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- Jump to Franschhoek Vendange Celebration
- Jump to Successful season for Jazz on Friday
- Jump to Heartland/Hartland exhibition: Grande Provence
- Jump to Special Jazz on Friday performance will introduce young guest artists from Franschhoek
- Jump to Cheers to Haute Cabriere and Z-card®'s decade of success
- Jump to Rural Cape Music Supper Concerts at Solms-Delta
- Jump to Rickety Bridge's first Rhone Blend receives an Impressive 4 stars
- Jump to Jazz on Friday season in full swing
- Jump to Platter’s Wine Guide marks 30th anniversary
- Jump to Bottoms up to 'Vignerons de Franschhoek White'
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- Jump to Crossings at The Gallery at Grande Provence
- Jump to GlenWood Chardonnay Again Excels
- Jump to Please help us retain our Grand Piano!
- Jump to Personal reward rates high among young South Africans
- Jump to Big 5 at Grande Provence Raises Funds for M.S
- Jump to Cape Chamonix Shines at Old Mutual Trophy Wine Awards
- Jump to First SA Wine Writers Prize Awarded
- Jump to Mont Rochelle Mountain Vineyards Scores Gold Twice!
- Jump to The Tasting Room is a world Top 50 restaurant!
- Jump to Solms-Delta wins Social Inclusion Award
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- Jump to International Wine and Food Society Picks Haute Cabrière
- Jump to Make a Pledge for the Planet
- Jump to Mauritian Festival at Dieu Donne
- Jump to Le Quartier Francais turns 20!
- Jump to The Owners Cottage announced as the world's top 10
- Jump to Rosenwerth Trunk Show Comes to Franschhoek
- Jump to The Owners Cottage named a 2009 Grand Award winner
News listing
Franschhoek Vendange Celebration
Date: 09 Feb 2010
The month of March has great significance in the wine industry, in that it symbolises the celebration of the harvest. With this in mind, make your way to Franschhoek for the inaugural Vendange Cele...
Successful season for Jazz on Friday
Date: 02 Feb 2010
Cape Dutch Connection’s Jazz on Friday, which kicked off on 30 October at La Brasserie in Franschhoek, is having one of its most successful seasons ever, says leader of the jazz band, Derk Blaiss...
Heartland/Hartland exhibition: Grande Provence
Date: 26 Jan 2010
EXHIBITION: “HEARTLAND/HARTLAND”
ARTISTS: JANE EPPEL (painting), MILA POSTHUMUS REYNEKE (painting) & MARIEKE PRINSLOO (sculpture)
DATES : 14 February – 10 March 2010
...Special Jazz on Friday performance will introduce young guest artists from Franschhoek
Date: 15 Dec 2009
January 15 will see a special Jazz on Friday performance at La Brasserie, at which Cape Dutch Connection will introduce two extremely talented young guest artists, Sean Jacobs and Danielle Davenpor...
Cheers to Haute Cabriere and Z-card®'s decade of success
Date: 11 Dec 2009
2010 marks not only a decade into the new millennium, but also celebrates 10 fine years into a partnership between Z-CARD® and Haute Cabrière.
Cradled by mountains in the scenic Franschho...
Rural Cape Music Supper Concerts at Solms-Delta
Date: 08 Dec 2009
Celebrate the arrival of sunny days and long, balmy evenings at Solms-Delta’s unique Saturday Sunset Supper Concerts. From now until 27 February (with a short break over Christmas) visitors will ...
Rickety Bridge's first Rhone Blend receives an Impressive 4 stars
Date: 27 Nov 2009
It continues to be ‘all things new and delectable’ at Rickety Bridge, the stately Franschhoek winery, having come into its own over the past few years: an achievement largely attributable to th...
Jazz on Friday season in full swing
Date: 12 Nov 2009
The 11th season of Cape Dutch Connection’s Jazz on Friday, which kicked off on 30 October at La Brasserie in Franschhoek, is in full swing and has an interesting line-up of guest artists for the ...
Platter’s Wine Guide marks 30th anniversary
Date: 12 Nov 2009
Platter’s Guide, South Africa’s original and still best-selling wine annual, celebrated its 30th anniversary today with the launch of the 2010 edition and the simultaneous release of a mobile v...
Bottoms up to 'Vignerons de Franschhoek White'
Date: 09 Nov 2009
In the minds of wine lovers many of the world's premier wine regions are associated with particular wine varietals. Riesling in the Mosel, Malbec in Argentina, and Shiraz in Australia are a few suc...
The Franschhoek "Magic of Bubbles" Cap Classique and Champagne Festival
Date: 06 Nov 2009
The French would have you believe it, but does a name make it better? France has trademarked the right to call their sparkling wines Champagne, whilst wine estates locally have settled for describi...
Celebrate summer with the Open Gardens Festival
Date: 16 Oct 2009
Come and celebrate the shy budding of summer in the beautiful Franschhoek valley, with a stroll through one of the 10 spectacular gardens on show on 24 & 25 October at the Franschhoek Open Gard...
Come celebrate the start of spring at Grande Provence
Date: 02 Sep 2009
The much anticipated 'Occasions' exhibition at The Gallery on the 5-star Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate, Franschhoek, opens on Sunday 6 September at 11h00 and runs until 7 of October 2009. Th...
Crossings at The Gallery at Grande Provence
Date: 04 Aug 2009
The much anticipated 'Crossings' exhibition at The Gallery on the 5-star Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate, Franschhoek, opens on Sunday 09 August at 11h00 and runs until 02 of September 2009. T...
GlenWood Chardonnay Again Excels
Date: 28 Jul 2009
“They have finally discovered the secret of why our Chardonnay is so outstanding!” said a beaming “DP” Burger, holding his certificate for the National Champion Chardonnay from the 2009 Nov...
Please help us retain our Grand Piano!
Date: 27 Jul 2009
For six years Christopher Duigan has made incredible music in Franschhoek, and the Classical Music Festivals have become part of our village heritage. The grand piano in the Dutch Reformed Church b...
Personal reward rates high among young South Africans
Date: 03 Jul 2009
“It makes me new and alive”
“Travelling makes me know more about myself and other people. It expands my imagination.”
“I forget about the bills, my boss and deadlines.”<...
Big 5 at Grande Provence Raises Funds for M.S
Date: 09 Jun 2009
08 June 2009- In aid of The Multiple Sclerosis Society, Western Cape (MSSA), the annual ‘Big 5’ luncheon was held at the 5-star Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate in Franschhoek on Sunday, 24...
Cape Chamonix Shines at Old Mutual Trophy Wine Awards
Date: 08 Jun 2009
Originally part of the La Cotte farm granted to French Huguenots in 1688, Cape Chamonix in Franschhoek is named after a village in France and French traditions are honoured in the Burgundian style ...
First SA Wine Writers Prize Awarded
Date: 28 May 2009
Collector’s item artwork by renowned artist presented to winner
Joanne Gibson, winner of the Franschhoek Literary Festival’s inaugural SA Wine Writer’s Award received a cheque for R25...
Mont Rochelle Mountain Vineyards Scores Gold Twice!
Date: 11 May 2009
Mont Rochelle Mountain Vineyards has received two Gold Awards in the highly rated Monde Selection International Wine Contest 2009 in Brussels (Belgium). The Franschhoek winery scored Gold Awards fo...
The Tasting Room is a world Top 50 restaurant!
Date: 21 Apr 2009
Le Quartier Français has been included, for the 5th consecutive year (and 6th year overall), in the S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants. This year saw them clinch the coveted Best Restaurant ...
Solms-Delta wins Social Inclusion Award
Date: 14 Apr 2009
Solms-Delta wine farm has won the Cape Winelands Social Inclusion Award for the “excellent and innovative” steps it has taken in promoting the economic, social and cultural well-being of its fa...
Indulge in the dark in Franschhoek
Date: 27 Mar 2009
There are worse ways to spend an evening than dining by candlelight in one of Franschhoek’s sumptuous eateries. Doing so this Saturday night will mean joining in with millions around the world wh...
International Wine and Food Society Picks Haute Cabrière
Date: 19 Mar 2009
Haute Cabrière played host to the International Wine & Food Society (iwfs) who spent a marvelous week visiting the Cape recently. Society members from across the world converged on the Cape fo...
Make a Pledge for the Planet
Date: 16 Mar 2009
WWF, the conservation organisation, is calling people to mass action on climate change. On 28 March at 20:30 people around the world will turn off their lights for an hour. Sign up below (Desmond T...
Mauritian Festival at Dieu Donne
Date: 11 Mar 2009
Dieu Donne restaurant will be hosting a Mauritian Festival on 27&28 March 2009. Join Mauritian chefs and sega dancers from 18h00 until late. Reservations essential. R325 per person. Tel. 021...
Le Quartier Francais turns 20!
Date: 02 Feb 2009
Le Quartier Français is turning an exciting 20 and to celebrate they've put together a series of exceptional offers. They've prepared 4 experience-based packages that are impossible to beat. Stuf...
The Owners Cottage announced as the world's top 10
Date: 26 Jan 2009
The 5-star private hideaway at Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate, Franschhoek, The Owner’s Cottage, has been named in the latest issue of Harpers Bazaar magazine, as one of the ‘10 most fab...
Rosenwerth Trunk Show Comes to Franschhoek
Date: 19 Jan 2009
This week high-end fashion comes to the valley in the form of the Rosenwerth Trunk Show.
If you would like to own some Rosenwerth High Summer or Holiday Collection items you cannot miss thi...
The Owners Cottage named a 2009 Grand Award winner
Date: 14 Jan 2009
The Owner’s Cottage at the 5-star Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate, Franschhoek has been named a ‘2009 Grand Award Winner’ in Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report Special Edition (USA) - the...
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