Here is a bit of local Franschhoek spice for you, in the early hours Monday night… I didn’t hear a thing, Erica tells me she heard the bang and crash…its left awesome skid marks. Luckily no one was hurt in the making of this blog post…. These shots coming from Garth, literally right outside the [...]
Franschhoek’s newest Cordon Bleu chef
Check those SKILLS! Complete focus on the moosh in the one pan, flairing the other pan out like a tiny Jamie Oliver. Awesome technique Jimbo. Could a father be prouder? This little guy is our son James Ian Armstrong. Watch this space. He is showing serious skills with pots and pans. Move over Gordon Ramsay!
Give us a U, a U, a UCT!
This past weekend got off to a full on cracker, out at Backsberg, for the inaugral Vino Varsity challenge. It was a hyped up inter varsity affair, well organised by Simon Back, and Emile Joubert. I did post up a bit of pre-event gees here. It turned out to be a very civilised afternoon. [...]
Cape Universities Square Off in Wine Tasting Intervarsity
Simon from Backsberg has organised what looks to be a great Friday afternoon. I am not too sure what the afternoon has in store for us, a more civilised event than some of the intervarsity days Im used I am sure, lots of great wine and decent wine chit chat to boot. From my hazy [...]
Franschhoek article in the Business Day
Here is a link to a great article on Franschhoek by Michael Fridjohn, highlighting the wines from La Motte, who have been full steam ahead on a more organic approach in the valley, as well as Dustin’s wines from Mont Rochelle, both flying the Franschhoek banner high. Great work and awesome wines from the valley. [...]
Keerweder Nek Fire last night
Funny looking fire started yesterday afternoon; very weird. Funnily enough I was alerted to this on my way to a Franschhoek Wine Valley Tourism organised digital marketing strategy presentation. I was well impressed, interesting points taken away! Here is Patricks site http://www.collings.co.za/ Now it seems on the whole topic of yesterdays presentation, Patrick mentioned a [...]
Relax with Dax visit to the Farm
The full article is up here: http://www.relax-with-dax.co.za/?p=1335 The highlight of the day was a visit to Haut Espoir. I’m actually drinking a bottle of their 2006 Syrah as I type this and I’m incredibly grateful I don’t have to share it. Any regular reader of Relax with Dax will know that I definitely have a [...]
Pot o’ Gold
Klein Genot has just finished their first harvest in the new cellar this year, and with a great rainbow this morning welcoming them to another harsh Franschhoek winter, and with Angies philosophy on feng shui, sure that this stunning rainbow hovering over the farm will be well received by them. Their brand new restaurant is [...]
Heart shapes in the hoek
This is very weird to say the least. I was up walking through the Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve to look at whats flowering Fynbos wise out and about; and of course appreciate the magnificent views of the valley, when I literally stumbled into a little overhang….finding these The eternal archaeologist in me of course was [...]
&Union @Haut Espoir
Monday, July 6, 2009 Q&A with Rob Armstrong of Haut Espoir: From the land to the glass, and plate. The &UNION team had the fortune of being invited to a barrel tasting and lunch at Haut Espoir with none other than Rob Armstrong. A truly memorable experience. We asked Rob to tell us a little [...]
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