!
OAK VALLEY ESTATE
Telephone +27 (21) 859 2510
mail@oak-valley.co.za
www.oakvalley.co.za
THE RETURN OF FLORIS SMITH
Bushmans Kloof Revisited
Stunning Bushmans Kloof welcomes back highly talented Floris Smith as Executive Chef of Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat in the Cederberg, which has recently been awarded Best Hotel in the World (2009 US Travel and Leisure World’s Best Awards).
This is Floris’ third stint at Bushmans Kloof, having just returned from the exclusive Hotel Izulu in Ballito (Kwa-Zulu Natal).
At Bushmans Kloof he will continue the tradition of wholesome Cape contemporary cuisine, prepared and presented in the modern style for which Bushmans Kloof is renowned. A profusion of tastes with delicious twists emphasising the simplicity of fine, fresh produce, much of which is harvested from the extensive organic gardens on the reserve, a delightful feature at Bushmans Kloof, an exceptional Cederberg retreat.
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BUSHMANS KLOOF
Sales & Reservations (Cape Town)
Telephone:+27 (0) 21 481 1860 | Facsimile:+27 (0) 21 481 1870
info@bushmanskloof.co.za
http://www.bushmanskloof.co.za/
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MAVERICK CAPE BRANDY CONTINUES SA’S
INTERNATIONAL WINNING STREAK
Joseph Barry Cape Pot Still Brandy Ten competed against no less than nine South African brandies in the final taste-off for the trophy, together with brandy from France, Australia and the USA. Adding to Southern Cape Vineyards’ impressive achievement is the double whammy for their Barry & Nephews Muscat - which garnered Gold together with Best in Class - while Joseph Barry Five took Silver.
Joseph Barry Cape Pot Still Brandy Ten crowned
Best Brandy in the World at London’s
International Wine & Spirit Competition!
‘But through the years there had always been this one batch of brandy that turned out to be distinctly different from the rest of the Joseph Barry family, which had us baffled; a non-conformist, a loner, a rebel even,’ added Riaan Marais, CEO of Southern Cape Vineyards. So it was decided to leave this batch in barrel and watch its development.
‘This was the one that eventually revealed itself as having the makings of a 10-year-old; it simply needed time to show its true character.’
Only a limited quantity of the award-winning Joseph Barry Cape Pot Still Brandy Ten (some 3 000 bottles) were made. It’s available directly from the Barrydale Cellar, just outside the tiny Klein Karoo hamlet of Barrydale on the R62 Brandy Route, at R350 a bottle, or from a select few fine liquor stores including Wine Concepts, Caroline’s Fine Wine Cellar and Morgan Wines in Cape Town. It can also be ordered online at www.barrydalewines.co.za
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ERRIEDA DU TOIT PR
On behalf of the South African Brandy Foundation
+27 (0) 21 913 2248 | errieda@edtpr.co.za
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A FEAST OF TASTES
Dish Food & Social, which caters for some of Cape Town’s swish functions, recently held a food and wine feast at SideDish, on Rose Street, where Chef Arno, Oscar Foulkes of Cloof wines and Kate George of SideDish, gave diners a rollicking ride of taste sensations that kept on rolling in. A smoked salmon amuse-bouche set the scene for the wow-factor of every course with crisp, pickled fennel and sharp preserved lemon, served on wild rocket and smoothed with a dash of natural yoghurt.
The sous-vide pineapple disk maintained its sharp flavour, served with a tangy pineapple sorbet and a heavenly gooseberry leather (dried, thinly spread purée). The entire dinner was a wake-up-call for the palate with Oscar giving a little background and comments on each wine. His philosophy is that he is his wines’ target market and, if he doesn’t like it, it should not go in the bottle! 2005 Inkspot Vin Noir, 2006 Duckitt Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon, 2006 The Very Sexy Shiraz and the pure joy, 2004 Cloof Natural Sweet Chenin Blanc, echoed his view. Both wine and food were in the spot light.
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Cloof wines can be ordered online; read about them at www.cloof.co.za.
Dish Food & Social will cater for any style and size of function
and even organise the whole shebang, if you like.
Speak to Andrea Foulkes on 021 4657888 or email info@dishfood.co.za
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