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Up your Party Game with Nature’s Own

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October 17, 2017

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Wanna win at party hosting? Start by stocking your bar with the right stuff, Sheila.

Nature’s Own have some kick-ass new cream liqueurs out just in time for party season:

CuppnChino Red Velvet Coffee & Vanilla in bright red liqueur base
Django’s Mango & Tequila

These two rainbow beauties join the existing crop of cream liqueurs from Nature’s Own: iNCA Caramel Gold liqueur, Cookies&Crazy and Marshmallow Pop!

Django’s is like bottled sunshine – a cream liqueur bursting with tangy mango freshness, rounded with a touch of tequila. Bright and colourful, a bottle of Django’s looks good in any bar. Enjoy chilled, as shooters, long drinks or use as a cocktail ingredient with outrageous garnishes! Splash over ice cream and to flavour your favourite cheesecake.

CuppnChino Red Velvet is an evolution of the popular CuppnChino and has a rich aroma of freshly ground coffee with creamy vanilla. It’s scarlet red, for making dramatic statement martinis, or simply chilled on crushed ice. Luscious and moreish enough to use in baked puddings or over ice cream.

Why not splash out and get the whole collection?

Cookies & Crazy – decadently smooth, the flavour of cookies and creamy chocolate
iNCA Caramel Gold caramel, sweet coconut and vanilla

Natures Own Liqueurs are made in Bonnievale, a Cape village in the heart of South Africa’s dairy region. This is the source of the goodness that goes into every liqueur. For the cream liqueurs, fresh cream is received within 24 hours of the liqueur being made, then blended with premium distilled spirits and high quality ingredients to produce each delicious starburst-in-a-bottle.

Natures Own Liqueurs are enjoyed the world over – across Southern Africa, Paraguay, Mauritius, Brazil, New Zealand, the Netherlands and the USA.

In South Africa, they’re available at most liquor retail outlets countrywide. Marshmallow Pop!, Cookies&Crazy, Django’s and CuppnChino Red Velvet sell for around R125/bottle. iNCA Caramel Gold liqueur sells for around R160/bottle.

For more information about the products of Natures Own Beverages (Pty) Ltd, visit www.natbev.co.za or contact sales and marketing manager Francois Jacobs at email francois@natbev.co.za or tel: 076 889 6041.

Four Cousins Making a Fiver

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October 17, 2017

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Did you know Four Cousins isn’t just a marketing invention? Yeah – the Four Cousins really exist, and they really make wine, too. Nice wine. Wine you’ll also like.

Plus, they’ve just released something new for the easy-drinking market – their brand new Fiver!

Make A Statement, This Summer, say the cousins, with the latest newcomer Four Cousins Fiver

Four Cousins Fiver is a ready-to-drink range of fun in a bottle. The design and logo is brighter and catches the eye, making it easy to pick and pop a sixpack or two into your shopping basket. There’s a Fiver for everyone, whether you have a sweet tooth or prefer a drier style.

Available in three flavours:

Dry, a bracing tang of lemon
Cool (apple and lime)
Blush (strawberry and litchi).

Four Cousins Fiver is available at leading retailers countrywide for around R79.99/six-pack or online by the case through www.vanloveren.co.za.

You can also share your Four Cousins memories online – be sure to tag Four Cousins on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/fourcousins/) and Twitter (@4CousinsWine).

Four Cousins are also on Instagram.

For more information, visit www.fourcousins.co.za – where you can also sign up to get all the latest Four Cousins news; send email to info@fourcousins.co.za or call 021 615 1505.

PRIMI Goes Premium at Canal Walk

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October 16, 2017

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PRIMI pulls out all the stops with its red-hot new revamped spot at Canal Walk shopping mall. A short hop and a skip after their recent breakfast menu relaunch, PRIMI Canal Walk now sports a funky, urban chic interior too.

The vibe, they say, is all that and then some.

First, the bustling kitchen was opened up, with a wood-fired pizza oven taking pride of place in the restaurant’s centre. Watch the busy kitchen staff as they work their magic on some classic PRIMI dishes, and check that your order’s in tip-top shape. This state-of-the-art pizza oven, imported from Italy, combines traditional wood-fired baking with the latest innovative gas-burning technology. The result is one seriously hot oven at a blistering 450 C, producing some damn fine pizzas.

Take note: PRIMI is now located at Entrance 8 Upper Level of Canal Walk. The redesign features beautiful earthy tones, warm wooden floors and exposed natural brick. They call it urban chic, amore mio.

The double-volume glass ceiling atrium allows natural light to flood in, creating a fresh and lively feel. Fantastico!
Take heart, long-time lovers: PRIMI Canal Walk is still serving all those cherished classics that keep on keeping punters pleased, with the addition now of course of their ace new Breakfast Menu. Click here to read more about PRIMI Breakfasts.

Popular for business meetings all day and drinks after work, PRIMI is your perfect pick for tasty breakfasts, lekker lunches and to-die-for dinners. Family-style feasts or sexy date? No matter, each and everyone will find their happiness on a plate.

Operating since 1999, PRIMI is synonymous with punchy flavours, wholesome, healthy Mediterranean-inspired food plus an unpretentious eating experience. PRIMI boldly states that when it comes to food “the future is tradition” and makes use of recipes dating back over 200 years. Great effort is made to source pure ingredients without artificial additives. Premium 00-grade stoneground flour, bronze-drawn artisan pasta and pure tomato pulp are imported from Italy.

Fresh herbs, desert rock salt, toum garlic sauce plus olive oil enhance the prime cuts of meat, sustainably farmed salmon trout and vegetables. Even the dipping sauces and PRIMI condiments are freshly made from scratch. Moreover, ozone is used with filtered water to clean and naturally preserve ingredients. Diners can rest assured they’re getting tasty dishes packed with flavourful nutrition.

PRIMI brings all of this goodness to its new-look restaurant in Canal Walk just for you.

What are you waiting for? For great-tasting meals in a stylish environment, make PRIMI Canal Walk your next food destination.
For more information on PRIMI and to find your neighbourhood restaurant, please visit www.primi-world.co.za

Season of Sauvignon: Durbanville Presents!

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October 13, 2017

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Seasoned Sauvignon blanc fans know Durbanville Wine Valley as a source of the superior sippable stuff. Whether you’re new to sauv blanc or rediscovering it, this year’s Season of Sauvignon Festival has loads in store for you.

Held during the weekend of 28 and 29 October, 13 wineries in the region will be pouring some of their finest for you to enjoy all day long.

Durbanville is only 30 minutes from Cape Town’s city centre, so it’s hardly an effort to hop in the car and head out to the hills! The vibe is warm, laid-back and friendly, and families are welcomed to one of Cape Town’s ‘must-visit’ wine destinations.

I’ll be there on Saturday 29 October, who’s joining me?

The festival will once again include the participation of 10 prestigious wine farms, offering a wide variety of festivities.

D’Aria, Diemersdal, De Grendel, Durbanville Hills, Hillcrest, Klein Roosboom, Meerendal, Nitida, Groot Phizantekraal and Signal Gun will each be celebrating the start of white wine season in their own individual style. Each winery has its own charm with superb entertainment for adults and children alike.

For more information visit www.durbanvillewine.co.za, and remember to prebook your festival tickets via www.webtickets.co.za.

Festive Ideas Market at Simondium

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October 13, 2017

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This year’s annual Festive Ideas market is your #1 stop for home and garden gifts!

Organiser Wilna Rabe has compiled her personal wishlist, adding some exciting new exhibitors to sell those perfect items for the festive season.

The market runs from Wednesday 25 October till Sunday 29 October.

Expect a treasure trove of original and hand-crafted items for your home, garden and wardrobe plus some luxurious treats.

Garden-lovers, get this: Festive Ideas is definitely getting into an organic mood this year! Peacock Palace will once again be packed with organic touches, gorgeous greenery, plants and recycled beauties.

Give your interior and exterior spaces a water-wise makeover with stunning hanging plants, beautiful succulents from The Little Fat Plant, green sculptures from Andreas Topiaries, botanical art from William Schlechter, concrete planters from Simply in Concrete as well as Enamel @Simondium Country Lodge.

If you want to put your green fingers to the test, try some of the amazing Super Sprout products, which come in handy slabs ready with heirloom herbs and vegetable seeds.

Other exhibitors include exquisite home-made fashion, indulgent linens, beautifully fashioned pendants and leather bags as well as hand-crafted jewellery.

The deli has solutions for your holiday pantry problems: choice homemade goodies like cookies and biscuits, fudge and brittle, preserves & natural sweetness from Darling Sweet and Darling Honey, traditional biltong and of course chef Mynhard Joubert’s incredible Christmas cakes. (Don’t miss out on these Xmas cakes, the best I’ve ever tasted!)

Take a look:

If deli shopping makes you hungry, grab some delicious bites from the food trucks, a cuppa from the Colony Coffee station, a glass or two from the wine bar or a Wow Yummy Juice and some delicious Italian gelato. It’s a fabulous foodie feast!

Festive Ideas is super family-friendly, so take the little ones along and make a day of it. Chill out in the gorgeous gardens between shopping, while the kids scarper about in a dedicated children’s play area. Ample and secure parking is available too. Entry is R30 per adult with no charge for kids and teens under 18.

Opening hours are: Wednesday to Saturday from 09h00-17h00, closing at 15h00 on Sunday. The Simondium’s Country Lodge is easily accessible on the R45 between Paarl and Franschhoek, only 60km from the Cape Town central, 13 km from the Klapmuts turn-off and a quick 15km from Stellenbosch via the Helshoogte Pass.

For enquiries, please contact 021 874 1046, follow on Instagram @vintagewilna or like on Facebook at Festive Ideas.

Splash of Pink: Paul Rene Bubbly Festival

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October 13, 2017

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Splash of Pink: Paul Rene Bubbly Festival 4 November 2017

Times: 11:00 – 18:00

If there’s no water, what do Capetonians do? Drink bubbly, of course!

Summer’s here and with it, a whole host of fabulous alfresco festivals celebrating the Cape of Good Food and Wine.

Clear your diary on Saturday 4th November for this sparkling event!

You’re advised to arrive in style, dress with a Splash of Pink, and indulge in the beauty, simplicity and elegance at this second Paul Rene Bubbly Festival.

Make a day of it and set aside time for a journey to the Robertson Wine Valley, to discover Wonderfontein Wine Estate and experience the authentic, hand-crafted Paul René Brut and Brut Rosé.

Bubbly will also be for sale at a discount price and delicious Saldana Bay oysters, Norwegian Salmon and other gourmet treats will be sale all day. Gin cocktails from festival partners Clemengold and Cherry Time up the ante!

Delight in the MCC range while listening to live music by the renowned artist Arno Carstens and kiddies can enjoy the horse rides and other activities. Challenge a friend to a game of Boules or Croquet.

“Personally I recommend finding a cool spot in the shade, and enjoying the view of the Langeberg mountains on the one side and the 17th century Manor House on the other whilst listening to the live music” says Paul René producer Henk van Niekerk.

Entry fee is R250 per adult (children free) and includes a welcome bubbly-drink, beautiful goodie bag with a surprise or two. Tickets available from WebTickets and capped at 300 to ensure a high-end intimate affair.

Website & Social Media:

www.paulrenemcc.co.za

www.facebook.com/paul.rene.mcc

@paulrenemcc

Hashtags:
#bubbly

#paulrene

#paulrenebubblyfestival

#bubblesandgin

Accommodation
Please contact our local tourism offices for accommodation inquiries:

Robertson Wine Valley: robertsonwinevalley.com

Robertson Tourism: robertsontourism.co.za

Contact
Henk van Niekerk: 083 380 3980 | henk@paulrenemcc.co.za |

Daytripping at Anthonij Rupert Wine Estate

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October 11, 2017

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Daytripping at Anthonij Rupert Wine Estate

Whenever I’m asked to recommend the ultimate all-in Cape Winelands experience, Anthonij Rupert Wine Estate is top of my list. Yeah, I’m a fan. Big time.

There’s so much to see, do, sip and taste, you must make a day of it to appreciate the full splendour.

And now you can, thanks to ARW’s newly-launched Estate Package day trip. Ideal for groups – so make your end-of-year bookings straightaway!

Glorious summer days are perfect for drinking in the spectacular landscape at Anthonij Rupert Wyne and L’Ormarins Estates in Franschhoek. Drink in the fresh country air, sip some of the huge range of superb wines, feast on delicious food and admire the unforgettable fleet of modern and vintage cars at the Motor Museum. (All they need is a little boutique hotel to make it even more perfect, IMHO, but one day I might just camp out there haha!)

To make the most of this unique and memorable visitors’ experience, purchase an ‘all in one’ Anthonij Rupert Wyne Estate Package voucher. It’s guaranteed to keep you entertained for the entire day! For a mere R495 per person, you’ll be treated to:

Wine tasting at the Terra del Capo Tasting Room
An Antipasti selection lunch (the menu changes seasonally);
A Premium tutored wine tasting at the Anthonij Rupert Tasting Room;
A visit to the Franschhoek Motor Museum with its display of 80 vintage cars;
A scenic tram ride to enjoy the picturesque views of the estate and surrounding Franschhoek Wine Valley.

Book your Estate Package voucher online at www.rupertwines.com, or at any one of the visitors’ destinations on the property.

From here, your tour begins and the voucher is simply handed in at each point. With the estate’s tram service operating between points (on the hour), visitors can spend as much time at each guest facility as they wish before moving on to the next point, thus catering both to travellers at leisure as well as those with a schedule to keep.

Guests are advised to allow a minimum of four hours for the total package in order to make the most of their visitors’ experience.

The ARW Estate Package is ideal for tour groups, company incentive groups, team building outings, treating someone to a special outing or simply a day out in Franschhoek with a group of friends.

Visits to the estates are strictly by appointment only. To book a visit or for more information contact the farm on 021 874 9004 or email tasting@rupertwines.com.

Press release from On The Marque PR

Pinotage Day at Lanzerac

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October 11, 2017

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Celebrate International Pinotage Day with Lanzerac Wine Estate

International Pinotage Day is just around the corner! Saturday 14 October is your chance to celebrate South Africa’s unique grape varietal at the very home of the world’s first Pinotage – Lanzerac Wine Estate in Stellenbosch.

Join in the fun and festivities on Saturday, 14 October, for an unforgettable Pinotage Day experience where live music, superb wines and a Pinotage-inspired menu hold the promise of a perfect day out for all Pinotage devotees.

Lanzerac Wine Estate will be pulling out all the stops on this significant day as the wine industry celebrates this proudly South African varietal. Visitors can look forward to the following exciting offerings on the day:

A Lanzerac vertical Pinotage tasting presented by Cellar Master, Wynand Lategan, at 11h00 and 13h00. This tasting presents the perfect opportunity to sample the Pionier Pinotage 2015, which recently clinched a spot in the 2017 Absa Top 21 Pinotage finalists. Keeping it exciting, the lineup also includes a tasting of Lanzerac’s debut Pinotage Rosé 2017, a Gold Wine Award winner. Tickets cost R50 per person, seats are limited to 15 per slot, and pre-booking is essential.
Stock up on Lanzerac’s acclaimed wines for the festive season. Visitors to the Estate will qualify for a 20% discount when purchasing Lanzerac Pinotage or Lanzerac Pinotage Rosé on the day. In addition, a 10% discount will apply when purchasing any of the other Lanzerac Premium wines on the day from the Tasting Room.
October is synonymous with spring and Lanzerac is the perfect venue for a picnic. Pinotage picnic baskets will be available to pre-order and enjoy on the day at a cost of R400 per couple. Filled to the brim with a selection of cheeses, charcuterie, smoked pork pâté with Pinotage jelly, mini baguette, Pinotage onion marmalade, country style quiche, gourmet cupcakes, a chocolate mousse jar, and a bottle of Lanzerac Pinotage Rosé. Enjoy your picnic under the giant Oaks in the Deli courtyard or on the picnic terrace overlooking the mountains and vineyards.
The Lanzerac Deli adjacent to the Tasting Room will cater to your culinary needs with its Pinotage-inspired menu. Guests can look forward to fresh oysters with Pinotage caviar, Pinotage and rosemary glazed lamb burgers, cheese and charcuterie platters and delicious gourmet mini pizzas for the little ones. Executive Chef Stephen Fraser uses only the freshest, locally sourced produce to create artisanal and wholesome meals guaranteed to whet any appetite.
Cape Town Indie folk band, BrotherBrother, will provide live entertainment while you savour distinctive wine, indulge with the very best in fresh, artisan produce and delight in the breathtaking views.

Entry to Lanzerac is free of charge, but bookings for the vertical Pinotage tasting, Pinotage picnic baskets or the Lanzerac Deli is essential.

For more information about Lanzerac’s International Pinotage Day festivities contact Zia van Rooyen du Toit at zia@lanzerac.co.za

Velvet Cake Co Celebrate Heritage Day with #BraaiPudding!

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September 21, 2017

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Velvet Cake Co Celebrate Heritage Day with #BraaiPudding!

Aitsa! Velvet Cake Co is always right on the money when it comes to celebration cakes for special occasions. This morning I received news of their great Heritage Day cake cup treats, available for the whole month of September. Read on, cake lovers!

“Planning your Heritage Braai this weekend? We’ve got just the dessert for you! Yes, #BraaiPudding!

Take your pick from Koeksuster & Custard, Peppermint Crisp, Ystervarkie and the Rainbow Nation Velvet cake cups.

These brand new Velvet Cake Co. cake cup uniquely specials are uniquely South African, created specially for Heritage Day, 24 September.

Take a look –

· Peppermint crisp chocolate cake cup: moist chocolate cake layers, topped with traditional peppermint crisp dessert

· Koeksister and custard cake cup: buttermilk cake layered with silky smooth custard and topped with koeksister bits

· Rainbow Nation cake cup: multi-coloured buttermilk Velvet Cake, layered with Velvet Cake Co’s famous cream cheese frosting

· Ystervarkie cup: Vanilla cupcake dipped in chocolate and rolled in coconut”

· Priced from R30.00 each

Can’t make up your mind which one to have? Well, try ’em all, I say! You’re doing it for your nation, after all 😃

Available from all Velvet Cake Co. stores until 30 September.

Heritage Day: Braai Heaven at Gabrielskloof

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September 20, 2017

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Heritage Day: Braai Heaven at Gabrielskloof

It’s time for heritage high jinks at Gabriëlskloof, as this wine and olive estate invites you to savour ubuntu spirit in true Overberg style, with its month-long offering of proudly South African treats. It all culminates with a Long Table Heritage Braai Feast on Sunday 24 September.

For the entire month of September, the Gabriëlskloof Tasting Lounge will showcase homegrown flavours with a truly unique Mzansi Tapas Taster, featuring familiar snack bites with a local twist all paired with four estate wines.

Think: Snoek ‘n Patat croquettes with amasi foam and chakalaka, Bobotie poppers, Tangy Pickled Fish Tacos and Biltong in Red Wine. (Yowzer that sounds good!)

Gabrielskloof’s Mzansi Tapas Taster will also be available as small plate starters, or as sides to a main meal at their restaurant during Heritage Month.

The month-long food and wine celebration will build up to a memorable braai feast on National Heritage Day (24 September). Set inside the winery complex, a single, continuous table of unity will line the shaded veranda that surrounds the lush courtyard – the day’s grassy theatre of braai, starring Executive Chef Frans Groenewald.

Here the family-friendly Long Table Heritage Braai Feast will put Chef Frans centre stage, as he applies his gourmet touch to the grill.

Expect braai heaven as seasonal fare is served up with genuine Gabriëlskloof hospitality – meat on the spit, snoek and mussels on the coals, garlic rolls, roosterkoek, pap-en-sous and of course, all the tasty trimmings that go with a good old South African braai. And, as tradition demands, such a fantastic meal would be incomplete without a delectable sweet note brought by beloved South African all-stars such as melktert and malva pudding.

“Gabrielskloof is proudly South African, which is why we’re excited to share our passion and pleasures with fellow South Africans around the fire as we celebrate our cultural heritage and diversity. We’ve laid on some brilliant food and wine for the occasion and have made it absolutely family friendly,” shares an all fired-up Frans.

“What better day than National Braai Day to revel in the ultimate South African pastime!”

Add to the occasion the foot-stomping tunes of local muso Gian Groen performing live at the event, the opportunity for young and old to frolic on the lawns, and any reason to stay away simply goes up in smoke!

This is the opportunity to savour impeccable estate wines, soak up country air and to make new friends through inimitable South African hospitality – over a plate of great food.

Reservations for the both the Mzansi Tapas Tasters and the Long Table Heritage Braai Feast are now open and booking is essential.

The details:

· Braai Feast – The cost is R350 per adult and R100 per child. To book, call 028 284 9865 or email restaurant@gabrielskloof.co.za;

· Tapas Tasters: R250 per couple, including four wines per tasting. To book, call 028 284 9865 or email info@gabrielskloof.co.za.

From its hilltop location outside Bot River – a mere 80 minute drive from Cape Town – Gabriëlskloof enjoys sweeping views of the Babylonstoren Mountains and surrounding wheat fields. Its stylish visitor centre is a landmark destination that offers tastings of wine, chocolates and its olive oil, and is home to an attractive country-style restaurant where slow-cooked, shared meals are served with authentic platteland passion and a generous hand.

Gabriëlskloof Restaurant is open daily for breakfast and lunch, except on Tuesdays. The truly South African Tapas Tasters are available daily, except Tuesdays and Sundays.

Gabriëlskloof’s normal trading hours at the tasting lounge are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm and between 11am and 3pm on a Saturday.

Learn more about Gabriëlskloof, home to wines of the Overberg, on www.gabrielskloof.co.za. Interact with Gabriëlskloof on Facebook and Twitter @Gabrielskloof.

Gabriëlskloof Estate is situated just outside Bot River, on the Swartrivier Road, off the N2.