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•Funky Fynbos Festival •Win tickets to Franschhoek Uncorked •Create your plate •Sips and Bites

September 2014

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VRYDAG 29 AUGUSTUS STELLENBOSCH: ) Buena Vista Social Café, situated on the R44, celebrates its sixth birth­ day with an array of entertainment.

The theme of the evening will be Ve­ gas with a casino available. Entry is free. Phone 021 855 4454. ) Cotlands will host The High Tea Party at the Webersburg Wine Es­ tate. The event is an annual fundrais­ er for the organisation in the West­ ern Cape. Tickets are R350 per per­ son for a table of 10 or 12 seats.

For bookings contact Lorraine Hirst on 082 875 3521 or lorraine­ hirst@telkomsa.net.

SUNDAY 31 AUGUST STELLENBOSCH: Revel in the magic and marvels of the Bottelary Hills wine region, when Mooiplaas Estate and Private Na­ ture Reserve sets an enchanting Langtafel for the area’s seasonal Pop Up Winemakers Lunch. The event starts at 12:30 with a wine tasting, followed by lunch at 13:00. Costs: R280 per person (includes a glass of wine per course). Seating is limit­ ed. For bookings contact Tamzin Isaacs 021 886 4310 or market­ ing@wineroute.co.za.

SATURDAY 6 SEPTEMBER PAARL: ) Die sesde Waterblommetjiefees aangebied deur Windmeul Kelder vanaf 08:00­16:00 en Rheboks­ kloof Landgoed vanaf 10:00­ 16:00. Een van die hooftemas is wynpasmaats vir waterblommetjie­ geregte. Besoekers kan uitsien na ’n Waterblommetjie Potjiekoskompe­

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which includes a welcome drink, buffet meal and three glasses of wine (one glass per person from each of the Heritage wines). For bookings (before 15 September) phone Denise Bezuidenhout on 021 887 1132 or banqueting3@lanzerac.co.za.

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tisie by Windmeul (vir navrae en in­ skrywings kontak vir Liezl Vermeu­ len by 021 869 8100 of 2 liezl@windmeul.com); ’n Mej Waterblommetjie­kompetisie en die Waterblommetjie­uitdaging (spel­ rondes met pryse) by Rhebokskloof (vir navrae kontak Lillian Jonker by 082 953 5825, 2 lillianjon­ ker@gmail.com).

WEDNESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER ELIM ) Black Oystercatcher 1 km Braai Day for Conservation. 1 km open, ground level braai, wine tasting and wine sales tent, live music, boere­ sport and cash bar. Entry fee: R175 pp. (R25 donated to the Nuwejaars SMA). Includes a bottle of wine (R80), branded wine glass (R40), wood and access to the day. Bring your own meat, side dishes, braai equipment and furniture. Children u18 R40 & u12 free entrance. 09:00 to 17:00. Ticket sales close: 10 Sept 2014. E­mail: braai@blackoyster­ catcher.co.za STELLENBOSCH: ) Celebrate Heritage Day at the Lanzerac Hotel and Spa, with a tu­ tored tasting by cellar master Wyn­ and Lategan; breakfast for two; a spa treatment; cheese and wine pairing. The cost is R350 per person,

SOMERSET WEST: ) The Blue Rock Cable Waterski and Restaurant presents the Blue Rock Spring Fest today and tomor­ row (28 September). Visitors can look forward to the Ice Breaker Wakeboard Competition, Blue Rock Craft Beer Festival, Ajax Fives Futbol Challenge and Blue Rock Live: Bands and Brewers. Entry cost: R70, R100 (includes a branded beer mug) and R50 on Sunday. For more information, contact 021 858 1330 or visit www.bluerock.co.za.

STELLENBOSCH: ) The Neethlingshof Estate is the place to be when the inaugural Sa­ vour Stellenbosch Valley showcases the area’s diverse offerings from 16:00­21:00. Tickets at R300 per person, which include a tasting glass, wine tastings, sumptuous dishes and vibrant live music enter­ tainment, are available at www.wineroute.co.za. For more in­ formation contact 021 886 8275 or send an email to events@wine­ route.co.za. )Events: A potjiekos competition will take place in the garden of St Peter’s Anglican Church in Her­ manus on Saturday 6 September.

Fires will be lit from 09:00. For fur­ ther details contact Michelle Brink: 076 780 4490.

GET INTO THE SWING OF SPRING: Five lucky Fab readers can win double tickets to sample superb wines at this year’s Franschhoek Uncorked Festival on 27 and 28 September. An Uncorked Weekend Pass is R120 per person and available directly from www.webtick­ ets.co.za. For more info contact the Franschhoek Wine Valley offices on 021 876 2861. Simply answer this easy question: when is the Fran­ schhoek Uncorked festival taking place? SMS your answer to 33679.

SMSes cost R1.50 each. The winners will be phoned.

Funky Fynbos Festival in Gansbaai It’s in September, it’s Trail, a hiking route. The Spring, it’s funky and it’s challenging 30 km (R200) in Gansbaai – host of the is usually hiked over three first Rockets Funky Fyn­ days and runners can be bos Festival from 12 ­ 14 assured of some challeng­ September. The MTB race ing hills, boardwalks and on 13 September travers­ wooden steps. There is al­ es fynbos conservancies so a 10 km (R100) for be­ and farms with magnifi­ ginner­runners and a fam­ cent views over the moun­ ily friendly 6 km (R50) tak­ tains to the sea. There are There will be a variety ing place through Platbos three options available, of sporting events du­ Forest. For more informa­ from the 41 km Monster ring the Funky Fynbos tion including route maps, (R160), a 30 km some­ Festival in Gansbaai. go to www.funkyfynbos. what less of a monster co.za or contact Mariana (R140) and the more beginner­friendly Smal on 079 951 0455. Enter online: ht­ 10 km (R80). The inaugural trail run on tp://www.cycleevents.co.za/mtb­events 14 September takes place on the Fynbos /funky­fynbos­mtb­race­trail­run­2014.

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Wild Flower Festival Never mind driving over the moun­ tain, up the coast and far away – from 25 to 28 September you can feed all your floral senses with a visit to the annual Hermanus Flow­ er & Eco Festival at the Fernkloof Nature Reserve.

This year’s exciting theme will be “Plant Explorers; Then and Now”.

Exhibition spaces within the hall will recreate the world of the early traveller, amazed at the floral wealth to be discovered in this ar­ ea. There are also plenty of activi­ ties planned for the children.

Delicious teas and lunches will be available throughout the festi­ val.

Entrance fees: R20 per person.

Children under 12: free entry.

E­mail: botsochermanus@tel­ komsa.net Web: www.fernkloof.com Tel. 028 313 0819 or 028 313 8100.

Sips and Bites ) The prestigious Eat Out restaurant awards, which acknowledge South Africa’s top chefs and restaurants, will be held on Sunday 16 No­ vember at Thunder City at the Cape Town Inter­ national Airport.

Camphors, the signature restaurant at Vergele­ gen Estate in Somerset West, headed up by Chef PJ Vadas, was awarded one of the top 10 spots at the 2013 awards ceremony. Fab anxiously awaits the nominations for the 2014 awards. ) If you think sherry is just for the winter months, Sedgwick’s new recipe for the summer months might surprise

Create your plate and eat it Winelands Vitamins offers a series of interesting weekends of things to do in and around the heart of the Winelands, Wellington.

One of these weekends offers Cre­ ate your Plate and Eat it. Participants create their own ceramic plate in the unique ambience of the Ceramic Matters studio. This is followed by five star accommodation at Au’ de Hex, a wine theatre presentation by Petru Malan, wine tasting and a din­ ner.

The next day participants create a meal, to be served on the plate they created, under the mentorship of one of SA’s top chefs.

For more information contact galery@breytenbachsentrum.co.za or Anne­Ghrett Erasmus on 083 415 0002, or visit www.breytenbachsentrum for more information on the Winelands Vita­ mins creative courses.

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you. Simply add a tot of Sedgwick’s to 200ml of ginger ale or lemonade and plenty of ice. It’s the perfect sipper for a late afternoon get­together, camping and at a braai. ) Waterkloof, the ar­ resting “cellar in the sky” outside Somerset West, has introduced a maiden Chenin Blanc to its Seri­ ously Cool range – an impeccably balanced rendition made to be tak­ en seriously and enjoyed just slightly chilled. Both the Seriously Cool Chenin Blanc 2014 and Seriously Cool Cinsault 2013 retail at R95 per bottle and are available directly from Waterk­ loof’s tasting lounge and selected wine boutiques.

Guests at the 2013 Eat Out awards

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