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Day 8 - A Vineyard with sparkles
3:00 pm on Thursday afternoon we are welcomed to Silverthorn winery by the owners - John and Karen Loubster. Hopefully, you are following...

Marian Jack
Mar 19, 20231 min read
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Day 7 - A Vineyard with hand crafted wines
Today we have an appointment to meet with a Lourens van der Westhuizen and Marius at Arendsig Handcrafted Wines. Again we have stocked...

Marian Jack
Mar 11, 20231 min read
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Day 6 - A Vineyard since 1861
Another day another vineyard! Today we are again on the outskirts of Stellenbosch at Bellevue Wine Estate and Theresa meets us to guide...

Marian Jack
Mar 9, 20232 min read
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Day 5 - A Vineyard with style!
Today we travel through Stellenbosch to Peter Falke Wine Estate. This exclusive winery is nestled against the majestic slopes of the...

Marian Jack
Mar 6, 20232 min read
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Day 4 - A Vineyard with a view!
Today's visit is to Muratie Wine Farm - we are here for a wine tasting and to enjoy everything this wine farm has to offer. Firstly the...

Marian Jack
Feb 26, 20232 min read
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Day 3 - 2 Vineyard Visits in Franschhoek
Work starts today in earnest! The first visit we make today is to Stony Brook whose tasting room is situated on the outskirts of...

Marian Jack
Feb 23, 20232 min read
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Cape Town - City Life
After a great flight from Heathrow - Thank you BA - we arrive in Cape Town and pick up a car and then make our way into the centre to...

Marian Jack
Feb 20, 20232 min read
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South Africa here we come!
It doesn't seem possible, but a year has gone since we were sitting In Heathrow waiting for a flight to South Africa. Here we are again,...

Marian Jack
Feb 14, 20231 min read
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Blogging - gone mad!
Dear everyone. I am sorry we have had a technical error here today! I have had to restore all my latest blogs. I would like to blame the...

Marian Jack
Sep 5, 20221 min read
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2 Vineyards – 1 Restaurant
#lourenford #genevievemcc #ataraxia #themarinehotel #wine #winetasting #winemakers #wineandfoodpairing We are now getting very close to...

Marian Jack
Sep 5, 20222 min read
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1 Vineyard – 1 Place to Stay - 1 Restaurant
#hillanddale #vredenbergmanor #96wineryroad #wine #winetasting #winemakers #wineries #eatingout 1 Vineyard - Hill & Dale During the...

Marian Jack
Jun 30, 20223 min read
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1 Vineyard – 2 Restaurants
#wine #winetasting #winemakers #winepairing #closmalverne #icecream #winebar #sparklingwine #stellenbosch 1 – Vineyard and Restaurant...

Marian Jack
Jun 23, 20223 min read
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1 Vineyards – 1 Place to Stay – 1 Restaurant
Today we are in Stellenbosch visiting Muratie Winery

Marian Jack
May 30, 20223 min read
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2 Vineyards – 1 Place to Stay
#wine #winetasting #winemakers #mischa #altydgedacht #muratie #wosa #placestostay #sundowners #sunsets 2 Vineyards Mischa Wine Estate...

Marian Jack
May 14, 20223 min read
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1 Café – 1 Place to stay
#wine #winetasting #winemakers #cafelife #placestostay #wellington #pinkontpatio 1 Café Felix Café – Riebeek Kastel Riebeek-Kastel is one...

Marian Jack
May 8, 20222 min read
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1 Vineyard
#wine #winetasting #winemakers #rijks #winegeek #wineenthuisasm #cheninblanc #pinotage Good Friday today and we are so lucky Tiger...

Marian Jack
May 3, 20222 min read
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1 Winery – 1 Restaurant - 1 to Place to Stay
#wine #winetasting #winemakers #wosa #winegeek #wineenthuisasm #ashtonwinery #winesofsouthafrica #tulbagh #oliveterrace 1 Winery Ashton...

Marian Jack
Apr 28, 20222 min read
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3 Vineyards – 1 River Cruise – 1 Restaurant – 1 Family Supper
#busyday #winetasting #wineandfood #arendsig #viljoensdriftl #freshfood #silverthorn #travelblog #rivercruise #wowwhataday A busy day...

Marian Jack
Apr 23, 20223 min read
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1 Place to stay 1 Restaurant
#robertson #lunchtime #stettyn #rosewine #relaxinthesun #winetasting #placestostay #wosa #robertsonwines #gubasdehoek We leave...

Marian Jack
Apr 21, 20222 min read
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1 Vineyard - 1 Coffee Shop – 2 Restaurants
#Wosa #winetasting #wineandfood #peterfalke #hussarsgrill #freshfood #southafricanwines #travelblog #steakhouse #byo Monday today so back...

Marian Jack
Apr 18, 20222 min read
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