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Local break at the hottest new hotel in Franschhoek
Having seen close to fifteen years of innovation in our valley it is surprising we see the bar still being lifted each year. A few years ago, during the World Cup hosted in South Africa, a new visitor fell in love with Franschhoek. Since then he has been busy, quietly amassing a hospitality portfolio that…
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Why we live in Franschhoek…
A few months ago I nipped out for a morning jog, before the sun hit the valley floor. Up at 6 for a 5 kilometre round-trip: down the road, over the river, up past Mont Rochelle Hotel, down the hill past the various Champagnes, over the common, left at the monument at the main road and…
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Huzzaaahh!! It's the Franschhoek Champers Festival!!!
Franschhoek’s ‘Magic of Bubbles’ Cap Classique and Champagne Festival, kicks off this weekend. The largest of its kind in the country allowing visitors the opportunity to sample both Champagne and Cap Classique wines. The centrepiece of the festival is a grand marquee on the sprawling lawns surrounding Franschhoek’s famous Huguenot Monument, where bubbly stalls will be…
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Franschhoek 2009 Michelangelo Wine Awards
Grand D’OR WINNERS 2009 Allee Bleue Wines Allee Bleue Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2006 Graham Beck Graham Beck Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Graham Beck Graham Beck Pheasants 2008 La Motte La Motte Millennium 2006 ESTATE WINE VINTAGE Akkerdal Akkerdal Petit Noir 2006 Bellingham Wines Bellingham St. Georges 2006 Bellingham Wines Bellingham Wines The Bernard Series Hand-Picked Viognier…
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Franschhoek Veritas 2009 Wine Awards
2009 VERITAS AWARDS Double Gold Awards Graham Beck Pheasant’s Run Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Môreson Premium Chardonnay 2008 Gold Awards Glenwood Chardonnay Vigneron’s Selection 2008 Graham Beck Pheasant’s Run Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Grande Provence Sauvignon Blanc 2009 MEDAL CELLAR VINT DG Double Gold G Gold S Silver B Bronze (O/D) Off-dry (S/S) Semi-sweet BLENDS Wooded S…