Tag: franschhoek
Discover small-town South Africa
South Africa is the fourth-best country in the world – Conde Nast Traveler
Reuben Riffel: a Masterchef par excellence
Three award-winning restaurants, a lauded cook book, and a big heart mean Reuben Riffel will long be one of South Africa's favourite chefs.
Music van de Caab keeps Khoi and San music alive
The Solms-Delta wine estate in the Franschhoek Valley, Cape Winelands, is reviving San and Khoi music through the Music van de Caab project and an exhibition showcasing musical instruments.
Solms-Delta lives a transformation ethos
South Africa's famous wine farms were founded and built on slavery, and are still suffering the effects of this terrible legacy. But Solms-Delta, a farm in the beautiful Franschhoek valley, has put in place various mechanisms to build a truly equal industry, while paying respect to the past.
Pinotage – a love it or hate it wine
It may not please every palate, but South African-pedigreed Pinotage is building a loyal following, from the first wine sold in 1961 to the world’s best red wine three decades later.
• Lifetime award for wine leader
Taking the Franschhoek Wine Tram
South African winery scoops Chinese deal
L’Huguenot is a new brand of wine designed for China’s wine lovers and is expected to make big waves in Asia in 2012. Its story begins in the town of Franschhoek.
• Hermanus wine route re-launched
Festival to showcase Franschhoek
The Western Cape town of Franschhoek will host the fifth “The Magic of Bubbles” Cap Classique and Champagne Festival this summer.
• SA, France toast to wine exchange
Gallery: South African landscapes
Vineyards leading to the sea, flat and rocky desert plains, the jagged points of the Drakensberg Mountains, their softer green foothills, regimented plantations of pine – South Africa’s landscapes are diverse, but all beautiful.
• Gallery: SA's new ape-man species
