Wine Valley Adventures on horseback

Posted by Lorenzo Samuels on 10 January 2018 3:35 AM CAT

Whether it is a luxury hourly trip or a romantic sunset wine tasting ride. Enjoy a horseback riding, quad or carriage trail along and over one of the most beautiful mountains in South Africa…

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PINOTAGE AND BILTONG FANS INVITED TO INDULGE IN THEIR FAVOURITES

Posted by Lorenzo Samuels on 10 January 2018 3:30 AM CAT

Take two of South Africa’s iconic products, mix in some live music and gourmet eats, place it in the scenic environment of a Boland wine farm – and you end up with the annual Pinotage and Biltong Festival. It takes place for the fourth time this year on Saturday, 14 and Sunday, 15 April at Perdeberg Winery from 11h00-17h00.

Eighteen wineries offer nearly 50 Pinotage’s for tasting and for sale, some of which are paired with specific biltong flavours van variants, chosen to highlight the best qualities of both. The wines range from the traditional red Pinotage right up to Rosé’s, sparkling wine, MCC, blends and even a white Pinotage!

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Paarl Mountain Nature Reserve

Posted by Lorenzo Samuels on 09 January 2018 9:15 AM CAT

A bit of history

In 1657, a giant granite rock glistening in the sun after a rainstorm was seen by Abraham Gabemma while he was searching for additional meat resources for the new Dutch immigrants at the Cape of Good Hope. He named this granite rock, “de Diamondt” and “de Peerlberg”, which translates to “The Diamond” and “Pearl Mountain”.

35 Years after the arrival of Jan Van Riebeeck at the Cape, in 1687, some Dutch settlers were given land for farming on the banks of the Berg River nearby. The perfect conditions for farming such as fertile soil and the Mediterranean-like climate of this region, gave a major advantage for the settlers to plant orchards, vegetables gardens and above all, vineyards, which today produce some of the best red wines in the world.

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Beautiful Babylonstoren

Posted by Lorenzo Samuels on 09 January 2018 9:05 AM CAT

Babylonstoren is a historic Cape Dutch farm that boasts one of the best preserved plaaswerwe (farmyards) in the Cape. Beloved for its garden that is laid out over 3,5 magnificent hectares (8 acres), the structure divides into 15 sections that include fruit, berries, bees for pollinating, indigenous plants, fragrant lawns, a prickly pear maze, a clivia tunnel and a plethora of trees of historical and botanical import.

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Val de Vie to host the Bridge House Mile and Summer Market.

Posted by Lorenzo Samuels on 05 January 2018 6:15 AM CAT

The Bridge House Mile, proudly sponsored by Standard Bank, now in its 5th year has announced that the event will be hosted on Sunday 4th February 2018 at Val de Vie Estate, Paarl.

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Learn to harvest like an expert at Nederburg

Posted by Lorenzo Samuels on 04 January 2018 6:30 AM CAT

Join Nederburg’s annual ‘Harvest at Dusk’ Festival, taking place at the Paarl winery on Saturday, 17 February 2018, and discover first-hand how the 2018 wine grape harvest is progressing.   

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Full-blown summer flavour at Nederburg

Posted by Lorenzo Samuels on 02 January 2018 4:45 AM CAT

Take a journey to Nederburg this summer for a breathtaking blend of the traditional and the contemporary, just like its wines.  Set against the imposing Drakenstein Mountains near Paarl, the winery commands magnificent views and lets you imagine how it was in the beginning when founder, Philippus Wolvaart, arrived in 1791. His fine manor house, built in 1800, overlooks generous lawns and gardens, filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers and shrubs.

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WHERE TO DO THE BEST WINE TASTING IN PAARL

Posted by Lorenzo Samuels on 27 December 2017 6:55 AM CAT

Well, it’s no secret that there is an endless choice of wineries in Paarl who all produce outstanding wine. When it comes to wine tasting, where do you start with a route this long? Leave it to us to round up the best wine tasting in Paarl.

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Gear up for a road cycling challenge in Paarl!

Posted by Lorenzo Samuels on 11 December 2017 7:50 AM CAT

The annual Bouckaert-Soenen Road Cycling Challenge on Sunday 4 February 2018 will bring thousands of cyclists to Paarl. The races, organised by the Rotary Club of Paarl, are held under the auspices of the Pedal Power Association (PPA) and start at De Poort heritage centre in Pine Street.

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Fun, festive and fantastic events this December in Paarl.

Posted by Lorenzo Samuels on 11 December 2017 4:55 AM CAT

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