How I savour any treat! Especially when it comes in liquid form and the setting is the Marine Hotel in Hermanus. Luxury all round. Not just any liquid but the Platter’s 5 star wines and a hotel listed 4th on the Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards. Proceedings were organised by Ula and Paul du… Read More Platter’s Wine Guide 5* Tasting by Wine Village
Every year the South African wine industry and its supporters look forward to the Platter’s by Diners Club announcement. Overberg winemakers did well in bringing many stars home and I look forward to working my way down the list. Alheit Vineyards, situated in Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, has to be singled out for the 5 five stars… Read More Platter’s Wine Stars of the Overberg
A holiday is often the inspiration for new ventures and this was certainly the case for Mary Ann and Hans Evenhuis. They turned their holiday inspiration into reality after a visit to olive groves on Waiheke Island, New Zealand. The couple moved from their busy Johannesburg lives to Hermanus where Mary Ann had roots and… Read More Squeezing heaven from Hemel-en-Aarde olives
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