Nothing says “celebration” better than a bottle of bubbly and there are no excuses for not having a good bottle on standby for when the moment requires the popping of a cork. Supermarkets and speciality shops are well stocked with beautiful bottles and many reasonably priced options. But sometimes you need something that’s different. Something… Read More It’s the season to sparkle
When adventure events coordinator Old School Group decides that hosting an extreme sport weekend in Hermanus should get the locals more involved and build up the anticipation towards the event scheduled for April 2019 – expect some fun. From 12 December till 9 January visitors to the world’s whale watching capital can look forward to… Read More Extreme Cuisine
Zwelihle means Place of Beauty and is home to about 40 000 people. The first people arrived here at the entrance to Hermanus in 1957. St Patrick School was the first school to be built in 1945. In 1994 this school opened as Lukhanyo Primary. Literally meaning “a new dawn” Lukhanyo was rebuilt with the… Read More Zwelihle Hermanus
Every November the Overberg village of Elim celebrates the fruit of their terroir with an authentic country event. Good wine is paired with country cooking, a vintage tractor parade and energetic Border Collies showing their skills herding sheep. This is the Elim Wine Festival. A not-to-be-missed Saturday affair hosted at Black Oyster Catcher again this… Read More Elim Wine Festival
Its been a year since the ladies of Vermont, Hermanus, gave their regular gatherings a name and yesterday the Fermentation Society celebrated its first birthday. The food and the wine was the best! And then there are the colourful stories of a certain Lady Jervis. With much detail to the wine selection and food favourites… Read More In Vino Veritas – Fermentation Society Anniversary
I love having art around me. A piece to appreciate. Its the same as music, flowers, wine and jewelry. It makes me happy like a freshly made bed Gianfanelli’s sculpture in Hermanus or that first coffee in the morning. I also like how I have learnt so much from reading up in art work or… Read More Art and About
The purpose of First Fridays, First Thursday and similarly themed events is to bring people together in a space and place where they would not normally be on that particular day or evening. It helps to add some life and activity to a area that needs a pick-up or introduction to a part of the… Read More Third Thursdays in Zwelihle, Hermanus
More Sweetly Play the Dance – this is William Kentridge’s 15 minute long multi- media video installation at my favourite Cape Town space – the Zeitz Mocca. My snippet below does not do the work justice but it’s still impressive and absolutely remarkable. q
Thanks to Hermanus Whale Cruises the tourism ream went out to sea to view the Southern Right whales of Walker Bay.
Domaine Des Dieux won the prize as South Africa’s Best Cap Classique last week in the annual Amorim Cap Classique Challenge. Owner Sharon Parnell, daughter Megan and Wine Ambassador, Shane Mullis, are 3 of the personalities most visible in this business who received the same acknowledgement in 2014. The Domaine des Dieux Claudia Brut MCC 2012,… Read More Domaine des Dieux – Hemel-en-Aarde Sparkle
