South africa nov dec 2016

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Elation at Creation

Creation Wines.

Newsflash 1: Creation wins yet another award! Congratulations!

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Newsflash 2: Last week brought more exciting times for the Creation team. The long awaited Nice Visits Creation dinner took place on 17 November in the Tasting Room and the glittering event saw the official launch of the Elation Methode Cap Classique.

Find Restaurants & Restaurant Reviews on Nosy Rosy Also a full list of Hermanus Restaurants.

South Africa and some of our places to visit, things to do, experience and see.

This month we bring you some great ideas on things to do. From going on a #CruiseAndDine excursion in Cape Town to, forage for your food in Botrivier, to new craft beer to go and taste in Greyton, to which wine we suggest you should stock up on, and more. Click here to view the newsletter as a digital magazine.

South Africa ~ November / December 2016 Firstly a little gift to you. Our favourite Summer recipe! Impress your guests with THIS zooshiness! Salsa Verde Recipe. Every time we make and serve this sauce the reaction is the same. Eyebrows go up and expressions of delightful surprise follow the first bite. It is super healthy, easy and quick and it improves any meal or snack.

Talking about healthy eating, the 2016 Swellendam

Wildebraam Berry

Festival takes place on 3 December and it promises to be yet another healthy and fabulously fun event. Read more. __________________________________________________________________

Damn Fine Jazz and a Gourmet Picnic Basket at Aphrodisiac Shack & Smokehouse

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Forage restaurant at Wildekrans The latest buzzword in the culinary world is an ancient one: Forage. The Forage restaurant at Wildekrans obviously had to take it to a whole new level though. Their products are foraged and sourced from local artisans and farmers within a 100 km radius of the restaurant. Their chefs prepare it daily. Read more about their indigenous dining ethos and our experience at Forage.

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There is something primally pleasing about naturally fermented bubbles! #Champagne #Beer #Kombucha ~ So the good news is that there is a

new Craft

Beer Microbrewery in Greyton! The Old Potters Inn & Microbrewery acquired their licence four months ago and is brewing up a storm. Read More. #CruiseAndDine at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town A Christmas Gift or holiday treat with a difference would be to invite or sponsor someone for a #CruiseAndDine at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. Nosy Rosy nominated one of the upcoming young YouTube stars to go and experience it on our behalf. Read more here and see the Video.

Please visit our Caring Community & Doing Random Acts of Kindness page where you can pick your favourite charity or choose a random one to donate a couple of rands to. Giving is good for the soul.

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South Africa ~ Overberg ~ Gardening The Nursery in Botrivier inspires gardeners & gardening lovers with a wide variety of indigenous plants, seasonal vegetable plants, herbs, trees, flower-plants, garden accessories and interesting gardening ideas. Situated very close to the N2 it is the perfect last holiday stop on your way home or a great outing on any day! The Nursery Botrivier supports and showcases local businesses and artists which makes the visit even more worth your while.

They specialise in indigenous plants and trees but you will find wonderful seasonal and perennial plants, trays of herbs and vegetables at excellent prices. Visit the Nursery Botriver.

Website

South Africa ~ Overberg ~ Wine Our Favourite Wines which we suggest you stock up on this month are: Creation Wines.

Newsflash 1: Creation wins yet another award! Congratulations! Read more.

Newsflash 2: Last week brought more exciting times for the Creation team.

The long awaited Nice Visits Creation dinner took place on 17 November in the Tasting Room and the glittering event saw the official launch of the Elation Methode Cap Classique.

Seven Springs International recognition for wines produced on your doorstep! Seven Springs Vineyard produces just five wines and already celebrates Gold and Bronze Decanter World Wine Awards, Silver and Bronze International Wine Challenge Awards as well as two 4 Star Platter ratings.

7springs.co.za Read more about the delightful 7 Springs vineyard.

Sumaridge Estate Wines In the beautiful Upper Hemel ~ en ~ Aarde valley lies Sumaridge Estate Wines. Family owned, and best known for its world class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, it also produces other single varietals and premium blends of equal quality. The tasting room opens every day, between 11am and 5pm, and is family and disabled friendly; encouraging you to linger longer at this little piece of heaven on earth. Click here to visit the Sumaridge Estate Wines website.

Wildekrans Boutique Wine Estate is an international award-winning vineyard overlooking Walker Bay, set within a picturesque 1000-hectare estate tucked away in the beautiful Bot River Valley. Apart from award-winning wines available for tasting on the Wildekrans farm, the Estate offers 8 luxury self-catering cottages, perfectly designed for the ultimate experience in relaxation. The Wildekrans winemaking philosophy is one that starts from the premise that great wines begin in the vineyard. The winemaking process, similarly, adheres to principles of low intervention with a focus on capturing and retaining the essence of the vine and terrior. Website

Events To Attend Overberg 2 ~ 4 December TesFes ~ Tesselarsdal Festival 2 ~ 4 December RIVER REPUBLIC 3 December Wildebraam Berry Festival ~ Swellendam First Friday of the month Art Walks ~ Hermanus Every Fiday Live Music at Tapas in Hermanus Elgin Valley Events Weekly Farmers Markets 26 November ~ The Stanford Stumble 26 November Calling all trail girls ~ Benguela Cove 16 ~ 18 December ~ Our Favourite Things Market Gabrielskloof Botrivier / Caledon Oh listen to THE BUCCANEER and get inspired to go to McCully Workshop 26 November 2016 McCully Workshop Paul Cluver 27 December Colour Fun Run Hermanus 7 Jan 2017 ~ The Parlotones at Paul Cluver 26 ~ 29 January 2017 ~ Up The Creek 2017 ~ Swellendam Western Cape & Winelands Calitzdorp Events 18 Nov ~ 8 Jan DinosAlive Cape Town at the Capegate Shopping Centre 16 December Cape Town Sushi Festival 11 March 2017 Durbanville Plaasfees

Things To Do ♥ Adrenalin adventure in nature ~ Cape Canopy Tours “Situated in the Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve, we have partnered with CapeNature to take you into a previously inaccessible and pristine part of this amazing World Heritage Site. Only one hour from Cape Town, we offer a fully guided adventure activity for nature enthusiasts of ages 5 to 75!”

A zipline canopy tour in the company of soaring eagles, surrounded by breathtaking Cape fynbos panoramas and mountainscapes only an hour’s drive from Cape Town by car could well be exactly what you are looking for. Thrilled zipliners who have completed the course have described it as super safe. One commented that the quality of the structure and equipment was reassuringly high and had made her fear of heights irrelevant.

Lonely Planet recently listed Cape Canopy Tour, located in the Elgin Valley near Grabouw and scaling the rugged Hottentots Holland mountains in the Cape Nature reserve of the same name, as second on the list of the world’s hottest new tourism experiences for 2015. Cape Canopy Tour was the only African attraction to make the list! It has been described by Lonely Planet as “vertigo-tinged fun” and “an exciting aerial perspective”.

♥Heart of Abolone Come and join us for a tour of a working abalone farm in the heart of the South African abalone industry, in the coastal town of Hermanus. Learn more about abalone, see it, feel it, and even taste it.

See what is on at Whale Coast Conservation Go to the Saturday morning, or last Wednesday of the month evening, Farmers Market for unadulterated food and fun.

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Gardening The Nursery in Botrivier inspires gardeners & gardening lovers with a wide variety of indigenous plants, seasonal vegetable plants, herbs, trees, flower-plants, garden accessories and interesting gardening ideas.

Situated very close to the N2 it is the perfect last holiday stop on your way home or a great outing on any day! The Nursery Botrivier supports and showcases local businesses and artists which makes the visit even more worth your while. They specialise in indigenous plants and trees but you will find wonderful seasonal and perennial plants, trays of herbs and vegetables at excellent prices. Visit the Nursery Botriver.

Caring Community & Doing Random Acts of Kindness The long awaited Hermanus Night Shelter is in the final planning and fundraising stage. Please support this cause.

Elements: Knitting and crochet hobby classes. Knitting classes are on Wednesday mornings from 10.00 to + - 12.00 or later. We can consider Fridays too. Crochet classes are on Thursday mornings from 10.00 - 12.00 and on either Wednesday or Thursday evenings from 17.30 - 19.30 as the class decides. R75.00 per class. You must bring your own needles and wool. Preferably double knit and 4mm needles both for the knitting and crochet or maybe a little bit thicker, not thinner. Elements is in Broad Street between Amulet and Lock and Key Hermanus. Contact Annette: elements@hermanus.co.za Facebook Enlighten Education Trust Anima Special Needs Children Therapy Centre Camphill School Please read the latest newsletter & Donations welcome. Look at the new website, lovingly designed by Webwits & sponsored by Nosy Rosy.

Please support the new Butterfly Centre – Special needs schools and therapy centre in Stanford.

Please help our NSRI Heroes to help us. Support the NSRI Animal Lovers Hermanus Animal Welfare Society Animal Adoptions Caledon Animal Welfare.

Cloth Lovers The Clothing Bank‘s mission is to empower unemployed mothers through enterprise development. 14 Arum Road Hermanus Industria Contact Magda 028 312 1774

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