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Franschhoek Bastille Festival 2013

19 June, 2013 by Wotz Leave a Comment

Dust off your berets, pull on your boots and dress up in your finest red, white and blue, and head out to SA’s leading wine and culinary destination for the annual Franschhoek Bastille Festival, now in its 20th year, which takes place over the weekend the 13th and 14 July 2013. As they say, Go Large or Go Home… With Franschhoek’s French Hugenot influence, they literally paint the town red - you can expect everything French found in every nook and cranny, live French music at various establishments, French fare, a minstrel parade, Farmers' Market, Craft Stalls, chidren's activities and much more. The focal point at the Bastille Festival 2012, as always, will be the Food and Wine Marquee, where Franschhoek's award winning

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Africa Travel

Time to Put Foot!

18 June, 2013 by Wotz Leave a Comment

The Put Foot Rally bills itself as the "the greatest social rally on the face of the earth”, promising 7 countries, 7 checkpoints, 7 parties and 7000 km in 17 days. Quite a challenge, you think? You choose your wheels (which can range from a Toyota Corolla to a classic Range Rover), name your team and make your way through the checkpoints, which include the Fish River Canyon, Victoria Falls, Etosha, Caprivi Strip, Kariba Dam and Vilankulos. Teams of The Put Foot Rally automatically support charities of their choice annual favorites are Project Rhino and the Bobs for Good Foundation Following the inaugural 2012 event, minor changes have been effected to make it that much more brilliant, as if it needed to be!

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Wine & Wineries

Win with RED ESCape in a fun new Facebook game

14 June, 2013 by Wotz Leave a Comment

RED ESCape, the recently-launched red blend of Shiraz and Pinotage from Stellenzicht has turned heads with its digital-themed label. Working with this theme Stellenzicht has produced an awesome new Facebook game, spiced up with wine prizes. The Adventures of Reddy as Heard through the Grapevine is simple and fun. If you’re into the Facebook games on offer, this one far exceeds the rest by offering a grand prize of a Samsung Galaxy Tab2 for the top scorer. Players score by helping Reddy, the red wine grape, catch as many glasses of wine as possible. Points per wine glass vary and a bonus multiplier works on the basis of time taken to complete the level. The quicker you grab the wine glasses the higher your score. Players

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Lifestyle

Celebrate Father’s Day in Cape Town

13 June, 2013 by Wotz Leave a Comment

Fathers Day Cape Town things to do June17

With Fathers Day and Youth Day running side-by-side this weekend there are so many lekker things to do with Dad. We have picked some of the EXTRA-Ordinary ideas to spoil your EXTRA-Special Dad. Enjoy... City Sightseeing this Father’s Day Get yourself and your family onto Cape Town’s Red Bus this Father's Day. City Sightseeing – the company that runs the iconic red double decker open-topped sightseeing buses – has opened their 3 for 1 Kids Special where, on weekends, public and school holidays, two kids under the age of 18 can travel for free on the City Sightseeing bus or Canal Cruise boat with any full-paying adult. Book tickets here. De Hoop Fathers’ Day Weekend is a Family Affair 14 – 16 June Make this

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Festivals

Franschhoek set to cook this weekend

13 June, 2013 by Wotz Leave a Comment

The award-winning Franschhoek Wine Valley is preparing for the annual Cook Franschhoek this weekend. Interactive hands on demonstrations, presented by some of the valley’s highly acclaimed chefs and winemakers, will take place on the 14th, 15th and 16th June. The demonstrations will take place throughout the weekend, allowing you the opportunity to interact with the chefs and winemakers, and to master the art of intricate dishes. With the focus on exclusivity, each demonstration will range from 8 to 30 people, and costs will differ by establishment. This year Cook Franschhoek offers the choice of demonstrations culminating in a beautifully prepared meal paired with local wine, or simply a stand-alone demonstration, allowing

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Lifestyle

Cape Town’s Urban Brandy Cocktail Route Expands Options for Visitors

12 June, 2013 by Wotz Leave a Comment

Following the successful launch of Cape Town’s Urban Brandy Cocktail Route earlier this year, a further 5 establishments have now been added to the route line-up. The recent expansion of this popular route means that visitors are now able to enjoy unique brandy cocktail creations at ten diverse venues across Cape Town. A further ten additions are also scheduled for coming months - and all in perfect time for Spring! The Urban Brandy Cocktail Route celebrates the renewed interest in Cape Town’s cool inner city environment and presents a truly fitting way to appreciate SA’s favourite spirit in its contemporary cocktail form. The route offers both Capetonians and visitors the opportunity to create their own personalised

Tagged With: Christelle Reade-Jahn, Fine Brandy Fusion, Frères Bistro, Hudsons Burger Joint, Jackal & Hide, Knock Knock Bar, mano a mano, Rikki’s taxis, Roxy's Café, SA brandy, Shimmy Beach Club, Societi Bistro, The One & Only Hotel, The SA Brandy Foundation, Tjing Tjing Rooftop Bar, Urban Brandy Cocktail Route

Wine & Wineries

Wine Cellars Young Guns III

11 June, 2013 by Wotz Leave a Comment

This June and July, Wine Cellar will once again be hosting the country’s most exciting and irreverent annual wine event – Young Guns. Now in its third year, Young Guns introduces winemakers who are pushing the boundaries, flouting convention and embracing ‘natural’ winemaking. Whilst all of the participating winemakers work for notable estates, they are also producing unique, interesting and sometimes wacky wines under their own labels. Young Guns lll will be held on the 12th of June at The River Club in Observatory, Cape Town and on the 4th of July at the University of Johannesburg. Forget stuffy tastings – there will be music, there will be wine and there will be many a bearded Swartlander. Expect this year’s

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Eating Out

Col’Cacchio’s June Celeb Pizza & Reality Pizza Showdown

10 June, 2013 by Wotz Leave a Comment

The 2013 Col’Cacchio pizzeria Celebrity Chef Series enters its second month in June with David Grier’s delicious taste of India. His Ghanchaka pizza combines an Indian spiced mash potato base, immersed silken chicken tikka, spring onion, fresh coriander and chopped pineapple chilli salsa, served with mint and coriander yoghurt. David Grier is well known as one of South Africa, and the world’s, leading extreme adventurers. His most famous expeditions include completing the first joint run of The Great Wall of China and the first solo run through India, an amazing 4800km in 98 days. Born into a Cape wine farming family, he started his career as a chef and opened a string of successful restaurants. David lists food, wine and

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Clubbing

The Global Series at Trinity

7 June, 2013 by Wotz Leave a Comment

The Global Series in Association with Viva Vodka

Viva Vodka, SA’s first super-premium vodka, and DVM Events present one of the most anticipated events on the local electronic dance music scene, The Global Series, featuring acclaimed master craftsmen of music, deck masters Simon Patterson (UK), Protoculture and Dean Fuel The Global Series is a sequence of events bringing the best in progressive and uplifting trance from around the globe to Trinity, Cape Town, where party goers can look forward to fuel-injected house sets and top trance audio that will blow their minds. This not to-be-missed series kicks-off on the 14th of June 2013 at Trinity, Cape Town with music brought to you by such standout names as Simon Patterson, Protoculture (DJ and Producer Nate Raubenheimer),

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Movie

Short & Sweet Drive-In

6 June, 2013 by Wotz Leave a Comment

The Short & Sweet Drive-In Experience on the 25th of May, held in Cape Town’s Maidens Cove, Camps Bay, was a roaring success! The screenings, which feature music videos, short films and animated features, originated in London in 2006 and then spread to the world’s hot spots, including Cape Town! The Full Moon Drive-In offers a lovely, nostalgic, night out with great films and all the snacks you could want (including a delicious Boerewors stand and, of course, popcorn). Even the weather did not disappoint as viewers were treated to a beautiful Autumn night. The selection of eight short films had been carefully chosen and honoured some very talented film makers. The screening took place over two hours, with a brief

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