DRAKENSTEIN CELEBRATES HERITAGE AND WINE AT CAPE WINE

Drakenstein Local Tourism Association used the recently held Cape Wine 2018 to showcase the proud heritage and award-winning wines of the Paarl and Wellington regions.  With 352 producers attending this year’s event, Cape Wine is considered to be the flagship business showcase of the South African wine industry and is…

DRAKENSTEIN CELEBRATES THE ROOTS OF PINOTAGE

The Drakenstein Local Tourism Authority is celebrating International Pinotage Day on Saturday, 13 October, by paying homage to the father of this proudly South African varietal, Professor Abraham Izak Perold. According to Annelize Stroebel, general manager of the Drakenstein Local Tourism Association, the region can proudly claim the title of…

PAARL CELEBRATES FEMALE WINEMAKERS DURING WOMEN’S MONTH

Drakenstein Tourism is using National Women’s Month in August to pay tribute to the female winemakers working in the region with a series of #winewednesday engagements.  There are currently 18 female winemakers and winemaker assistants working at amongst others prestigious wine producers such as Nederburg, KWV, Boland Cellar and Fairview.…