A guest post by one lucky little BarRat: 
The best day in the winelands?
Yesterday was a pretty good day for me. In fact it was such a good day, that I challenge you to top this for a winelands excursion. Where to start? Ah yes, a little round of golf at De Zalze, one of the [...]

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Never in the history of South African wine has one farm managed to win two Decanter national trophies in two consecutive years - well now Cederberg have.
For the third year running Cederberg Private Cellar – since it started participating in the competition four years ago – was awarded a trophy
Trophy: Category: SA Red Bordeaux varietal over [...]

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Well it seems that the fires are still raging in the Helderberg and firefighters are still battling 24/7 to save three of our magnificent wine estates.
Apparently some vines are indeed on fire and/or have been burnt :
“The fires are currently burning on three farms and threatening the Vergelegen, Lourensford, and Knorhoek wine estates,” said Senior [...]

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Well it seems like the whole world is on fire at the moment - this from News24 :
Somerset West - Emergency services are battling to get the fires raging in four areas in the Helderberg region under control, fire services said on Monday.
Four wine farms in the area - Erinvale, Lourensford, Vergelegen and Knorhoek - [...]

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You know, life really is tough down here at the ass-end of Africa.
Not only do we have to contend with wild animals, spectacular scenery (the beaches, the mountains), world class wines and perfect summer weekends - but occasionally we have to drag ourselves off to play golf at prestigious golf estates.
Pinnacle Point
This past weekend I had [...]

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