Tuesday started off with a pretty exciting phone call from Pat who is based at the Jonkershoek Cape Nature Conservation offices, who asked if we would be happy to have a Caracal released on Haut Espoir which had been trapped on a neighbouring farm the previous night. Of course, we would be thrilled to have [...]
Exciting Week Ahead
Last week was crazy, what with superb tastings and big shows in the Cape Town area. There will be a nice review of the Food & Wine Bloggers Meeting we did with Food24 up on our website this week, once all the reviews are in. The Cabernet tasting we did was very well received with [...]
Fynbos Friday 41: Leucospermum cordifolium
Almost ten years ago; before the initial clearing of our forest of Bluegum trees up on the mountain slopes behind the Shiraz block, I remember bumping into this plant, and it was barely hanging in there. No sun was getting through to the ground due to the alien trees taking out the sunshine with a [...]
Reminder: Food & Wine Blogger Club, Tomorrow.
Remember when we spoke about this? Well its tomorrow. Have you booked? Here is the information you want: The fourth Food & Wine Bloggers’ Club meeting takes place on Wednesday 18 August, from 18h00 – 20h00, at Brio Restaurant, and will pair Sam Wilson of Food24 food blogs, and Rob Armstrong of Haut Espoir wines [...]
Fynbos Friday 40: Erica lateralis
We haven’t featured an Erica in a while and since they are creating such a wash of colour on the Scherpheuwelberg behind the Shiraz Block at the moment this is the perfect time to feature one of the easier Erica species to identify. And the bees are going absolutely crazy for the pollen at the [...]
Fynbos Friday 39: Gladiolus Carmineus
Today we bring you the Gladiolus family in all her glory, this specific belter is the carmineus. The common name is the Hermanus Cliff Gladiolus. There isn’t a lot to be said about the Gladiolus family medicinally, but they are one of my favourites to photograph as it can be the most challenging in terms [...]
Sauvignon Blanc ’08 & The Twankey Bar
Haut Espoir are very happy to be running a little special at the Twankey Bar in the Taj in Cape Town. The promotion is very simple, runs until the end August in all their F&B Outlets, Mint, Bombay, Lobby Lounge and the Twankey Seafood Champagne and Oyster Bar. R45.00 per glass! Order 3 and enjoy [...]
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