In November this year we hosted five Sun International staff members from Zambia.  These members of staff were down in the Cape to attend a three-day Certificate in Wine course run by Cape Wine Academy. 
After completing the course the students undertook two days of wine touring with us.  This was the first time they got [...]

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A recent stay at River Manor, Stellenbosch reminded me of my student days, carefree and devoid of  city stress.
Located in The Avenues, a stone’s throw from the Eerste River, thoughts of the first Dutch Governor of the Cape come to mind.  Simon van der Stel was a man ahead of his time, known for taking soil samples to [...]

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I was invited to the Rod Stewart show and thought “that old fart, what have I got in common with his music, I don’t even own one of his CD’s”?  Well, 3 days later I bought his compilation CD after realising I knew the words to most of his songs!  Guess I’m the old fart! 
So [...]

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