Franschhoek Tatler - October 2015

October 2015

FRANSCHHOEK

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Trail du Mont Rochelle

Tuisgemaak in Franschhoek

Q&A: Henk Swart

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Dassenberg Road confusion Road through vineyard new public servitude road

The old Dassenberg Road (far left) and the new public servitude road through the vineyard (right)

The Dassenberg Road has long been a favourite route of local walkers, runners and riders – also for savvy motorists wishing to avoid the occasional traffic snarl-up in Huguenot Street. When construction on the new bridge, near Grande Provence, and a new road through the vineyard started, many road users were intrigued. Intrigue, however turned to dismay recently when signs were erected stating that the public road is to be deproclaimed.

The Tatler visited Leeu Estates, owner of the new road, and met up with General Manager, Matthew Smith, and some concerned road users to get to the bottom of the issue.

Matthew was quick to allay fears, making it clear that “the new paved road through the vineyard is the new public road for the use of the public.” He continued,

“A servitude in perpetuity has been registered on the new paved road in favour of the general public. The signs that have been erected relate to the process that has now been started to deproclaim the section of the old Dassenberg Road leading past the old Von Ortloff werf to the bridge in order to turn it into a private farm road.”

Although there is a legal distinction between the status of the old road vs the new one (proclaimed divisional minor road vs servitude road) it has no effect on the public’s right to use the Dassenberg Road – except for the route change. As Leeu Estates is the owner of the new road they will also be responsible for its maintenance – something locals know the district roads authorities have not excelled at in the past when it came to the old Dassenberg Road!

Keeping the railway (bridge) shipshape Motorists crossing the Berg River Bridge on the R45 may have noticed over the past several weeks that a team of workers has been busy stripping away the peeling paint and rust on the adjacent railway bridge and giving it a fresh coat of warship grey paint.

Having recently learnt that the branch line to Ceres has of late been reopened, the Tatler decided to make some enquiries about the activity at the bridge.

The man with the answers turned out to be David Blythe of the Franschhoek Wine Tram, which we learnt has now also introduced a Sundowner Tapas Tour to Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate.

According to Blythe, “Under our lease agreement with Transnet we are responsible for the upkeep

of the infrastructure.”

Work on the Berg River Bridge was completed in mid-September. The focus of attention then shifted to the Dwars River Bridge, work on which should also be completed by the time the October Tatler hits the streets.

The paintwork on the Berg River Bridge took a team of 7 workers more than a month to complete and required 240 litres of water-based paint.

An unintended advantage to the work being carried out on the bridge is that visitors to the valley now don’t have to look at a rusty structure that reflects badly on the area, as they make their way into the valley. www.winetram.co.za | 021 300 0338

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A giant leap for leopardkind

The 4 chefs who prepared the delectable lunch at the Cape Leopard Trust fundraiser.

FLTR: Pieter de Jager, Christo Pretorius, Michelle Theron and Floris Smit.

A total amount of R460 600 was raised for the conservation of leopards at a lunch at Leopard’s Leap Family Vineyards in August. The occasion was the second annual Cape Leopard Trust fundraiser at which celebrity MCs Africa Melane and Elana Afrika-Bredenkamp commendably guided 200 guests through proceedings.

It was an unusual treat for attendees to be welcomed by riel dancers; not just any riel dancers, but Die Nuwe Graskoue Trappers who recently won gold at an international competition in Los Angeles.

Lunch was prepared by four renowned chefs who each spent a bit of time on camera beamed onto screens as they explained their fine creations. Christo Pretorius came from Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa, Floris Smit came from Bushman’s Kloof, Michelle Theron came from La Motte and Pieter de Jager simply stayed in his own kitchen at Leopard’s Leap.

After lunch the auction got under way. Items as

varied as a balloon safari valued at R6 000, a chef ’s table at Pierneef à La Motte valued at R12 000 and a Kim Donaldson painting valued at R10 000 found homes with generous bidders.

In thanking sponsors and guests Helen Turnbull, CEO of the Cape Leopard Trust, said, “We are extremely grateful to all those who participated.

The funds raised this year will go towards sustaining The Cape Leopard Trust operations, primarily paying airtime for satellite tracking collars, fuel and financing the resumption of the Cederberg leopard research project.”

Hein Koegelenberg, CEO of Leopard’s Leap Family Vineyards was a gracious host as always and said “Leopard’s Leap has been a proud sponsor of the trust since its inception and we have enjoyed being the host and associate of such a great cause and what has become a highly celebrated and enjoyed annual event.” www.capeleopard.co.za | www.leopardsleap.co.za

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Streekwenner in Plaaswerker van die Jaar aangewys Op 16 September is die Franschhoekse streekwenners van die Wes-Kaapse Plaaswerker van die Jaar kompetisie gedurende ‘n funksie by Mont Rochelle aangewys. Dit was die tweede keer dat die streekstoekennings gedoen is.

Die kompetisie is in 2002 in die Hexriviervallei afgeskop met slegs 36 inskrywings. In 2005 het die Wes-Kaapse Departement van Landbou finansieël betrokke geraak en in samewerking met Sanlam die kompetisie geborg. Vanaf 2012 is Shoprite die hoofborg met ‘n jaarlikse borgskap van R750 000.

Vanjaar is inskrywings vanuit 16 streke ontvang.

Die jaarlikse kompetisie is daarop gemik om erkenning aan plaaswerkers te gee en ook aan hulle waardevolle bydrae tot die volhoubaarheid en groei van die landbousektor in die Wes Kaap.

Die Franschhoekse kategoriewenners is soos volg: • Trekkerdrywer: Johan Ambrach (Plaisir de Merle) • Besproeiingspesialis: David Absalon (Anthonij Rupert Wyne) • Tegniese Operateur: Roger Cloete (La Bri) • Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling: Magdaleen Davids (Solms-Delta)

FLTR: Pieter van Zyl (Shoprite), Regional Farmworker of the Year Winner 2015 Cornel Paulse from Glenwood and Danie Niemand (Director for Farmworker Development: Department of Agriculture)

• Voorman: Ricardo Elders (Plaisir de Merle) • Junior Bestuur: Cornel Paulse (Glenwood) • Plaaswerker met die meeste potensiaal 2015: Naomi Muller (Boschendal) • Streek Plaaswerker van die Jaar 2015: Cornel Paulse (Glenwood) Die kategoriewenners neem almal aan die finale beoordeling deel in Stellenbosch op 8 Oktober. Die provinsiale 2015 Plaaswerker van die Jaar wenners word op 7 November by ‘n gala geleentheid op Nederburg aangewys.

Trail du Mont Rochelle: the second running

R100k boost for bursary fund The FREMCO Trust Bursary Fund received the first of an annual R100 000 donation from the Fransche Hoek Estate Home Owners Association on 9 September. This follows an agreement entered into earlier this year between FREMCO, the HOA and the original developer, Frandevco. The FREMCO Trust came to be as a result of the development of the estate on what was formerly municipal commonage and its beneficiaries are the formerly disadvantaged communities of Franschhoek. At that time a “Social Accord” was entered into in terms of which the community would benefit from the development.

At the handover ceremony, The FREMCO Trust recently received a R100 000 donation from the representatives of the HOA said that Fransche Hoek Estate Home Owners Association. FLTR: Norval Williams they are delighted with the progress (Chairman: FREMCO Trust), Ruth Morgan (FREMCO Bursary Committee) that has been made over the past and Charles Barlow (Chairman: FHE HOA) year, particularly with regard to the operations on the estate and elsewhere. Related to FREMCO Trust, as this effectively brings to an end this process, a number of new cooperatives have a legacy issue involving Frandevco. They put it down already been started by workers to bid for projects to open and cooperative communication and a shared on the estate. The cooperatives are being assisted willingness to find a mutually beneficial arrangement. by a project manager and several very experienced The annual R100 000 donation will provide a stable business people on the estate have also offered their income stream to FREMCO, which in addition mentorship to grow the cooperatives into sustainable receives a levy on each property sale on the estate. businesses. There are high hopes that the model Since 2010 the sales levies paid to FREMCO have now being developed on the estate could become an totalled nearly R400 000. example for other estates as to how to integrate estate FREMCO and the HOA have also partnered in operations and corporate social responsibility. forming a new company to manage the farming

The weather may have been 'terribly good' but that didn't stop the second running of the Trail du Mont Rochelle

The second Trail du Mont Rochelle trail run that took place on Sunday, 30 August, was another great success.

Even the rainy the weather – described by the organisers as “terribly good” – seemed to simply motivate the runners more, apparently lending the event a “European feeling”!

Runners had a choice of three routes – 12km, 18km or 25km – all of which started and ended at the Franschhoek High School rugby field. The longest route included the two highest peaks in the nature reserve, DuToitskop and Perdekop, and all three routes provided spectacular views of the mountain scenery and valley – at least during the periods when the foggy conditions cleared a little.

While most runners relished the wet conditions they did increase the risk of injuries and increased the amount of time some participants spent on their derrieres! Fortunately the medical teams didn’t have to deal with any serious injuries.

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One of the highlights of this year’s race was the inclusion of the new Winelands Trail. The construction of this trail earlier this year has eliminated two crossings of the Franschhoek Pass, thus improving the safety of participants and simplifying the race logistics. It has also opened up entirely new vistas to runners and hikers alike.

Further good news is that the Trail du Mont Rochelle will be included in the SA Skyrunner Series for 2016.

The 25km ladies race was won by SA national trail runner, Megan Mackenzie (sponsored by Salomon), who represented SA in the World Championships in Zermat, Switzerland, in July. Kane Reilly (also sponsored by Salomon) won the men’s 25km race.

Since returning from injury Reilly has won every race he’s participated in this year! www.traildumontrochelle.com | www. montrochellehiking.co.za

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Western Cape green farming portal

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Alan Winde, Minister of Economic Opportunities, officially launched the Western Cape’s GreenAgri web portal at the Backsberg Estate Cellars on 9 September.

The initiative is a partnership between the Western Cape Department of Agriculture and GreenCape.

“The GreenAgri portal is an interactive portal for farmers, researchers and the private sector that showcases the latest environmentally-friendly farming practices.

It also provides information on the Western Cape Government’s green policies and the industry is able to comment on government proposals on these policies.”

Minister Winde said “More and more agri-businesses are going green. That is why we’ve launched the GreenAgri portal at Backsberg, which is one of the world’s first wine producers to launch a carbon neutral wine. These are the kinds of stories we need to promote.”

Minister Winde said the portal would provide support to emerging, urban and small-scale farmers. “Farmers will be able to leave messages and we’ll be able to interact with them and address their concerns or questions. It’s accessible on PC, smartphone and tablet.”

“We know that factors such as climate change pose a threat to food security globally. Through this portal, we are using technology to give farmers the information they need to farm sustainably.”

The portal includes the following categories: Green action plans and policies: All departmental, national and provincial green policies and initiatives.

This will allow all industry participants to identify the broad “green” action plans for the province; Tips and tools: This section includes: • Tips on smart agriculture principles and practices; • Online tools including Fruitlook, the Climate Information Platform and the Cape Farm Mapper; • Funding and incentives to assist with smart agriculture; • Events, training and networking opportunities; • FAQs on Smart Agriculture; Green projects and research: This tool will update users on the latest developments in green research as well as assist researchers in getting feedback on their research.

SmartAgri: The key status quo reports, comprehensive stakeholder information and resources of the Western Cape’s climate change response plan, SmartAgri project, will be available to users; Your input: Registered users will be able to pose questions and identify research gaps concerning smart agriculture; Green contacts: GreenCape will be able to provide users with the relevant contact details. www.greenagri.org.za C

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Bottoms up!

Friday night, 11 September, must have been a rough one for the Franschhoek SAPS judging by what happened the next morning. Whoever was responsible for hoisting the national and SAPS flags outside the station on Saturday, 12 September, hoisted them upside down. Then again, some people just aren’t morning people…

GRANDE PROVENCE WINE AND DINE COLLABORATION Join us for an evening of exquisite wine and superb cuisine at Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate, when we host our Wine and Dine Collaborations for 2015.

29 May 2015 : Pinot Noir

Grande Provence, Oak Valley Estate, Newton Johnson and Creation

26 June 2015 : Cabernet Sauvignon

Main Road Franschhoek PO Box 102 Franschhoek 7690 Western Cape South Africa www.grandeprovence.co.za

Grande Provence, Neil Ellis Wines, Thelema Mountain Vineyards and Spier

31 July 2015 : Shiraz

Grande Provence, Hartenberg Wine Estate, Eagles Nest Wines and Lammershoek

21 August 2015 : The Grande Provence Red

Grande Provence, Joostenberg, Warwick Wine Estate and Hermanuspietersfontein

25 September 2015 : White Blends

Grande Provence, De Morgenzon, Strandveld Vineyards and Tokara

23 October 2015 : Sauvignon Blanc

Grande Provence, D’Aria, Steenberg and Klein Constantia

For reservations please contact T 021 876 8600 or E reservations@grandeprovence.co.za

• 10% discount for a mixed case of 12 wines • Accommodation at our superb Owners Cottage available.

Contact us for further information.

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October 2015

PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH “LES VIGNERONS DE FRANSCHHOEK”

La Motte

Pierneef a La Motte’s

Grapes from one specific site in the Franschhoek area are combined with a secret French barrel selection, to produce the classic flavours that give this style its world-wide appeal. The wine is light in texture, but has all the charm of a worldclass example of this variety, as it has proved to be.

Cellar Price: R110

Ingredients 2 Tbsp (30 ml) olive oil; 1 Tbsp (15 ml) butter; 500 g mixed field mushrooms or brown mushrooms; 2 gloves garlic; 1 knob fresh root ginger, peeled and finely chopped; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp (15 ml) chopped fresh oregano; ¼ cup (60 ml) grated Parmesan cheese; ½ cup (125 ml) goat’s chévre cheese; 1 spring onion, chopped; ¼ quantity basic pasta dough; 1 Beaten egg or water, for brushing; Chopped spring onion and grated Parmesan cheese, for serving; Olive oil or melted butter, for drizzling

Chardonnay 2013

Ravioli with wild mushrooms and goat’s cheese x 1 m long strips. Place the first strip on a floured surface, brush lightly with egg or water and place the mushroom balls at 5 cm intervals. Place the second pasta sheet on top and gently press and press over the mushroom mixture. Remove all the air around the mushroom ball. Use a cookie cutter to cut out the ravioli.

Cut the pasta 1-2 cm larger than the mushroom ball and squeeze the edges gently to prevent it from opening. Place in boiling water for a minute or two until cooked. A good indication that they are done is when they float to the surface. Serve sprinkled with spring onions, freshly grated Parmesan and good olive oil or melted butter.

La Motte  Tel: 021 876 8000  Email: info@la-motte.co.za

Method Heat frying pan, add the oil, brown the butter and sauté the mushrooms, garlic and ginger. Strain the fat and season, the mushrooms with salt, pepper and oregano. Mix through the cheeses and spring onion and mould the mixture into 80 g balls.

Roll out the pasta on the lightly floured surface into 5 cm wide

Sauvignon Blanc 2015

Escabeche of Line fish... miso and mirin broth, pickled root vegetables, scallop noodles

Grande Provence This medium-bodied, wine shows an abundance of fruit on the nose combined with greener aromas typical for cool climate Sauvignon Blanc wines. Flavours of ripe fig and fruit are prominent on the palate and are well balanced by a zesty acidity. The wine finishes with a lingering aftertaste.

Cellar Price: R99

Grande Provence  Tel: 021 876 8600  Email: wine@grandeprovence.co.za

Pierneef a La Motte  Tel: 021 876 8800  Email: pierneef@la-motte.co.za

The Restaurant @ Grande Provence’s Ingredients 300g Red Roman/sante fillet; 100g scallop meat; 1 egg white; 25ml cream; 3ml salt; 6 baby carrots; 3 baby beetroots; 1 teaspoon coriander seeds; 2 bay leaves; 45ml white wine vinegar 45ml white sugar; 150ml water; 30ml mirin; 30ml sweet Indonesian soya sauce; 15 ml soya sauce; 1 lemon zest; 15ml tamarind paste; 30ml chinkiang vinegar; Asian leaves to garnish Method Mix mirin, sweet Indonesian soy sauce, soya sauce, lemon zest, tamarind paste and chinkiang vinegar together in a mixing bowl.

Cut and trim the red roman fillet into 4 pieces, place the fillets into the marinade. Allow the fillets to marinate for 30 minutes. Pan fry the fish, skin side down first. Fry for a minute on each side and place in a pre-heated oven (180 degrees) for a further 3 minutes. Bring the marinade to the boil and add 60ml water for the sauce, simmer for

2minutes. Serve escabeche broth on the side. Bring the white wine vinegar, sugar, coriander seeds, bay leaves and water to the boil in a small saucepan and set aside. Peel and trim the baby carrots, place in a small pot of boiling water for 3 minutes, remove and place them in the pickle liquid. Boil the baby beetroots for 15 min, once cooked place in ice water and peel, add them to the carrots in the pickle liquid. Bring the pickle liquid with the vegetables to the boil just before serving. In a food processor blend together the scallop meat, egg white, cream and salt for 2minutes, once blended remove and place in piping bag with a 2mm nozzle and set aside in the fridge. Bring a pot of water to the boil, once boiling slowly pipe the scallop mix into the water to make the noodles, once they come to the surface they are cooked, remove and strain.

Restaurant @ Grande Provence  Tel: 021 876 8600  Email: restaurant@grandeprovence.co.za

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Which local winery's Chenin Blanc is in the Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top 10?

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Send your answer to: tatlercompetition@gmail.com. The winner will be informed by return mail before 15 October 2015. Prizes have to be collected from the Franschhoek Info Office before end October 2015 or be forfeited.

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On and Off Course Lawrence Gould

Welcoming old friends It is with personal delight that I learnt that the Leeu Collection has appointed Luis Pinheiro as the Regional Director and General Manager of Le Quartier Français in Franschhoek.

The pleasure is made by the fact that Luis Pinheiro and his wife Anthea and their delightful daughters, Caitlin (19) and Courtnay (18) are friends of many years.

Luis (born in Mozambique, but grew up predominantly in Johannesburg) set his sights early on going into the hotel industry. At the age of 18 he started working at the famous Carlton Hotel in Johannesburg as a waiter in the then-legendary Top of the Carlton cocktail lounge.

He joined the hotel’s training programme, moving through all the different departments and working his way up the ranks while studying at the same time to gain his Hotel Management qualification through the American Hotel & Motel Association.

He and Anthea met at the Carlton in 1986 when Anthea also joined the hotel’s in-service training programme.

There they met Peggy Klement from the USA, known to many as ‘My Peggy’ (now the GM of La Clé des Montagnes), as she was also on the training programme.

Cellar Chat Mark Tanner While we in Franschhoek may luxuriate in our cornucopia of haute cuisine, haute wines and haute whatever, there are some adventurers who take it upon themselves to explore our neighbouring wine regions.

They go off to sip and spit (perhaps) in the realms of Walker Bay, Robertson, the Swartland and probably others too. After spending a day enjoying such foreign environments they return with their car boot laden with lesser known labels. I admire such split loyalty.

With a change being as good as a holiday why not display one's adventurous spirit? It is after all part and parcel of being a Franschhoeker. We are able to visit our wineries not only by car but also by horseback and, more recently, by tram. Compared to our neighbours we are indeed the most adventurous.

In keeping with this 'tradition' I was delighted to

Luis joined Orient Express after the Carlton and was at the Mount Nelson Hotel before being transferred to the Reid’s Palace Hotel in Madeira, after which he was sent to manage the newly acquired Lapa Palace Hotel in Lisbon.

After nearly 7 years in Portugal, the last few being in the Algarve running all the Pestana Hotel properties, he returned to Cape Town to manage the Table Bay Hotel.

For the last 4½ years he has been based in Mozambique managing the resorts and investments for Rani Resorts.

That this wonderful family are ‘old friends’ is best illustrated by the fact that when ‘My Peggy’ and I met 25 years ago I had to accept an invitation from the retired legendary Carlton concierge, Leslie Hurst, and Anthea and Luis to see if I was suitable to court Ms Peggy Klement. It seems I passed the test and I have been enjoying their company ever since – a bonus of which is that Anthea is an absolutely brilliant cook!

The accompanying picture has the family at an Italian cooking class. ‘My Peggy’ and I now look forward to more great meals with our ‘Old Friends’. meet the arrival of Discovery Aviation's Eurocopter A 350 'Squirrel' as it lowered itself onto the helipad at Rickety Bridge in early September. This magnificent machine (‘Skyhorse’) is being positioned in our valley for wine tourism purposes. It is also available for transfers and other aerial activities.

Just imagine a flying wine tour! One could visit a couple of our local estates before flying off to Hermanus over spectacular scenery. Within 25 minutes you could be whale watching before a leisurely lunch at a vineyard restaurant, returning via False Bay and Table Mountain. Or perhaps you’d prefer a crayfish lunch at Paternoster via the Riebeeks and Darling?

The permutations are considerable, as is the added value compared to a standard day in the vines. All very fine, but what about the expense? Obviously it’s not cheap, but what does a 30 minute flip of some 100km plus around the Boland vineyards put one back? Indications are that it would be well within one's expectations for a significant celebratory event.

In all, this is a step up the ladder for adventurous spirits, maybe even two steps, and I applaud their confidence in the future if our valley.

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Madame Lamb Burger's final baaa!

Chefs and restaurateurs have a love-hate relationship with it: that one menu item that sells extraordinarily well, season after season, and just cannot be removed from the menu – however bored the kitchen gets with preparing it. In Le Quartier Français’ case this item was the Lamb Burger. Or Madame Lamb Burger as she was formally known.

Eventually though, after a long and storied history at Le Quartier – as she simply calls it, Madame Lamb Burger succumbed. Like any good thing, however, you couldn’t keep Madame down forever and she reincarnated herself a number of times – usually just in time for the Franschhoek Bastille or MCC and Champagne Festivals.

At these events Madame generally took on the persona of Mademoiselle Lamb Burger (ostensibly her niece) and shared the limelight with her favourite groupie – a glass of Môreson’s Miss Molly bubbly. For the 2010 soccer world cup Madame Lamb Burger even arrived as the Baaa-fana Burger.

(You’ve guessed it, Madame’s soccer-mad nephew!)

With Le Quartier Français’ recent sale it was therefore probably to be expected that Madame Lamb Burger would make one final brief appearance. From 28 – 30 August Madame Lamb Burger once again grazed (get it?) her ancestral home on the corner of Huguenot and Berg Streets. Like many admirers, the Tatler’s editor went along for one final fling with Madame Lamb Burger.

On arrival at Madame’s home I was shown to her favourite space for day-time socialising – The Garden Room. Her groupies, led by Miss Molly, were soon there fussing over me. Madame, in imperial fashion, makes even old friends wait a while before making her

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entrance. When she did enter, she did so memorably: wrapped in a toasted focaccia worn over jewelcoloured layers of baby greens, marinated cherry tomatoes and avocado cream. Topping it all off was a bright pickled cucumber salad. Coquettish as always, I thought.

Gentlemen don’t kiss and tell, but I can say that our time together was marked by mixed feelings. We were delighted to share each other’s company again, but couldn’t escape the knowledge that only one of us would leave the room in an unaltered state.

Time with old flames passes far too quickly. When it was time to say goodbye no words were needed.

A knowing glance cast back over her shoulder as she disappeared from sight was all that was needed.

Au revoir, Madame Lamb Burger!

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Tuisgemaak in Franschhoek R E S TA U R A N T

| WINE BAR | DELI

We are sad to announce that due to the end of lease The Salmon Bar will be closing on October 25th.

We would like to thank all our loyal customers who have given such support over the years and hope to see you again before we close.

We hope to reopen in a new venue at some future point.

38 Huguenot Road, Franschhoek | 021 876 4591 info@thesalmonbar.co.za | www.thesalmonbar.co.za

Die dames van Gooding’s Groves is met reg trots op hulle produkte.

By Gooding’s Grove net buite die dorp op die R45 is die personeel fluks besig met ‘n entrepeneurskapsprojek. Benewens hulle gewone werk, maak en verkoop die werknemers uitsonderlike items. Hulle is vaardig met handewerk en bakwerk en is ook verantwoordelik om die deli-kas in die eetkamer vol lekkernye te hou.

Susan Viviers, die bestuurder by Gooding’s Grove, is ‘n arbeidsverhoudinge konsultant en is bekommerd oor personeel wat slegs seisoenaal in diens geneem word. Sy glo mense wat hard werk en hulle kant bring wanneer die vallei op sy besigste is behoort nie werkloos te wees wanneer die werk afneem nie.

Sy sê om personeel gelukkig te hou kan hulle werk interessant gemaak word en hulle vaardighede ontwikkel word om dan ook ekstra inkomste te verdien. As werknemers gelukkig is, kring dit uit na die gemeenskap. Sy sê plaaslike werknemers het heelwat vaardighede wat hulle by die huis geleer het, hulle kort net geleenthede om dit te gebruik.

Hierdie projek gee aan die werkers 25% van die deli verkope en 100% van die wins op die items wat hulle maak. Die werkers het ook hulle bonus slim aangewend om grootmaat klere te koop wat hulle toe herverkoop het en sodoende hulle bonus verdriedubbel het.

Die personeel se handgemaakte items sluit in gebreide en gehekelde komberse, warm ronde kopserpe (pragtig, gaan kyk), versierde kerskoeke volgens Anna Montali se resep, konfyt, beskuit, muesli en olyfprodukte. ‘n Verrassende produk is die verpakte olyfblare wat tans as gesondheidsproduk aandag geniet.

Volgens Susan het die projek dit moontlik gemaak om die werknemers by Gooding’s Grove hierdie winter beter te benut as in die verlede. Die gevolg is dat hulle baie gelukkiger is en planne beraam om die projek uit te brei. Die hoop is dat daar in die toekoms werk sal wees om almal deur die winter in diens te kan hou. Intussen is dit goeie nuus vir almal dat daar talent is wat wag om ontwikkel te word.

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Vrede en Lust reik vlagskip wyne uit

Die Vrede en Lust kelder met Simonsberg in die agtergrond

Vrede en Lust het vier nuwe oesjaarwyne in die vlagskip Vrede en Lust-reeks (swart etikette) uitgereik.

Die Vrede en Lust Kogelberg Chenin Blanc 2013, vanuit die eerste Chenin Blanc wingerd in die Elginvallei, is uitgereik saam met die Vrede en Lust Pinot Noir 2014, asook die Vrede en Lust Barrique 2013, ‘n Semillon/Sauvignon Blanc versnit, en die Vrede en Lust Boet Erasmus 2012.

Die druiwe vir die Chenin Blanc, Pinot Noir en Barrique is van Casey’s Ridge, ‘n 90 ha voormalige appelplaas. Hierdie koel geleë wingerde in die Kogelberg Biosfeerreservaat is geplant in grond wat heelwat verskil van die granietgebasserde grond van Vrede en Lust, waar die druiwe vir die Boet Erasmus vandaan kom.

Die Vrede en Lust Kogelberg Chenin Blanc “is ‘n vol wyn met die tipiese vrugkarakter van Chenin met lemoenskil en sitrus op die neus,” sê Susan Erasmus, die wynmaker by Vrede en Lust. “Die palet van die wyn is ryk met sweempies heuning en ryp vrugte, ‘n perfekte pasmaat vir kos.”

Slegs sowat 4500 bottels Vrede en Lust Pinot Noir 2014 is gemaak en díe wyn het ‘n diep, robynrooi kleur met aarbei en rooi bessies op die neus saam met ‘n titsel kruierigheid, tipies van koeler klimaat wyne.

Ryp tanniene en ligte houtveroudering sorg vir ‘n gesofistikeerde nasmaak.

Die Vrede en Lust Barrique 2013 is ‘n veelsydige versnit wat vrug in sy jeug toon en meer kompleksiteit van die Semillon soos wat dit verouder. Die wyn is ryk met kweper en aardse karaktertrekke, elegant gebalanseer en met ‘n minerale nasmaak.

Die Boet Erasmus vlagskip versnitwyn, vernoem na die Buys broers van Vrede en Lust se ontslape oupa, verteenwoordig die Ou en Nuwe wêreld met klassieke druifsoorte en oordadige vrug.

“Die 2012 oesjaar is ‘n elegante Nuwe Wêreld Bordeauxstyl versnit wat die klassieke druifsoorte insluit en spog met vrug wat goed gebalanseerd is met die hout,” sê Susan. “Die wyn toon dominante geure van bessies, gevolg deur potloodskaafsels en sederhout op die neus.

Die smaak toon lae geure en daar is ‘n goeie balans tussen die elegansie van die wyn en die rypheid van die vrug.”

Vrede en Lust het ook ‘n versamelaarsitem geskenkpak uitgereik wat bestaan uit ses oesjare van die Boet Erasmus (2007 – 2012). Slegs 100 van hierdie geskenkpakke, in ‘n houtkissie verpak, is beskikbaar teen R1950 vanaf die plaas.

Die Vrede en Lust wyn- en wingerdbouspan is bekend vir hul respek vir die omgewing se natuurlike balans en is daarom trots op hul sagter benadering tot die natuur. Die plaas maak ten volle van sonkrag gebruik en saam met gravitasie besproeiing het die plaas in die 2013/2014 finansiële jaar 297 ton koolstofdioksied uit hul koostofvoetspoor gesny.

“Ons maak uitnemende wyne, juis omdat ons noukeurig omsien na al ons wingerde,” sê Etienne.

“Dit maak sin op alle vlakke van volhoubaarheid – kwaliteit, terroir en toekomstige aanbiedinge.

Wanneer ons ‘n spesifieke ligging of wingerd vir ‘n spesifieke wyn identifiseer, weet ons ons kan ons belofte van uitnemendheid nakom.” www.vnl.co.za | 021 874 1611

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Leopard’s Leap Chenin Blanc in Top 10 The second annual Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top 10 Challenge unlocked the obvious potential of Chenin Blanc with pure fruit, complexity, balance, some weight and power indicating the best of the best.

For five of the top 10 – KWV, Perdeberg, Simonsig, Spier and Stellenrust – it was a repeat of last year’s performance.

Franschhoek’s Leopard’s Leap was one of the five new entrants in the top 10.

A total of 145 wines were entered into the competition, (15% up from the previous year) and tasted blind with no indication of vintage, cellar treatment or technical analysis by the five-person panel including Christian Eedes, one of South Africa’s most respected wine judges as chairperson; UK wine writer Jamie Goode, Master Sommelier Higgo Jacobs, François Rautenbach, who heads up the ‘Singita Premier Wine Direct’ programme, Cathy van Zyl, Master of Wine,

as well as associate judges JaapHenk Koelewijn and Tongai Joseph Dhafana.

“The overall quality was very good,” said Eedes. “Chenin Blanc is now such a high-calibre category that it is quite possible to conceive of two or three other equally plausible line-ups of winners in addition to the official top 10.”

The Leopard's Leap Culinaria Chenin Blanc 2014 consists of 90% Chenin Blanc and 10% Grenache Blanc, with the former coming from the Voor Paardeberg area and the latter from Franschhoek. The wine has a well-defined ripe fruit character, showing ample apricot, pear, pineapple and kiwi flavours, supported by sweetspice flavours and a zippy tartness. Elegant oak nuances make this wine a unique food companion.

At R70 per bottle the Leopard’s Leap Culinaria Chenin Blanc was the least expensive wine in the top 10 and is only available from the Leopard’s Leap Family Vineyards. www.leopardsleap.co.za | 021 876 8002

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Grande Provence fine dining stalwart The Restaurant at Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate took centre stage at the American Express Platinum Fine Dining Awards clinching a 10-year accolade for once again securing its place in the lineup of fine dining restaurants in the Cape Winelands.

“We are, as always, extremely proud that our commitment and dedication to be on the cutting edge with our restaurant has been recognised. By combining great food and wine, a welcoming atmosphere and stunning views, we have created the ideal haven for fine dining in the Franschhoek Winelands,” says General Manager and Winemaker, Karl Lambour.

The 18th annual American Express Platinum Fine Dining Awards paid tribute to restaurants that offer superb culinary experiences, push the envelope in terms of creativity and consistently achieve excellence.

Guided by the culinary prowess of Executive Chef Darren Badenhorst and tailor-made wine pairings by restaurant manager/Sommelier Khuselo Mputa, the team at The Restaurant at Grande Provence are inspired by the time honoured practices and precision of French cuisine, combined with the bold flavours of Asia. reservations@grandeprovence.co.za | 021 876 8600

The Nederburg Auction’s four food masters: (FLTR) Fritz Schoon (Schoon de Companje, Stellenbosch), Chris Erasmus (Foliage, Franschhoek), Neil Jewell (Bread & Wine, Môreson, Franschhoek), Gustaaf Boshoff (Stir Food, Somerset West).

Four local ‘food masters’ combined their respective culinary talents to create a fascinating lunch menu for guests attending the Nederburg Auction on 11 and 12 September.

Stir Food’s Gustaaf Boshoff and baker Fritz Schoon of Schoon de Companje, together with Franschhoekers Chris Erasmus from Foliage restaurant and Neil Jewell from Môreson Estate’s Bread & Wine restaurant presented a menu that promoted sustainable food options beyond tomorrow.

Dishes included salads made with seasonal foraged leaves, beef cooked in a stock made from handcollected forest floor and burnt bark and served with forest mushrooms, and buchu ice-cream.

“We initially thought of bringing together modern cooking techniques, but decided in the end to make the menu more relevant to South Africa and came up with the idea of sustainable food options beyond tomorrow,” says Boshoff. These include supporting local, small farmers producing specialist, heirloom grains, and using sustainable techniques of foraging for ingredients used in the dishes served at the Auction.

Chris Erasmus and his team collected pine rings,

mushrooms and stalks for their “terroir-peri” – ingredients used in making a “forest floor” braising stock for their beef main course. “We are more conscious of nature, of weather changes and the implications of what we are doing to our environment.

It’s great that the organisers aligned this philosophy with the auction,” he said.

Baker Fritz Schoon started a grain movement with Free State grain farmer James Moffat to source and plant the oldest varieties and heirloom varieties of wheat. These were used to bake bread and baguettes at the auction, including Highland hard red wheat sourdough loaves, banana and chocolate loaves, and baguettes rolled in coarse-milled organic mealie meal.

Through this movement, Schoon believes, they are helping to create whole new industries. “In a couple of years, every bakery will have naturally farmed flour because of this movement, and farmers will be winning all the way.”

Charcutier Neil Jewell agrees. “I think South Africa is going in a better direction with its food by supporting small farmers and local producers.” www.nederburgauction.co.za

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Zambonelli predicted the imminent appearance of truffles in the area after a thorough on-site root inspection of the orchard trees earlier this year, before it was discovered by Clyde’s ‘clever nose’ in July.

In the future, the orchard will be monitored on a weekly basis until the end of the winter harvest season. This will be done by Clyde and his fellow furry companion, Bonnie, who will soon be joined

by Zippy – the farm’s latest addition.

South Africa’s first black diamond truffle was unearthed in Mpumalanga in January this year.

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Woodford Truffles South Africa has recently confirmed the discovery of the first Black Perigord Truffle in the Western Cape on the farm Altima, one of the properties within the Anthonij Rupert Wyne portfolio. After six years of the required nurturing and care by Coenie and Hanene Van Dyk, the managers at Altima, their Jack Russel, Clyde, sniffed out the 200gm truffle in the brulé of one of the inoculated oak trees.

According to Woodford Truffles SA’s dog trainers they have been on the prowl for the elusive truffle for the past two years. Italian truffle guru, Prof Alessandra

Most local wine cognoscenti know that La Couronne wine estate’s name means ‘the crown’.

What they probably don’t know is that there is also a French nautical connection to the estate’s name.

It is this connection that is celebrated in the estate’s newly re-organised wine ranges and updated labels.

La Couronne was a famed French warship built in 1636 by Cardinal de Richelieu. The ship was the first man-of-war built by the French themselves, in accordance with Richelieu's plans to renew the French Navy, after a series of ships built by the Dutch. At the time the ship was one of the most advanced vessels ever to set sail. She was equipped with 68 heavy guns, 8 firing to the bow and 8 to the aft, an unusual feature until Dupuy de Lôme redesigned naval artillery.

Two of La Couronne’s wine ranges now sport labels featuring a drawing this trend-setting ship. At the top end of the offering is the Admiral’s Choice range, consisting of a wooded Chardonnay and a Malbec – both styles that have historically done the estate proud. Slotting in under the Admiral’s Choice is the Commander’s Selection. This range of seven wines consists of two varietal white wines, a rosé, a Bordeaux style blend and three varietal red wines. Completing the estate’s line-up is the wallet-friendly Sailor’s Choice range consisting of the Upper Deck White and Upper Deck Red blend.

The estate’s wines have certainly lived up to the billing on their labels and have already been crowned with several awards this year. The Sauvignon Blanc 2014 and Unwooded Chardonnay 2015 won gold medals at the Gold Wine Awards; not be outdone the Merlot Rosé 2015 and Upper Deck Red 2014 received gold medals at Vitis Vinifera and the Bordeaux-style Portside Red 2013 was awarded a bronze medal at the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show. More importantly, perhaps, the judges acknowledged it as the best Bordeaux blend in its price class.

Situated within easy walking distance of the village the estate offers picnics in the huge garden surrounding the winery, or cheese platters to enjoy with your wine tasting. Chocoholics should note that the estate also offers a chocolate and wine tasting – talk about the best of both worlds! www.lacouronnewines.co.za | 021 876 3939

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Suid-Afrika se beste ekstrasuiwer olyfolies vir 2015 is onthul by die SA Olive-toekennings op 3 September. SA Olive-voorsitter Nick Wilkinson het die toppresteerders bekendgemaak tydens 'n gala-ete wat ook die dekade-lange bestaan van hierdie gesaghebbende kompetisie herdenk het. 'n Totaal van 19 premium ekstrasuiwer olyfolies het goue medaljes in drie kategorieë ontvang – 3 vir Delikate, 10 vir Medium en 6 vir Intense styl olies.

Babylonstoren se Babylonstoren EVOO het ‘n goue medalje verower in die Medium kategorie.

Die kompetisie het vanjaar 91 inskrywings gelok wat meegeding het vir goud-, silwer-, en bronsmedaljes. Buiten die 19 goue medaljes, is 60 silwer en 10 bronsmedaljes toegeken. 'n Span professionele proeërs het die medalje-aanspraakmakers omsigtig individueel geëvalueer in terme van kwaliteit, kompleksiteit en balans van aroma en smaak tydens 'n vierdaagse blinde proe.

Die hoogsaangeskrewe proepaneel het bestaan uit die Internasionale Olyfolieraad (IOC)-geakkrediteerde paneelleier Mauro Amelio van die Italiaanse nasionale vereniging vir olyfolieproeërs (ONAOO), asook plaaslike olyfoliekenners Gerrie Duvenage, Kelly White, Leonard Arangies, Louise Rabie, Reni Hildenbrand, Robert Claasens, Benedetta Lami en Anne-Marie Ferreira. 

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Water safety essential as warmer weather approaches

much smaller lungs, so don’t forcefully blow into their lungs.) Don't waste time by trying to drain swallowed water.

If the person starts breathing again, they’re likely to vomit. Turn their head to the side or place them on their side to clear the airways. If you suspect a spine injury carefully turn the patient as a unit to keep the head and neck aligned.

If there’s no pulse, place the person on a hard surface and do CPR. Take care not to extend the head backwards but make sure that adequate chest expansion is possible.

Place the person in the recovery position if there are no spinal injuries. This position ensures that the airways remain clear and open, and also prevents choking.

Keep the person warm with a ‘space blanket’ or, if not available, with dry clothes, blankets, towels and/ or black refuse bags to prevent hypothermia.

Call a doctor if someone has nearly drowned, even if they’ve recovered completely. All near-drowning victims should be observed in hospital for 24 hours.

Memorise the number for emergency services in your area and keep the number saved in your cell phone or near your landline telephone,” advises Fedhealth. The national emergency number is 10177 from a landline or 112 from a cellphone. Locally call Medicare EMR on 074 363 7744.

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In South Africa, 60 to 90% of drowning incidents occur in residential pools, and it is one of the top causes of unnatural deaths among South African children. Most concerning, however, is that 90% of children who drown are actually under supervision.

“You simply cannot take your eyes off young children when they’re around water. As little as 5cm of water could pose a risk for a small child. Don’t assume that because a child knows how to swim that they’re not at risk of drowning,” cautions Fedhealth who last year noted an increase in drowning admissions, particularly in coastal areas.

“Pool safety remains a key responsibility of any pool owner. Fence off your pool, install a pool net, and get a lockable cover for Jacuzzis or sunken baths. These are all important steps to ensure your child’s safety around the pool.”

It’s important that those supervising the swimmers are vigilant at all times, because it might not always be obvious that a child or adult is in trouble in the water. Look out for signs such as a swimmer who is struggling to breathe, if the swimmer’s strokes become erratic or if the body sinks so that only the head is visible above the water.

“The most important thing is safety – don’t try to rescue someone if it is going to endanger your life. We hear so many stories of people who have drowned after jumping in to try to save someone else,” advises Fedhealth.

Once the swimmer is on dry land, look out for signs such as laboured breathing, uncontrolled coughing, blue-tinged skin, vomiting, a slow, weak pulse or if the person is losing consciousness. A basic course in first aid and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can make all the difference in a life or death situation. Below are some tips on what to do in a near-drowning situation: First of all, remain calm at all times and call the emergency services.

If you suspect a spinal injury (i.e. following a diving accident) and CPR isn’t required, don't move the person to land. Keep him lying face up in the water until help arrives. Take care to keep his head and neck in alignment at all times.

If the person has to be moved, slide a board under their head, back and buttocks, taking care to keep the head and neck aligned.

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NG Church, Franschhoek Twelve Strings – Two Guitars

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Morgan Szymanski & James Grace Friday 30 October 7:30 pm NG Church, Franschhoek

Mike Rossi (sax) & Christopher Duigan (piano) Christopher Duigan (piano) Saturday 31 October 11:30 am Sunday 1 November 11:30 am NG Church, Franschhoek NG Church, Franschhoek

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear two superb guitarists in concert! Mexican-born Morgan Szymanski, joins fellow Royal College of Music, London graduate James Grace in a in a sublime concert of music for two classical guitars. Now living in London, Szymanski has carved out an elegant career of major international performances.

This is his only duo performance in the Cape with Franschhoek Festival favourite, James Grace.

Stardust is a unique crossover concert featuring Mike Rossi (saxophone) and Christopher Duigan (piano).

Gathering threads from the American Songbook, jazz standards and their own original material, this collaboration offers both musicians a chance to explore and find common ground in a unique enterprise. US-born Mike Rossi, much in demand throughout the country and internationally at major jazz festivals, heads the Jazz Studies programme at UCT. He now teams up with classical pianist Christopher Duigan in an extraordinary crossover collaboration that offers unique opportunity and challenge to both. Supported by LA FONTAINE GUESTHOUSE.

Pop Up Friday 30 October from 9:00 pm The Ceramics Gallery Join the artists for an exclusive ‘meet and greet’ dinner and wine and more music in a casual POP UP next door, at David Walters Ceramics Gallery.

R150 - Booking essential 021 876 4304

Beethoven’s Tempest

Christopher Duigan plays an inspired selection of music for a Sunday morning classical recital in the historic NG Church. Included is music by Mozart, Chopin and Debussy along with Beethoven’s celebrated ‘Tempest’ Sonata. According to Anton Schindler, Beethoven’s secretary and first biographer, the composer said that those wishing to understand this music should read Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’.

It is widely acknowledged as one of the composer’s great masterpieces.

Christopher Duigan is a Steinway Artist.

Tickets for the NG Church Concerts: R100 are available at www.webtickets.co.za and the door. Performance time: (70 mins)

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I Want to Sing in Opera

James Grace, Stanislav Anguelov & Christopher Duigan

Mike Rossi Quartet Saturday 31 October 12:30 for 1:00pm Café BonBon at La Petite Dauphine Join the Mike Rossi Quartet in a relaxed afternoon of entertaining jazz standards. While away the afternoon with a glass of wine and lunch under the oak trees (weather permitting) or in the Cafe BonBon studio. Rossi and Co play an entertaining selection of favourite Gershwin and Cole Porter songs. Featuring Andrew Ford (piano), Wesley Rustin (double bass), Heinrich Goosen (drums) and Mike Rossi (sax and flute).

R350 pp which includes a lunch platter and dessert

Violina Anguelov, Beverley Chiat & Lokhnayo Moyake Saturday 31 October 6:30 for 7:00 pm Café BonBon at La Petite Dauphine Three superb voices gather for a glamorous evening at Cafe BonBon. Celebrated mezzo Violina Anguelov is joined by long-time colleague Beverley Chiat (soprano) in a selection of opera duets and arias.

They are joined by the young tenor Lokhnayo Moyake who is fast becoming a ‘hot ticket’ on the scene. Expect spectacular performances from ‘Carmen’, ‘La Boheme’, ‘Rigoletto’, ‘La Traviata’ in this beautifully styled and created programme.

Christopher Duigan accompanies at the piano.

R475 pp which includes a three course meal

Booking: Café BonBon 021 876 3936 Sponsored by MARRIOTT

Sunday 1 November 12:30 for 1:00 pm Café BonBon at La Petite Dauphine A gathering of three versatile musicians in one festive performance provides great entertainment for a relaxed Sunday lunch concert. Guitarist James Grace, Stanislav Anguelov (accordion) and Christopher Duigan (piano) create many superb moments in a varied and easy-going presentation.

With music from classical, tango, jazz, pop repertoire and a unique collaboration between the three, anything can happen!

R450 pp which includes a three course meal

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Marigolds – a golden choice The much loved and cultivated marigold is a firm favourite in gardens around South Africa. Its discovery by the Portuguese in Central America led to its introduction to Europe and Asia in the 16th century. Spanish explorers also took seeds to northern Africa and Spain, ensuring this beauty’s footprint was quite widespread.

Just like all bedding plants, marigolds are an indispensable addition to your garden, bringing warmth with their rich colours and needing very little fussing over to be adequately cared for. Their many different shapes and size blooms can be found in shades of orange, yellow, red and bi-coloured.

The modern hybrids are very uniform in growth and stay compact, making them superb plants for a mixed border, a rockery or in areas where splashes of bold colour are needed. They also look very attractive when inter-planted with other annuals. Just be sure to pick complimentary annuals that also enjoy lots of

sun, because these sun loving flowers love to bask.

If you’re under the impression that marigolds require lots of water and attention, don’t worry, it’s a common misconception. In reality, marigolds generally thrive with minimal care and once established require only strategic watering during dry spells. Remember to plant your marigolds in full sun in a well composted bed. To keep the blooms blooming (up to four months at a time) deadhead them regularly. www.lifeisagarden.co.za

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20

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February

5

74

11

31

March

76

150

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37

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Steenbras Lower

90.7%

48

Wemmershoek

73.2%

2007

1153

April

50

200

2008

1217

May

120

320

58

106

Voëlvlei

50.1%

June

260

580

166

272

Theewaterskloof

75.9%

July

135

715

190

462

August

162

877

89

551

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89.4%

September

64

941

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2009

978

2010

740

2011

830

2012

1079

October

13

954

74.2%

2013

1471

November

72

1026

1033

December

7

1033

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Walking out the door in the morning one cannot help but agree with the famed words of C. Louis Leipoldt. October is indeed the fairest month of all. It is a month of jasmine, roses, green leaves, emerging seedlings, beautiful sunsets and renewed vitality. One cannot help but feel energised by this beautiful month.

We have had an abnormally dry winter and can only hope for more rain in October and even November.

That might throw your gardening schedule around a bit, so my motto for this month is “do it now”. I am a serial procrastinator, but there is simply too much

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to do in the garden. Tomorrow or next Saturday it might rain. And the week thereafter it might be too late. The dry winter obviously brings with it the need for more irrigation than in previous years. Make sure your system is serviced and fully operational – you don’t want to be caught unawares by a hot and dry week. We have had some wind already and it is amazing how rapidly the South-Easter can dry out the garden.

Most of my time will be spend in the veggie garden. Almost everything can be sown or transplanted in October. I try to grow most veggies from seed, but always get impatient in October and buy some seedlings from a nursery to get a head start. The reward when you pick that first tomato early in December outweighs the cost. Tomatoes and peppers need warm conditions to germinate and we typically need to provide this artificially by means of a cold frame or heated greenhouse. Cucumbers, pumpkins, melons, squashes, sweetcorn, green and runner beans and okra can all be sown directly. The year round root crops do well now and you can still sow some assorted lettuce seeds. I simply chuck these into the garden at random. They are not only pretty, but seem to be plagued less by snails and caterpillars if grown in between other garden plants. The last of your cabbage family and onion seedlings should be transplanted by now. Pick strawberries regularly and try to get the ripening fruit off the ground by means of straw mulch or even plastic sheeting.

Fruit trees and vineyards will need regular spraying from now on. Berry shoots must be tied up before they become too wild. Harvest lemons and limes regularly before they fall on the ground. Thinning of stone fruits lead to larger fruit. Mulch around your fruit trees and feed regularly with a balanced fertiliser. I add a foliar feed to every spray. This is my insurance against any trace element deficiencies that might be present.

Your lawn (if you still have one) needs special care this month. Feed with an organic fertiliser like Neutrog’s Upsurge. Lawn dressing can still be applied. Set your mower a notch higher and mow at least once a week. Lawn caterpillars, crickets and ants can be a problem now – try to keep your sprays to organic alternatives. Hadedas should be encouraged – they are a great help in aerating the soil while eating loads of caterpillars and crickets in the process.

In the kitchen I have an abundance of strawberries to process. I am looking for interesting recipes and have been scouring the internet for fresh ideas. Will keep you posted. The summer also signals our return to the Franschhoek Village Market with all sorts of delicious homemade preserves and fresh products.

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October 2015

Solid start for Giordano Two weeks earlier Giordano Lupini had not yet properly driven a car, but that would not stop the Franschhoek fourteen-year old from putting together a solid car racing debut in the Bold Marine GTI Challenge at the Killarney Flower Power Series races on 5 September.

Experienced kart racer Giordano pulled off a unique double by reportedly becoming the youngest driver yet to race a car in the Western Province, as well as being the first fourth-generation racer. His debut performance on track also impressed many a pundit with a pair of smooth performances that saw his lap times plummet throughout his two debut-weekend races.

Giordano’s adventure started two weeks before, when he took the wheel of a car in anger for the first time at a Killarney track day to become acquainted with the clutch and gear changes, let alone the quantum shift between a car and a kart’s dynamics.

The following week saw the young lad take to the track in his racing Mk 1 Golf for the first time and two weeks and a good many practice sessions down the line, he was strapped in and ready for the Killarney GTI Challenge qualifying, where he posted his fastest lap yet to see to him line up 24th on the 25-car grid.

Race 1 run in a searing early spring heat wave saw the Bridge House scholar put in a positive debut, circulating

Giordano Lupini in action at Killarney

smoothly and consistently to end up 22nd. The second heat saw him deliver another solid drive as he sliced ten seconds off his first race time and shave a further second off his quickest lap time, en route to a credible 17th position overall and 8th in class for the day.

“I’m so happy with my first race on the big track,” Giordano explained. “I have had to learn a lot in a very short time and it’s been a special experience. “I have a lot of people to thank and it was great to be able to bring the car home in one piece, but now we need to find a little more pace – I want to be right up with the cars I was following soon!”

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Replace or repair? That is the windscreen question It’s what many car owners dread, that pinging sound as a stone flicks up off the road or bounces off the back of a truck and hits your windscreen. What starts as a small chip quickly becomes a crack making its way further and further across the windscreen.

Windscreens are specifically designed to provide structural support for the vehicle as well as to stand up to the stress of travelling, but damage does inevitably occur. Interestingly windscreens are actually made up of two layers of glass with an inner layer of automotive safety glass between them. This inner layer, the lamination, serves to hold together the broken outer layers in the event of an accident. That is why windscreens crack when struck by objects, but don’t fall apart and cave in on the driver in most circumstances.

In the event of damage the question is whether the damage calls for a full windscreen replacement or if a repair will do.

Les Mc Master, Chairman of the Motor Industry Workshop Association (MIWA), says a point to remember is that your windscreen is your protective shield. “A crack or chip compromises the efficiency of a windscreen so it may not be the wisest option to go with the cheapest route which could be the wrong one if you were in an accident,” he says.

In general, however, most chips and cracks can be repaired. “Four factors are used to assess the damage – the size, type, depth, and location of the damage.

This assessment needs to be done by a qualified auto glass repair technician who can then decide whether the windscreen is repairable.”

“Most workshops should be able to repair chips of about 2.5cm diameter and cracks about 7cm long.

Traditionally, any crack larger than that would not be repaired, but a full replacement needed. However, new technologies are making it possible to repair

Tatler Motoring Michele Lupini

The Transformer All-wheel drive transforms F Type R from contender to class leader This Jaguar F Type R looks no different to the car we drove last year. On the face of it, there indeed isn’t any change – bar a tiny chrome lug on that R badge that says AWD. This confirms a new driven front axle that transforms it from a wayward beast into a precision driving instrument – and a most significant step forward in performance driving.

I moan all the time about cars that are downright dangerous in the wrong hands and the rear-drive version of this car is a case in point. Most people faced with five hundred rampant horses and torque enough to quell an atom bomb right from idle can very quickly get into in all kinds of trouble. They may as well hand you a thunder flash disguised as a cigarette – and jack it up for you too…

There is however a very simple solution and Jaguar has just come to it. I was intrigued when I first learned of this AWD cat and now that I’ve driven it, I’m gobsmacked. Not only does it absolutely overcome those wayward

wider chips and longer cracks.”

The type of crack is also important as there are many different types of cracks, some of which can be repaired while others can’t. “In general, chips and cracks that can be covered with a R2 coin can usually be repaired,” says Mc Master.

He adds that even good repairs may leave behind some discolouration, mistiness or unevenness so location of the chip or crack is an important consideration. “If the damage is in the driver’s line of sight, a repair could distract the driver. Also any chip or crack that is at or very near the windscreen’s edge where it meets the metal frame, weakens the windscreen and compromises passenger safety. If the technician can’t see the crack or chip in its entirety, then the repair can’t be done successfully.”

Typically an average chip or crack will take about 30 to 40 minutes to repair. A windscreen replacement can be done within a few hours. “Depending on how busy the workshop is you may need to book your car in for the day,” he explains.

Mc Master says the key is dealing with a chip or crack as fast as possible so he recommends speaking to your insurer about what is covered and what excess you may need to pay. “Cracks lengthen before you know it. Dust also settles inside chips which can cause further damage and make repairs difficult. If you don’t act quickly what could have been an inexpensive repair job may turn into an expensive replacement.

It is also vital to use a repairer who knows what he/ she is doing. Make sure the workshop you use is accredited and legit,” he advises. rear-drive habits, but it is also totally transformed into a driver’s tool of the highest order.

Think I’m smoking my socks? Well, this is the fastest car we’ve ever tested to 60km/h – quicker even then the McLaren 650S and six-tenths of a second quicker than its rear-driven sibling.

From 60km/h there’s no further advantage – it is simply that same six-tenths quicker all the way to the end of the quarter-mile it bursts out of at 200km/h. Those six tenths represent how much better a car this is in every respect. There’s no more sword hanging over the driver eager to put the power down for fear of the retaliation of uncontrollable wheelspin – or the car incessantly banging into that wholly overworked traction control.

Now just plant it and this brilliant AWD system will sort it out to deliver spellbinding pace – no fuss, no bother, no fear – that’s all banished to history, or to the poor fool trying to pedal the rear-drive version fast.

So bravo Jaguar – you’ve now proven beyond reasonable doubt that AWD is absolutely essential in this neck of the woods – and it’s downright bloody awesome too.

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Hospice News Colleen Douglas Friday, 11 September, saw the sun shining on 100 golfers as they gathered at Pearl Valley Golf & Country Estate for the Reuben Riffel Golf Day in aid of Franschhoek Hospice.

There were smiles all round when the wind dropped and everybody enjoyed a most successful day both on and off the golf course.

Hospice is eternally grateful to Reuben and his hard working team for their valued support which made this wonderful day possible.

The post-match prize giving was followed by a lively auction, masterfully run by Doug Gurr.

A huge thank you to the following sponsors and donors who made the event possible with prizes, auction items and refreshments: La Vie de Luc, Trucape, Kitchen Aid, Samsung, Waterford Estate, The Sommeliers Selection, Three

Streams, Laborie, Quivertree Publications, New Media Publishing, Cape Legends, Terbodore, La Motte, Leopard’s Leap, Riedel, Le Creuset, Lynx Wines, Lanzerac, Vinimark, Montagu Dried Fruit, Grande Provence, Vrede en Lust, Rickety Bridge, The Robertson Small Hotel, L’Ermitage Hotel & Villas, Abalone House, Zanzibar – Kiindi, The Royal Portfolio, Mont Rochelle, French Connection, Jade, African Touch Jewellery, Ngwenya Glass, Bill Riley Meat, Checkers, Oakley, Graham Beck, Boekenhoutskloof, Unilever, Haut Espoir, Lyn de Villiers and Trish Heywood - our photographer for the day.

The final calculations haven’t been done, but we estimate that R100 000 was raised – before expenses.

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ACVV News Ronelle Pinard

Martha, Johanna and Shaida for your contributions.

Dr Elsa van der Watt also spoke at the Dutch Reformed Church on Sunday morning, 20 August, and she touched many hearts. She informed the congregation of the major needs in our community and the need for food parcels with healthy items.

We have a project at the Dutch Reformed Church called Sakkie vir ‘n Pakkie where shopping bags are handed out with stickers on with specific items to be placed in the bag.

Upward and forward until next time!

We celebrated Women’s Day on 27 August. Sharesa (Penny), our auxiliary social worker, entertained the ladies with a scrumptious meal and an inspirational talk by Dr Elsa van der Watt. Ds Elmarie Wiesner from Bloubergstrand Dutch Reformed Church sang beautifully. We were all inspired!

ACVV Franschhoek wishes to thank Groendal Primary School for the generous donation they presented to us after their Casual Day fundraising event.

ACVV had a part in the Fabiano Conference by selling lunches and suppers and it was a great success. We thank every volunteer for their assistance during these four days. Thank you, Blanche Kramer, Norah Pie, Jean-Marie McNeill and her friend, Jolandi Van Zyl, Pretty in pink at Women’s Day celebration

Aunty Ragel celebrates 99th birthday

First prize winners: Jaco van Niekerk, Reuben Riffel standing in for Shaun Burrows, Tai Collard and Christian Palazzolo

Second Prize Winners: Eugene Cuyler, Reuben standing in for Marcel Swanepoel, Shaun Mc Fall and Pierre du Plessis

Probus Club Julie Mitchell The Probus Club is a local association of retired or semi-retired professional or business people, or others who have had a measure of responsibility in any field of worthy endeavor, who are of good character, and are respected in their communities.

The Club meets once a month on the first Monday,

Women’s month ended on a high note in Mooiwater with a surprise birthday party for a resident who celebrated her 99th birthday on 28 August 2015.

Aunty Ragel Solomons was in her element when she stepped into the community hall and it was full of elderly people Aunty Ragel Solomons was surprised with a 99th birthday party. With her are Clr who came to celebrate her Minnie Petersen (left) and Magriet Lech (right) of FCW Family in Focus birthday with her. the women about pension fraud, the importance of The idea to organize a surprise birthday party for having a will and how to draw up a will.

Mooiwater’s oldest resident came from Councilor Councilor Petersen would like to extend her gratitude to Miennie Petersen. All the guests were pensioners La Petite Ferme Restaurant, Umnyama, Cape Winelands and members of the organization Family in Focus District Municipality and Pick `n Pay Franschhoek for in Franschhoek. In addition to the fun there was their generous donations to the party. also some seriousness as Umnyama NPO educated

Reuben Riffel with Hospice’s Colleen, Marelize, Helen and Tiana, and MC/Auctioneer Doug Gurr

for fellowship and interesting talks. Come along and see what it’s all about. We meet at Café Bon Bon at 12h30 for 13h00. The joining fee is only R50, and the annual fee R100.

On 5 October our speaker will be Mark Tanner who will talk about “Americans”.

In November (2nd) our speaker will be Wolfgang Lange who will speak on “The Astronomy of the Pyramids”.

If you would like to join us please contact the secretary Julie Mitchell on 083 303 3335 or email mitchell.d@absamail.co.za

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Fleur de Lis News Marelise de Villiers

Fleur de Lis koffiewinkel Fleur de Lis se eetsaal is op 4 September 2015 omgetower in ‘n koffiewinkel. Almal het heerlik gekuier saam met die voorslagte van ‘Feedem’ – Fleur de Lis se spyseniers. Die inwoners en die publiek het die dag verskriklik geniet. Hoe kon dit dan ook anders met eetgoed uit die boonste rakke en lekker geselskap? Vir Feedem het ons net die hoogste lof en kan hulle by enige instansie aanbeveel.

Franschhoek Athletics Club Nolan Hendon With summer approaching the activities of Franschhoek Athletics Club are gearing up and members are hitting the roads and pavements with renewed energy.

The club will be staging a club run every second Saturday of the month, with the first outing on 10 October. The start will be at 07h00 from the Franschhoek Health Club. Everyone is welcome; there will be short and long runs with water points along the route.

Parents are encouraged to bring their children along to the club runs to afford the club management to identify junior talent and assist in the development of junior athletes.

The 2015 Boland Cross Country Championships took place at Dal Josaphat Stadium in Paarl on 15 August 2015. This event was jointly hosted by Boland Athletics and Boland Schools Athletics.

Allister Blaauw of Groendal Secondary School, who is coached by his mother – Hedwig, won the 6km race for boys under 16 at this event in a time of 20 minutes 05 seconds. Based on this performance Allister was selected to represent Boland at the 2015 ASA Cross Country in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, where he finished 6th in his event.

For those who’d like to join the club the costs are as follows: Registration R20 License fee R100 (adults) or R50 (juniors).

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Franschhoek Open Gardens 2015

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Editor’s Letter Siegfried Schäfer

The garden at La Rive is always a crowd pleaser

As the time approaches for the annual Open Gardens weekend (October 23, 24, 25) the thought occurs to flower lovers that much of gardening revolves around planting and watching the plants grow. This has also been the case with the Open Gardens Festival – what started on a small scale as the idea of three friends, all enthusiastic gardeners, has blossomed into one of the most anticipated events on the Franschhoek calendar.

This year, as ever, ten gorgeous gardens will be on show; some new, some old favourites, but all representing the great variety for which Franschhoek is noted. Indeed, the fame of local gardens is increasingly attracting groups of garden enthusiasts and designers from outside South Africa. Enquiries have recently been received from groups as far afield as Buenos Aires and Vancouver who wish to visit outside the festival weekend. This can only be achieved by the generosity of the already overburdened garden owners, to whom heartfelt thanks is due.

This year’s festival will see a repeat of the Garden in a Pot competition, which was so enthusiastically received last year. The 20 entries will be displayed in front of the popular plant sale, outside the Town Hall.

Judging time is at 11h00 on Saturday.

A further attraction will be live music in several of the gardens, which will hopefully become a regular feature. As usual, there will be tea available – this year a sumptuous spread will be served at Fransvliet.

There will also be a wine tasting at Grande Provence – thanks to the owners of both gardens, who will be donating the additional funds to the benefitting charity.

Tickets (with maps) at R150 per person for a weekend pass are available in front of the Town Hall and at Fransvliet during the weekend. Gardens open from 10h00 to 17h00 on Friday and 09h00 to 17h00 on Saturday and Sunday. All proceeds are in aid of Fleur de Lis home for the aged.

We “heart” Bandana Day, do you?

12 October – National Bandana Day Take a stand and show you care about people with serious blood disorders like leukaemia.

Buy and wear your bandana on 12 October and contribute towards saving a life.

Founder-Director of The Sunflower Fund, Tina Botha now a resident of Franschhoek implores, “Please support this campaign and help make a difference. We can achieve so much more if we all stand together. Tragically I lost my son, Chris Corlett, to leukaemia. There are however many people currently fighting for their lives that desperately need help. Your R25 for the bandana assists in saving lives”.

Also pledging their support for National Bandana Day is Christy Harrison and her husband Phil who are owners of MCC Restaurant in Franschoek. Christy received a life-saving bone marrow stem cell transplant and is a leukaemia survivor. Christy did lose her hair, but not her life thanks to her anonymous donor.

This is Christy’s story: “Shortly after my husband Phil and I opened our restaurant in Franschhoek, I noticed reoccurring bruising.

Not thinking anything was seriously wrong; I thought I FLTR back row: Christy Harrison (leukaemia survivor) and her daughter Aiden, would pop into my doctor just Tina Botha (Founder of The Sunflower Fund) and Phil Harrison (owner of M.C.C. for a check-up. She too was not Restaurant). Front row: Pinky Nyobole, Bongi Soyisi, Anela Sunduza, Isabel Mzimba. concerned, however suggested that that I go through to Paarl for blood tests.

“National Bandana Day” has become the key “Not long after this, we received the traumatic and element in The Sunflower Fund’s 15 year-long devastating news that I had leukaemia. So began a awareness and fund-raising campaign. Creating year-long struggle for survival. I required a stem cell awareness with the public about the critical shortage transplant but unfortunately neither of my sisters was of tissue-typed bone marrow stem cell donors on the a match for me.

South African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR), The “The next step was to find an unrelated bone marrow Sunflower Fund bandana is worn in support of those stem cell donor. Sadly, no local donors were found, so suffering hair loss due to cancer treatment. a worldwide search started. The whole process takes Funds raised through National Bandana Day go a lot of time and over the following months; I was in towards paying for the expensive tissue typing (DNA) and out of isolation in hospital battling one infection tests for new stem cell donors to join the South after another. After what seemed an eternity, a match African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR). was found and I received a life-saving transplant.”

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Dear Readers Last month I had the pleasure of attending the 25-year anniversary of the Stubbs family’s Three Streams Group, which we all know for their extensive range of fish products – especially salmon and rainbow trout in various forms. Little surprise then that the luncheon, prepared by Chef Matthew Gordon, featured salmon and trout in a variety of delectable forms!

There is a lot that is admirable about Three Streams Group and that makes it one of the most important businesses in the valley. Current CEO, Greg Stubbs, recognised early on that given the world’s rate of population growth and concomitant increase in the demand for seafood the only sustainable way to meet this demand is through aquaculture. Fast forward 25 years and Three Streams Group is a big player in the seafood business.

Three Streams Group, with more than 200 permanent employees, is probably the biggest permanent employer in the valley. There are other entities in the valley that employ more workers at certain times, but seasonal jobs can hardly be compared with permanent jobs and the socioeconomic benefits that they bring.

Franschhoek has worked hard over the years to build a reputation for excellence. Three Streams Group’s absolute commitment to quality fits easily with what the entire valley strives for. The group’s products feature on menus at virtually all our excellent restaurants.

Quality begets quality.

Something else that’s interesting to me is that the Three Streams Group doesn’t only produce a raw ingredient, they are vertically integrated and beneficiate their raw ingredients. I suppose that’s something that can also be said of our wine cellars, but it’s not something that can be said of, say, our plum farmers. I find this rather ironic as we’re a significant plum producing area. We should be laying claim to the title of the Plum Capital of SA and do much more with them than

just exporting the unprocessed fruit.

(For what it’s worth Yuba City in California lays claim to the title of the Dried Plum Capital of the World. They used to call themselves the Prune Capital of the World, but they got tired of the jokes and changed it!)

Also important to me is that Three Streams Group is a family business. (The Stubbs family has been involved in the seafood industry since the 1900s.)

There was a time when it could be said that every farm in the valley was a ‘family business’, but that is hardly the case anymore. Given the increasing value we place on the provenance of products and services I think it’s nice to know that there are real people, rather than an anonymous corporate, behind at least some of them.

I could go on about the Three Streams Group, but before I start boring you let me just say that I hope to attend their 50-year anniversary and that there will still be a Stubbs at the helm!

Sticking to things familial, there has been a change in the Tatler family. Prof Izak Rust who was a longtime contributor to the Tatler and our proof reader has left the village to finally retire - properly this time - to the Strand.

Prof Rust and his wife, Joana, moved to Franschhoek in 1997 and it wasn’t long before he was deeply involved in community life. He served on the Dutch Reformed Church Council, the Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve Advisory Board and the Franschhoek Trust, amongst others, and was involved with a multitude of ad hoc community initiatives.

When I took over the editorship of the Tatler from Barry Phillips in 2009 I inherited Prof Rust as proof reader and I understand that Barry had, in turn, inherited him from his predecessor, Louise Jackson. It is safe to say that we all appreciated Prof Rust’s insightful comment and eye for detail.

He’ll be sorely missed, not only by the Tatler, but by everybody in the valley who’s had the pleasure of knowing and working with him.

While I don’t like losing Prof Rust my mood is lightened by the fact that the role of proof reader is staying in the family. Prof Rust’s daughter, Tania van Deemter, has graciously taken over her father’s role – starting with this issue. I hope that when the time comes my successor can inherit her!

Until next month

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From Franschhoek to the bar Franschhoeker and former Tatler columnist, Wilfred Moses, was approved by the Cape Bar and admitted and enrolled by the High Court as an advocate on 4 September 2015.

Wilfred started his legal studies at UNISA in the second semester of 2009 and completed his LLB degree at the end of last year. In January 2015 he was accepted by the law school of the Law Society of South Africa, in conjunction with the University of Cape Town, to receive six months’ intensive practical training in the practice of law.

He has now opened his own practice in Groendal, Franschhoek, but intends to continue with his other interests such as property development. Wilfred specialises in employment law, family law, commercial contracts and civil litigation.

Besides being an advocate Wilfred is also a theologian and qualified teacher holding the following qualifications: BA (Hons) (UWC); HED (postgraduate) (UNISA) and M.TH (US) in addition to the already-mentioned LLB (UNISA).

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Business Leadership Tony Frost

The Business of Leadership is Relationships Leadership is all about getting others to do what you want them to do and love it and preferably to think that it was their idea in the first place.

There have been millions of words written and spoken about leadership; and almost as many about what the business of business really is. Managing and leading organisational behaviour is all about creating collective action. Achieving this cannot happen without positive relationships. These relationships do not simply happen by chance. The best organisations spend great time and effort on creating corporate cultures that nurture positive relationships. Google for example ensure that people stand in a queue for their lunch and only provide long tables in the canteen to make sure that people rub shoulders and share lunch with those that they may never have even seen before. All of this in order to ensure that relationships are being built throughout the business.

Great effort is invested in building relationships to create mergers and acquisitions that work.

It was Winston Churchill, I believe, who said that you should keep friends close but you need to keep your enemies even closer. He also said that war always ends with talk and relationship-building. Why is it that we don’t do this before the war starts to prevent it from happening in the first place? I have paraphrased here, I know. But the lessons are clear.

The average organisation has multiple relationships but, obviously, some are more important to the business than others. These relationships do not depend on the business but rather on the people in it. The propensity to create and engage in building relationships will be nurtured or discouraged by the culture and leadership of the business.

If there is a deep understanding of the importance of relationships and the dependence of these on the culture and leadership then relationships will flourish.

This will apply whether the relationships are with critical customers, employees or the trade unions.

The other critical aspect is to make sure that the people are properly equipped to understand the social dynamics and benefits of relationship-building.

These may seem to some to be small, unimportant things; or worse that this warm and fuzzy stuff makes

no contribution to the bottom line. This at best is confused thinking; and at worst cynicism of the most dangerous kind.

In our own country one need only look at Marikana (and other tragedies) to see the disastrous effects of ignoring, intentionally or unintentionally, the hard work of building positive relationships. And make no mistake, it is hard work. Good relationships do not just magically fall from the sky although we dream or even imagine that this could happen. It takes focussed, conscious and intentional work to make it happen.

All the world’s best organisations (and one would hope that this includes governments) claim loudly that people are their most important assets. It would be great to be able to believe this but unfortunately the reality paints a somewhat different picture. If this were so there would be much greater attention paid to the importance of people in getting things done and objectives achieved, instead of treating the employees as commodities to be bought and sold at will. There would be a much greater focus on treating them like the assets they truly are. Without people the organisation simply fails to exist. Without people the organisation is an organisation in name only. It requires at least one employee to open the door each morning; it requires an employee to switch on the computer; to operate the factory machine; to answer the telephone; to lead and manage the company and so on.

If employees were truly assets they would appear on the other side of the balance sheet and not be treated as costs, but rather as investments. The appropriate amount would be spent on maintenance and development of these investments and a great deal of effort would be put into communicating effectively with them to ensure the very best return on investment.

This same attitude and approach should be shown to the other critical group of people – the clients.

Without these two on board at the 100% level the business/organisation will always perform at the suboptimal level.

Relationships are built on a give-and-take from both parties and not as one wag put it when describing his relationship with his erstwhile wife, “I give and she takes!”

The best relationships are about envisaging and building the future together using the skills, wisdom and expertise of both parties to make the picture bigger and brighter for all. This is where the work is. It takes courage and risk-taking. It needs both parties to be prepared to share and expose their vulnerabilities to and to figure out together how they can make the future the very best that it can be for everyone.

This is the true essence of making the future together!

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Employment Equity Reporting Deadline 2015 All designated employers must, in terms of Section 21 of the Employment Equity Act, No. 55 of 1998, submit their annual employment equity report by 1 October each year. Accordingly, the deadline for manual submissions is 1 October 2015, but, this has been extended to 15 January 2016 for online submissions.

Manual submissions For manual submissions you will need to complete the EEA2 and EEA4 forms and submit these to the Department of Labour by hand or by post. These manual forms can be downloaded from the Department of Labour’s website: Online submissions For online submissions, you will need to register an account at https://ee.labour.gov.za/dmiso/ and submit the EEA2 and EEA4 forms online.

Note: This site is temporarily down, but, should open shortly again for online submissions.

Who must submit an employment equity report?

1. All employers who employ 50 or more people.

2. Employers with fewer than 50 employees who are designated in terms of the turnover threshold applicable to employers. These thresholds range

Let the Lawyer Handle It Graeme Falck

Selling your house? Choose your own conveyancer For most people, your house is your most important asset. So when you sell it, it is critical to entrust the process to a conveyancer you can trust to act with both speed and integrity.

The conveyancer’s role When you sell property the conveyancer is the specialist attorney appointed as “transferring attorney” and tasked with carrying out the process of registering the buyer as the new owner. Only suitably qualified attorneys are admitted to practice as conveyancers and only they can register transfer of ownership (and other property rights like mortgage bonds, servitudes etc) in the Deeds Office.

Your risk: What can go wrong?

• First step in the process is normally the appointment of an estate agent to find a buyer. It is vital to have a clear agreement in place with the agent. Neither of you will want disputes to arise over the terms of the mandate or entitlement to commission.

• Next is the actual sale agreement (also referred to as a “deed of sale” or “offer to purchase”). Not only must it be in writing, properly signed, and comply with a number of requirements, but things can go disastrously wrong if your agreement is unclear, ambiguous, wrongly worded, incorrectly signed etc. It is also critical that you understand exactly what you are committing yourself to –

October 2015 between R6m and R30m depending on the industrial sector or subsector in which the employer operates.

3. A municipality, as referred to in Chapter 7 of the Constitution.

4. An organ of state as defined in section 239 of the Constitution but excluding the SA National Defence Force, National Intelligence Agency, South African Secret Service.

5. Any employer who volunteers to submit an Employment Equity report.

Frequency of submission of employment equity report The Employment Equity Amendment Act No.47 of 2013 brought about some important changes regarding the timing of reporting. All designated employers must report every year. There is no longer a distinction between a large employer who reports annually and a small employer who reports bi-annually.

An employer that becomes designated on or after the first working day of April but before the first working day of October must only submit its first report on the first working day of October in the following year.

Maximum permissible fines Schedule 1 of the Employment Equity Act (as amended) contains the list of fines which may be imposed upon an employer for contravention of the Employment Equity Act. The fines are very heavy and run into millions of Rands. These can be viewed at http://www.labour.gov.za/DOL/ downloads/legislation/acts/employment-equity/ eea_amend2014.pdf.

with very few exceptions, our law will hold you to whatever terms and conditions are in the agreement. Sign nothing until your attorney has checked everything for you!

• “Time”, as the old saying goes, “is money”, and any delay in the transfer process puts you at risk of substantial loss. Your conveyancer jumps through all sorts of hoops for you before lodging transfer documents in the Deeds Office and while some steps in the process need cooperation from third parties like bondholders, SARS and the local municipality, others depend on your buyer’s active participation. If the buyer either wants to delay transfer or hasn’t got his/ her ducks in a row, you need rapid corrective action to be taken. Choose a conveyancer you can rely on to move the process along with a minimum of delay.

Insist on using the attorney of your own choice The bottom line is that you ultimately carry more risk than the buyer if things go wrong. It is entirely fair therefore that you as the seller have the right to nominate your own attorney to attend to the conveyancing, and it is vital that the sale agreement confirms this unambiguously. The fact that the buyer normally pays the conveyancer (as part of the transfer costs) is irrelevant. There is nothing to stop the buyer from appointing his/her own attorney to monitor the transfer process at his/her own cost, although that is seldom necessary. If a buyer pushes for the appointment of another conveyancer on the basis of discounted fees, remember that any such discount benefits the buyer, not you.

Don’t let anyone take away your right to choose your own conveyancer!

(This article first appeared in LawDotNews and is reproduced with permission from the copyright holder DotNews and from Falck Attorneys.)

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Franschhoek Tatler

met Henk Swart, wynmaker by La Couronne

Hoe het jy by La Couronne as wynmaker beland?

Meer geluk as wysheid. Die regte mense op die regte tyd ontmoet.

Waar het jy voorheen wyngemaak en vir hoe lank?

Ek was vir 20 jaar by Alvi’s Drift Wines in Worcester.

Eers as plaasbestuurder, toe assistant wynmaker, toe wynmaker.

Hoe en hoekom het jy leer wynmaak?

Ek het na my Elsenburg studies in die Tafeldruiwe bedryf op Porterville seisoenwerk gedoen en het gehoor van ‘n permanente werk by Alvi’s Drift (toe

nog genoem Rondebosch farms). Ek het aansoek gedoen en die werk gekry. Ek het altyd meer belangestel in wyndruiwe as in vrugtebome waarmee ek groot geword het.

Dit was ook fantasties en ‘n voorrreg om saam met so ‘n groot gees en persoonlikheid in die landbou soos Oom Bertie van der Merwe te kon werk en te kon leer. Nie net van wingerd nie, maar ook van die bedryf.

In daardie tyd het die Kelder net grootmaat wyn gemaak, maar toe Dr. Alvi van der Merwe voltyds betrokke geraak het by die besigheid is daar besluit om onder hulle eie handelsmerk te begin botteleer. Dit het gelei tot opgradering in die kelder en op die plaas en iemand moes meer tyd in die kelder deurbring. Alvi vir het my die geleentheid aangebied en so het ek onder sy leiding begin wyn maak.

Ek was ook gelukkig om daar saam met Linley Schultz te kon werk en te leer by hom. Hy is een van die mees begaafde wynmakers wat ek al ontmoet het.

Wat is jou uitdagings by La Couronne?

Die uitdagings vir my hier is om so gou moontlik vir La Couronne as ‘n winsgewende wyn besigheid te vestig.

Waarna sien jy die meeste uit in jou huidige posisie?

My eerste pars. Om te kan sien watter kwaliteit die druiwe is en om te probeer verbeter op kwaliteit en produksie. Dit is ook lekker om volle beheer oor die wingerd te hê en nie net oor die wynmaak proses nie.

Hoeveel tyd spandeer jy in die wingerd deur die jaar en in parstyd?

Deur die jaar is ek seker 90% van die tyd in die wingerd wanneer daar gesnoei, gesuier en opgelei word. Gedurende parstyd sal dit andersom wees.

Wat is die beste wyn wat jy al gedrink het?

Dit is vir my baie moeilik om te sê. Daar is soveel goeie wyne om van te kies (en mens onthou nie altyd so goed die volgende dag nie). Ek het al ‘n ongelooflike 20 jaar oue Chenin Blanc uit Frankryk gedrink, maar elke geleentheid met goeie wyn en goeie geselskap is vir my spesiaal. My gusteling kultivars is Chardonnay en Chenin (gehout en ongehout) en daar is nogal baie goeie wit versnitte ook wat deurkom.

Is glasbottels ‘n gewoonte of ‘n noodsaaklikheid?

In my opinie sal ek nooit kwaliteit wyn in enige iets anders as glas bottel nie. PET en plastiek se raklewe is heeltemal te kort en verlang ook groter swael byvoegings.

Book Review Charlotte van Zyl

Behind the Beautiful Forevers

By Katherine Boo. Publ: Random House Paperback. 256 pages.

This intriguing and fascinating book was written by a Pulitzer Prize-winning staff writer for The New Yorker.

It has as a subtitle “Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity,” and although it is an extended piece of reportage by an accomplished journalist, it is every bit as engrossing and compelling as a novel. The setting is the Annawadi slum next to the Mumbai International Airport, home to thousands of impoverished adults and children, all trying to eke out a living by gathering and recycling garbage. There is an excruciating irony in the never-ending flow of affluent travelers, stepping out of luxurious planes into first-class reception lounges, ignoring the existence, a few meters away, of the abject poverty of the undercity.

To the inhabitants of Annawadi the airport exists only as a source of garbage. In fact, most of what we would regard as the simple business of day-to-day life is regarded by the Annawadians as a source of garbage. And most of the rubbish we throw away or discard, they regard as capital. Because garbage is a form of income, it resembles an informally organized capitalist system, a minute variation of giant VISIT OUR WEBSITE

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corporations that accumulate and redistribute wealth.

A sack of empty plastic cooldrink bottles is relatively worth as much as commission on the sale of a house.

Off-cut strips of aluminum window frames from an extension to an airport building are the equivalent of a handful of precious stones as barter.

But all of this detail of the business of survival would be worth very little if there was not a human dimension.

Hoe voel jy oor kurke in vergelyking met skroefdoppe?

Ek het nie ‘n persoonlike voorkeur nie, maar glo daar is ‘n plek en ‘n tyd vir albei. As jy ‘n wyn het wat klaar ontwikkel is voor bottelering, sal ek altyd vir skroefdop gaan aangesien dit al oor die jare bewys is dat dit die veiligste sluiting is om wyn te beskerm. Jy is ook doodseker dat jy nooit ‘n wyn met ‘n kurkfout sal kry nie. As jy weer ‘n wyn het wat nog ‘n sekere mate van suurstof blootstelling nodig het om te onwikkel sal ek die kurk sluiting gebruik.

Wat tradisie betref is ek ook nie so seker dat kurk tradisioneel is nie. Wyn word al gemaak en geniet vir duisende jare, maar tot in die middel van die 17de eeu het Franse wynmakers nog lappe wat in olie gedoop is in hulle bottels se nekke gedruk. Is dit tradisioneel? Daar is ook die persoonlike smaak van die kliente. Veral in die Ooste en Afrika verkies hulle kurksluiting. As ek net een sluiting moes kies en vir alles gebruik? Skroefdop.

They came, they saw, they were conquered

Verstaan mense belugting en oorskinking van wyn – die decanting and aeration gesprek?

Daar is baie persepsies hieroor. Ek het al klagtes gehad van mense wat sê hulle wil ‘n bottel vervang hê wat sediment onder in het. By nadere ondersoek is gevind dat dit ‘n 8 jaar oue rooiwyn is wat fantasties ontwikkel en verouder het in die bottel. Dit is hoekom mens sekere wyne van die sediment “decant”. Daar is selfs ‘n baie bekende internasionale wyn tydskrif vernoem na hierdie gebruik.

Met die oorskinking proses los daar ook suurstof in die wyn op. Dit help om aromas vry te stel. Aangesien al die komponente wat jy in wyn ruik vlugtig is, is dit makliker om te ruik as daar bietjie suurstof kontak is. Hoe meer jy kan ruik in die wyn hoe meer kan jy ook proe.

Selfs witwyne vind baat by belugting, maar dit moet nie te lank na blootstelling ongedrink bly nie anders sal dit oksideer.

Wat lees jy? Wat is jou gunstelinge?

Dit is vir my maar moeilik om Afrikaans te lees. Ek lees fiksie, biografieë, geskiedenis, basies enige iets.

Selfs Obelix en Asterix.

My gunsteling skrywers is seker Wilbur Smith, Winston Churchill, Ranolph Fiennes en Jeffrey Archer.

My Beste Boek: The Lord of the Rings My ingewikkeldste boek: Die Bybel en Hamlet My interressantste boek: A Short History of Nearly Everything deur Bill Bryson And this is where the appalling documentary detail is given the dimensions of a novel. A dozen or so characters live their lives in this environment, squabbling, competing, plotting, scheming, but also loving and capable of acts of the greatest generosity. The central figure is Abdul Husain, a 16 year old, old beyond his years, who has achieved a certain position in this society by being a sorter of garbage. He observes his fellow creatures with a certain amount of cynicism and worldly wisdom. Then there is the one-legged prostitute Fatima, who carries out an act of appalling self-destruction so that she can accuse Asha, her comparatively well-off neighbor, of assaulting her. Asha makes her money out of dubious political transactions so that her daughter, the beautiful Manju, can get an education and escape from the slum. Abdul hopelessly gets involved in the case and the police close in on him.

The police in this dog-eat-dog world are entirely corrupt and only exist to extract bribes from the population they are supposed to protect. They need to be bribed simply to leave you alone, and if it is your bad luck to appear to commit a crime then it’s simply payday for them. But, because so few people actually have any money and so cannot pay the paltry bribes, they are simply taken to jail until someone can come up with something.

The entire book is based on fact and painstaking research. Even the literally incredible trial that ends the book is based on court records and all the names are the names of actual people.

Behind the Beautiful Forevers was adapted for the stage by David Hare and performed by the National

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On the first day of spring 13 Franschhoekers had a booking to see Jonathan Roxmouth’s Stage by Stage 2 at Theatre on the Bay. Patrick picked them up in a J Davids bus in the village and set off into the sunset to the Theatre on the Bay. What an evening it was! There were no political ponderings or historical high jinks from the stage; all the audience saw and heard was a talented performer in a finely tuned production.

Jonathan, admitting that he was passionate about musical theatre, chatted about songs and shows that he loved. It served as introduction to his singing of a selection of songs he had sung or would have liked to sing in productions gone by. His almost two hour performance was effortlessly complemented by his understated acting and comedic talent. The audience gasped at his verbal dexterity and all but rolled in the aisles when he sang The Major General’s Song from The Pirates of Penzance. When he quietly did a beautiful rendition of Bring Him Home from Les Miserables hearts were touched and tears were quietly dabbed away. It was entertainment at its best.

One can’t have fun on an empty stomach and the Franschhoek Culture Vultures took care to avoid discomfort by tucking into Olivia’s tasty snacks paired with wine and Cap Classique from Graham Beck. The evening ended back in Franschhoek as a happy group left the bus for their homes.

If you would like information on future Franschhoek Culture Vulture outings, please send your name, email address and cell phone number to news@franschhoektatler.co.za Theatre in London very successfully last year. It probably would have seemed to many readers the book least likely to be adapted to the stage. However, if one reads the book carefully, one can see how much intense life there is, sometimes concealed by the social conditions. Boo’s empathy is matched by her imagination and that is why one can read this book as if it were a novel. It is a work of huge moral force.

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Sulayman Human konsert in Franschhoek NG Kerk Op 24 Oktober tree die bekroonde pianis Sulayman Human in die plaaslike NG Kerk op.

Sy program sal werke deur Beethoven, Chopin, Kapustin en Rachmaninoff insluit. Die borge, wat die konsert reël, is Nic en Ferda Barrow van Le Lude in Franschhoek. Hulle ondersteun al ‘n geruime tyd die studies van hierdie talentvolle musikant. Nic is ‘n klassieke musiek liefhebber en die stigter van die KKNK (Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees) en ook van Klein Karoo Klassique.

Sulayman, ‘n boorling van Dysselsdorp, het op 12 jarige ouderdom klavierlesse begin neem. Hy is later Oudtshoorn toe waar hy deurentyd klavieronderrig ontvang en sy skoolopleiding voltooi het.

Ses jaar gelede toe Sulayman in Graad 11 was, het Coenie de Villiers by die KKNK vir Nic genader en gesê hy moet kom luister na die talentvolle skoolseun wat nie eens ‘n klavier besit nie. Die skoolseun se potensiaal was ongetwyfeld uitsonderlik en dit spoor toe vir Nic aan om vir Sulayman sy eie klavier te koop en na sy opleiding om te sien. In 2010, sy matriekjaar, het Sulayman die Lionel Bowman Beethovenkompetisie gewen.

Dit was die eerste keer dat ‘n skolier die kompetisie wen – hy het dit later weer as student gewen. Na skool is hy Universiteit Stellenbosch toe waar hy in 2014 sy B.Mus.-graad verwerf het. Hy werk tans aan ‘n Meestersgraad (Solo Optrede) met Prof Nina Schumann as studieleier.

Die pryse wat Sulayman tot dusver verower het is ‘n indrukwekkende lys. Dit sluit die eerste prys in die Hennie Joubert Nasionale Klavierkompetisie en die Kunstekaap Nasionale Kompetisie; asook die klavier afdeling van die ATKV Nasionale Kompetisie en die Atterbury Nasionale Kompetisie in. Hy is ‘n gesogte pianis met ‘n vol program beide as solis en ensemble musikant.

Sulayman Human

Alle inkomste van kaartjie verkope vir die Franschhoek konsert sal bydra tot Sulayman se studiebeurs by die Cleveland Institute of Music waar hy volgende jaar aanmeld vir sy doktorale studies.

Die konsert begin om 12h00 op 24 Oktober.

Kaartjies is R80 per person (R50 vir skoliere) by webtickets.co.za. Onverkoopte kaartjies sal by die deur beskikbaar wees.

Pretty Ponies exhibition at IS Art

Artist Nicolene C Swanepoel has a passion for horses which she expresses in her artwork

An exhibition of paintings, drawings, ceramics and bronze sculpture by Nicolene C Swanepoel will run at the IS Art gallery throughout October until 3 November. It is a presentation the artist calls Pretty Ponies saying, “My work for this exhibition rather frivolously paints unencumbered, pretty ponies, rather than serious, embattled steeds.”

It is clear from Nicolene C Swanepoel’s work that she has a connection with animals and in this case a particular fondness for horses. She has said, “It is as if there is a genetic tendency in humans to crave their power, to admire their beauty and to ride them.”

Nicolene’s involvement with animals has an academic side to it; she lectured at the Faculty of

Veterinary Science, at Onderstepoort, as well as at some European institutions before devoting her time to art on a full-time basis since 2008. Apart from her veterinarian qualification, she has a Masters’ degree in fine art for which her research project was titled Representations of Cattle as Cultural Markers Towards South African Identities. Having previously devoted time to painting and printmaking, Nicolene’s current medium of focus is ceramics.

On 24 October the artist will do a walk about of her work in the gallery at 11h00. Gallery hours are from 9h00 to 17h00 on Mondays to Fridays and 10h00 to 17h00 weekends and public holidays. gallery@isart.co.za | 021 876 2071

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Marriott Classic Music Festival This year’s eagerly awaited threeday Marriott Classic Music Festival in Franschhoek takes place at the end of October.

During one weekend of music-making from Friday, 30 October, to Sunday, 1 November 2015, both residents and visitors will have a rare opportunity to indulge in an extraordinary series of concerts. The Marriott Classic Music Festival, now in its 13th year, once again presents a wonderful choice of musical experiences.

Those performing this year include a well-known trio of superb concert and opera singers: Beverley Chiat, Violina Anguelov and Lokhyano Mayoke; internationally renowned Cape Townbased jazz saxophonist, Mike Rossi; the London-based Mexican guitarist, Morgan Szymanski, who performs with Cape Town guitarist and festival favourite, James Grace; and well-known South African pianist Christopher Duigan.

Presented by Christopher Duigan's Music Revival, the festival holds a unique Morgan Szymanski will perform at the Marriot Classic Music Festival place in the local music landscape with The popular restaurant and concert venue Café Duigan active as performer and producer. This dual Bon Bon hosts a jazz concert of Cole Porter and role has won the festival a loyal following, one that Gershwin standards with the Mike Rossi Quartet and attracts more fans each year. “We strive to include a a Festival Finale on Sunday afternoon with a variety range of musical styles and genres in the concerts, of musicians in an easy-going programme, both of but always with the emphasis on happy working which will take place outdoors under the historic oak relationships; where the friendship off the stage leads trees – weather permitting. On Saturday evening to great enthusiasm, brought together by mutual love the venue hosts a glamorous evening of opera arias of music, onstage," says Duigan. and songs titled, I Want to Sing in Opera, bringing Concerts in the NG Church include Two together enchanting performances by three of Cape Guitars with Morgan Szymanski and James Grace Town's most celebrated voices – Beverley Chiat, on Friday evening. This is Szymanski’s only duo Violina Anguelov and young tenor Lokhyano Mayoke performance in the Cape region on his national – in one extraordinary concert. tour with fellow Royal College of Music graduate, Speaking on behalf of all the participating musicians, James Grace. Mike Rossi and Duigan, one of Duigan says: "We look forward to seeing many old South Africa’s most versatile pianists, collaborate friends and also showing many new ones why we in a truly creative crossover programme that as artists enjoy the festival as much as the audience. explores the music from jazz to classical realms Franschhoek is unique and offers something special in Stardust. This on-going project was brought for everyone. We enjoy bringing our own special magic about through a chance meeting through mutual to Franschhoek and being part of the extraordinary colleague, pianist Darius Brubeck. Duigan stays ambience the town has to offer for the duration of true to his classical training with a piano recital the weekend." on Sunday morning of classical masterpieces To book for Café Bon Bon’s dinner and lunch including Beethoven's Tempest Sonata. concerts, call Marie-Louise on 021 876 3936. For the "I am delighted to return to Franschhoek in the concerts at the Franschhoek NG Church, tickets at R100 company of some excellent international and local are available at www.webtickets.co.za or at the door. musicians to do what we enjoy most: share music with others," comments Duigan. www.franschhoekclassic.co.za|www.webtickets.co.za

October 2015

October Calendar 2 October Watershed live Venue: Franschhoek Cellar Cost: R145 pp Tickets: www.webtickets.co.za

8 Oktober Volksliedjies met Prof Matilda Burden Plek: La Motte Tyd: 18h30 – 20h00 Kaartjies: R80 pp Besprekings: 021 876 8000 of reception@la-motte.co.za

16 Oktober Die Klaagliedere van Ds Tienie Benade ten bate van die ACVV Franschhoek Plek: NG Kerksaal Tyd: 19h30 – 20h00 Kaartjies: R150 pp Bespreek: ACVV Franschhoek – 021 876 2670, Riana Pretorius – 078 803 6750

17 October Piano recital, Vitaly Pisarenko Venue: La Motte Historic Cellar Time: 19h00 Cost: R170 pp Booking: concerts@la-motte. co.za or 021 876 8000

23, 24, 25 October Franschhoek Open Gardens Venue: 10 gardens in Franschhoek Time: Friday 10h00 to 17h00 Sat & Sun 09h00 to 17h00 Cost: R150 pp for weekend pass Tickets: Town hall or Fransvliet

24 October

Franschhoek Tatler Time: From 17h30 Cost: R100 pp, bring own snacks, wine for sale Booking: marozanne@hautespoir. com, 021 876 4000

31 October Mystery Experience: including great views, excellent company and even better wine Venue: Haut Espoir Time: 16h00 to 19h00 Cost: R400 pp Booking: marozanne@hautespoir. com, 021 876 4000

31 October 1, 7& 8 November Elgin Open Gardens Venue: 21 participating gardens Time: 10h00 to 17h00 Cost: Varies from free to R50 per garden.

Booking: info@elginopengardens. co.za or 021 844 0154

Mondays & Thursdays

Iyengar-Style Yoga Classes Venue: Sukha free spirit centre.

Time: 18h00 to 19h00 (Friday morning 08h00 to 09h00)Ladies class (pre/post natal, menopausal, recuperative) Enquiries: 073 388 1404 (Danielle)

Tuesdays

Alcoholics Anonymous Time 19h00. Venue: NG Church Consistory. Contact 021 867 0983 or 073 125 0188 (Jeffrey) Backgammon Club Meets All welcome. Own board not required. Venue: Taki’s Place. Time: 19h00. Info: Graeme Oliver - graeme @ poachedrhino.org or 072 815 8209

Saturdays

Sulayman Human concert Venue: D R Church Time: 12h00 Cost: R80 pp, school children R50 pp. Booking: www.webtickets. co.za. Also at the door

Franschhoek Village Market Breads, olives, ginger beer, pastries, plants, seedlings, breakfasts, coffee, crafts and more. Venue: Dutch Reformed Church Grounds. Time: 09h00 – 14h00

27 October

Church Services

Full moon walk Venue: Haut Espoir

NG Kerk Franschhoek Sondagdienste 09h30. Geen aanddiens meer nie. Ds Peet

Bester. 021 876 2431.

Franschhoek Methodist Church Sunday service 09h00 – all welcome. Rev Nuno Vergueiro 021 872 3580 or 082 662 4509. Contact person: 021 876 2510 or 083 287 5756 Uniting Reformed Church Sunday service: 09h30. Minister: Dr Shaun Burrows, 021 876 2632.

All visitors most welcome.

Shofar Christian Church 08h30 English service. 10h00 Joint tea & coffee. 10h30 Afrikaans service. & 18h00 Evening service (last Sunday of every month) Roman Catholic Church Mass every 2nd Saturday of the month at the Methodist Church, Bagatelle Rd, Fhk. 073 488 6816 Trinity Church Anglican Communion Service Sundays 10h00.

Weekday Communion with Prayers Wednesdays 10h00. All services at L’Ermitage Chapel. Fr Gavin Mitchell (083 799 0726) or Fr Michael Pedder (082 460 7833).

St George’s Anglican Church Groot Drakenstein. Sunday Services: Holy Communion and Sunday School 10h00. Rector Fr Joe Humbles – 021 874 1120 New Apostolic Church Le Roux Weg, Franschhoek.

Sundays 09h00, Wednesdays 19h30. Rector: Charles Leibrandt

Sport

Franschhoek Cycling Club Outrides Regular road rides on Saturday mornings from BP garage to Stellenbosch/Jonkers and back (75 kms) followed by coffees. Meet at 08h00 winter months, 07h00 in summer. To check timings during shoulder seasons contact Paul Barkley 083 302 9096

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Jyotish Vedic Astrology Robert Rittel

Aries, 21 March – 19 April: Mars has moved into Virgo and will meet Jupiter there. Your critical and opinionated nature has to be careful how manipulative and pushy it can be, any arguments will get lost in the frivolity of nonsense. Good time for trying to make sense of your status and studying some philosophy or other mind expanding sciences.

Taurus, 20 April – 20 May: Those born under this fixed earth sign need to seek balance and harmony in the organization of their immediate environment. This will please their senses and develop taste, refinement and grace. Be romantic, devoted to your loved ones and propagate the idea that everything is love.

Gemini, 21 May – 20 June: Mercury is retrograding and fostering rethinking and readjusting. The mutable air sign has an energetic nature seeking change and interchange, motion and invention. This creates nervous, restless and agitated minds. Consider that fact is the illusion of truth and the realization and awareness of truth is the greatest luxury.

Cancer, 21 June – 22 July: The cardinal water sign seeks popularity and is sensitive to the moods of the masses, through which they can gain social influence and recognition. Some emotional dependents will create fears and anxieties through narrow mindedness. Use your imagination free of subconscious fixations and allow your confidence and initiative to shine like a full moon.

Leo, 23 July – 22 August: The solar plexus of the cosmic person and the fifth sign shows a need for order and harmony, a central will and influence.

A refined soul possesses fine principles, excellent virtues and intelligence. The need for too much attention will create rebels against you; spiritual perceptions will develop the greatness of the soul.

Virgo, 23 August – 22 September: With Jupiter and Mars in this sign and Mercury in retrograde mood, there is a good chance of over intellectualizing and taking arguments with poor

Franschhoek Tennis Club Social tennis is played at the Franschhoek Tennis Club on Fridays from 08h30 and on Sundays and Public Holidays from 09h00. During June, July and August starting times are 30 mins later. For more information contact 021 876 4184.

Useful Numbers ACCOUNTANTS

Tax Shop

021 876 2676

ATTORNEYS

Susan Charlesworth Snipelisky & Killian

021 876 2592/072 402 9469 083 250 0943/021 876 2084

BURGLAR ALARMS

Pepler Alarms

021 876 3308

CLUBS & ASSOCIATIONS

Boland Bridge Club Franschhoek Tennis Club Franschhoek Trust & RPA Grt. Drak Games Club Lions Stellenbosch Masonic Lodge (Chris) Franschhoek Rotary Club Franschhoek Probus Club

021 876 3031 082 557 0278 021 876 3460 021 874 1906 021 876 3775 072 211 9991 082 773 9217 021 876 3179

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A While Ago October 2010

Exotic Plant Company reopens at Môreson The Exotic Plant Company recently opened the doors their new nursery and flower shop on Môreson farm. The launch took place on Saturday, 4th September, during the Franschhoek Uncorked Festival and coincided with Môreson’s launch of the pink Miss Molly bubbly.

Orchid aficionado Elita de Klerk officially cut the ribbon to the new nursery. Like most of the public she confessed to having difficulty remembering the

perceptions to the battleground. Virgos can easily become neurotic and they need to calm their nervous system – with Jupiter things can become too much.

Libra, 23 September – 22 October: The cardinal air sign and scales of balance are in political orientation with the power to arouse and influence others. They like the idea of being the vehicle of social change and seek that audience. They seek that ever-ideal balance and harmony, even when it causes disharmony to get it!

Scorpio, 23 October – 21 November: The fixed water sign prefers to remain behind the scenes. They do not express themselves quickly, not because they are slow but because they are cautious. They have the gift of expressing powerful emotions because of their active unconscious, as long those emotions are clear and pure profound insights are available.

Sagittarius, 22 November – 21 December: The archer is the manifestation of the will in action. As long as Sagittarians retain some sense of higher aspirations or an attraction to a spiritual life, their habit of selfindulgence as exercised in a group, will prevent them from not seeing the ‘issues’ of their own limitations.

Capricorn, 22 December – 19 January: At this time the cardinal earth sign needs to learn more self-surrender, to take themselves less seriously and to be less concerned about outer forms. Do not be detached from your emotions either by higher intellectual or spiritual values. Sense the quality of time in which you are caught in.

Aquarius, 20 January – 18 February: The water bearer indicates the group and the needs of the masses.

If you are prone to do what you are told not to do and to befriend those you are told to avoid, the natural energies of providing in the needs of the masses are blocked and dissipated. The water you need to bring is that of truth from your intuitive perception.

Pisces, 19 February - 20 March: The impulse of the mutable water sign shows the complete display of all possibilities, but not necessarily their proper integration. To be easily influenced and vulnerable to impressions creates great enthusiastic moments, but sincerity and wisdom is lacking. Attaching yourself to the past through culture does not give enough clarity and practicality. For consultation please write to robert. vedicastrolology@gmail.com or call 073 312 1265

names of many of the exotic flowers! That however is likely to change as owner Mike Tibbs announced that one of their new disa hybrids has been named in her honour.

The Bafana Bafana boys have also been honoured with a new Phalaenopsis hybrid that was named after them. Contrary to expectation it’s not green and gold, though, but pink. Very bright pink!

The flower shop offers fresh flowers, books, vases, and a range of elegant gifts. Particularly eye catching is a delicate range of handcrafted orchid inspired silver jewellery by Nic Bladen. If you find yourself in a pickle you’ll be happy to know that they will deliver in Franschhoek – also on a Sunday – for free.

In addition to a wide range of orchid species and hybrids a selection of other tropical plants and local and imported flowers are also available for sale.

Franschhoek IT Services Solid IT Solutions

Andrew Schmidt Burger Excavations

021 876 2261 021 876 2218 021 876 3310

HOUSE & GARDEN

Clock Repairs Lighting & Accessories Paarl Pool Services Ria Pools (Franschhoek)

028 840 1716 021 876 3640 021 872 0747/083 658 4944 021 876 2612/072 347 5355

021 876 2940/082 821 5234

VETERINARY

021 876 4278 021 876 2504 082 577 9900

Stellenbosch Fire Dept. (Buildings on fire) 021 808 8888 Cape Winelands Distr.Muni. (Bush & veld fires) 021 887 4446

021 886 9244 Police 10111/021 876 8061 Eskom 086 003 7566 Neighbourhood Watch 083 493 7778 Omnipage Farm Watch 021 852 3318 Plaaswag 021 876 2346 DENTISTS

Dr Schalk du Plessis Dr Rob Hammer

021 876 3070 021 876 2634

DOCTORS

(Ward 1) Councillor Frazenburg (DA) (Ward 2) Councillor Ntsunguri (ANC) (Ward 3) Councillor August (DA) (Ward 4) Councillor Johnson (DA) Municipality (Office Hours) Municipality (afternoon only) Municipality 24hr Service

021 876 4234/082 582 1029 021 876 3759

PUBLIC SERVICES

Hospice

Gerald Fourie

021 876 4741

PLUMBERS

Franschhoek Plumbing

TRANSPORT GOODS

Medicare EMR

PHYSIOTHERAPY

Claire Horn

021 876 3603 021 876 4042

021 872 3530

PHOTOGRAPHIC

Franschhoek Photolab

Info Office Winelands Experience

021 876 3921 021 876 3025

OPTOMETRIST

Marelise Rester

021 876 2174

TOURIST INFORMATION & SERVICES

Dr Tracey Garner Dr Shelley Hellig Dr Alexander Heywood Dr Hannes Van der Merwe

INTERNET ACCESS

Franschhoek Photolab PostNet

Franschhoek Storage

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

021 876 4431/082 972 5755 072 3408518

021 874 8100 021 876 2079 021 876 2448 021 876 2211 021 876 2360 021 876 3957

STORAGE

082 823 7119/021 876 3640 021 876 2120/083 309 2923

HEALTH & BEAUTY

Franschhoek Pharmacy Salon Excelsior Franschhoek Health Club

Bridge House School Franschhoek High School Groendal Primary School Groendal Secondary School Wes-Eind Primary School Dalubuhle Primary School

Huguenot Animal Clinic Surgery (pm only) Emergency

EXCAVATIONS

021 808 8406 021 876 2532 021 876 2342 021 876 2670 021 876 4808

SCHOOLS

082 356 0226 084 015 8808

ELECTRICAL

Franschhoek Electric Rensburg Electrical

Library Huguenot Memorial Museum Post Office Welfare (ACVV) SPCA

021 876 3085

021 876 4622 021 871 1063 021 876 2474 021 876 2304

EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE

074 363 7794/021 876 4316

MUNICIPALITY

021 808 8490 021 808 8754 021 808 8186 021 808 8019 021 808 8700 021 808 8890 021 808 8700

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Smalls Smalls R30. Text only, maximum of 30 words Leave, with payment, at Franschhoek Pharmacy before 15th of preceding month

MAILBOXES: Postnet Franschhoek.

R495 per year. Limited number still available. No “junk mail”. Phone: 021 876 3025 / Email: franschhoek@postnet.co.za

BOOK KEEPING SERVICES: For small businesses. Income and expenses, cash book, petty cash on Pastel up to trial balance. Call Robyn Kadis 072 999 8581.

PET-SITTER/HOUSE-SITTER/ CARETAKER: I am a responsible, mature woman who adores animals. I can also supervise domestic staff, pool/garden maintenance, car care, etc. You can trust me with your precious pets & belongings. Franschhoek only. Contact Sue at 083 270 9555

GARDENS: Pruning, tree removal, paving, landscape services and gardens.

Call Myles Agar 083 279 7960 Email: myles@franschhoekwildhoney.co.za

GUITAR LESSONS in Franschhoek, all ages welcome. I teach acoustic, classical, electric or bass guitar. Top teaching credentials. Contact Paul 084 460 8530

Relax! Let RIAPOOLS bring the sparkle back to your pool. Call: 072 347 5355

DO NO HARM: Are you part of the growing community of vegetarians, vegans, and people keen to explore eating plant-based? Let’s get together in the spirit of support, advocacy, and educationand share the kindness. Email to connect with some like-minded folk: commers@mweb.co.za

TONER CARTRIDGES: Laser toner cartridges remanufactured to industry standards – perfect quality for half the price. For a quote and sample please call Barbara on 084 400 4544 or email your cartridge details to greenchameleon. spaanderman@gmail.com LOOKING FOR THAT SPECIAL BOOK and can’t find it? Call John at the Armchair Explorer, we will source it for you.

Contact John Hicks 021 876 4129 BOOK BINDING AND BOOK REPAIRS. Contact John 021 876 4129 or john@thearmchair explorer.co.za EXCESS BOOKS? Shelves creaking, moving house or just thinning out your collection? Contact John Hicks 021 876 4129 PLASMA SCREEN ADVERTISING at BuildIt Franschhoek.

High traffic area. From R250 per month.

Contact Johan Viljoen on 084 205 7157.

HOUSE/PET SITTING: Mature responsible lady available for house/pet sitting. Call 082 368 1115 (Eileen).

RIAPOOLS is this area’s premier pool maintenance company. For advice please call: 072 347 5355 HOLIDAY LETS: 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom fully equipped cottage in town. Swimming pool. Available Nov & Dec at R1800 per day. 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom fully equipped farm cottage.

Available Nov & Dec at R1600 per day.

Self-catering flats also available from R900 per day. Contact John 082 374 4652 HOUSE SITTING SERVICE: Reliable non-smoker will take care of house and pets (dogs, cats, birds). References available. Contact Hannah. Cell: 082 773

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8494 Email: jwsch@live.com HUIS OPPAS DIENS: Betroubare nie-roker sal na huis en troeteldiere omsien (honde, katte, voëls). Verwysings beskikbaar. Kontak Hannah. Sel: 082 773 8494 E-pos: jwsch@live.com GARAGE / BARN WANTED to rent immediately. Must have windows.

Please contact David 073 967 3790 EMPLOYMENT SOUGHT: Mature lady seeking employment in village retail store. Recently relocated to Franschhoek.

Please call 082 368 1115. Also available for pet & housesitting.

HOUSE & PETSITTING: Are you looking for someone to look after your home and/or pets while you’re away? Phone a very reliable lady on 021 872 7376 or 071 006 5672.

TO LET: Commercial unit/ suite.

Electrician/Plumber/Etc. R5000 p.m. 2 Bedroom, 1 bath apartment with yard.

Central. R6200 p.m.Furnished farm cottage. Single person. Incl. W & L & TV R3750 p.m. Farm cottage. 2 bed/ bath. Furnished R9200 p.m. Unfurnished R8200 p.m. Contact John 082 3744 652 TO LET: Office (61sqm) with courtyard, in perfect condition, to rent in secure Artisan Village. Immediately available at R4300 p.m. Contact Jannie 085 577 7714 or Rita 076 3003 205 STORAGE / WORKSHOP: 8 x 8m for rent immediately. 3-phase + single phase power. 800m from Main Rd Franschhoek on Cabrière Farm. R2000 p.m. Call 084 676 2276 BULK OLIVE OIL: Extra virgin cold pressed, 750L @ R55/L. Call 084 656 1001 or 021 876 2200

KITTENS AND DOGS looking for homes. Call Annette 021 876 3155 FLOOD LIGHTS: Six 400W Mercury vapour flood lights for sale. R500 each.

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Cancer survivor ensures success for Pearl Valley Despite the odds, Gawie Marx recalls how his biggest adversity in life became a catalyst for renewal, not only in his own life but also in the life of another – his employer.

Over the past three years, Pearl Valley Golf & Country Estate has witnessed several significant milestones in its development, indicative of strong, focused leadership at the top. It achieved both Best Conditioned Golf Course in the Western Cape

by Golf Digest and Five Star Golf Experience by Compleat Golfer for the seventh consecutive year in 2014, signed South Africa’s leading women’s golfer Lee-Anne Pace as ambassador, and more recently was ranked the Top Residential Estate in South Africa for 2015 by New World Wealth.

“Developing and relentlessly pursuing a clear-cut vision for the business, despite what the pessimists were saying at the time, has very much been a part of turning Pearl Valley around,” says general manager Gawie Marx. “Much like my fight with leukemia, I realised that we had to get up and fight.”

In November 1997, at just 31 years old, Gawie was diagnosed with acute leukemia. This form of the cancer, which attacks white blood cells, progresses rapidly and aggressively.

“Finding out was probably the hardest moment in my life; it was an absolute shock,” Gawie recalls. “But it was followed immediately by a moment of truth: I realised there was no time to waste, that I had to find out as much as I could about the disease, to be able to make the best choices.”

Ten months and umpteen hospital stays later, and with the help of his donor brother Johan, Gawie underwent a successful bone-marrow transplant. It was while he was in hospital that he read a story about the World Transplant Games, which would open a door he’d never dreamed of.

“I suppose it was at that moment that my disease became my blessing – and it’s something that has become the driving force of what Pearl Valley’s new brand essence stands for,” he says. “Our motto, LivePlay-Relax, implies that sport, in the context of a wellrounded, wholesome, balanced lifestyle, can bring about renewal and ensure success.”

In 2001 – the year in which he changed careers after studying for his national diploma in hotel management – Gawie was chosen as part of a 20-member squad to represent South Africa at the World Transplant Games in Japan. Twice in the next eight years, he again represented South Africa, winning a bronze medal in

Gawie and Sonika Marx with their sons, Justin and Grant

the tennis men’s doubles at the Sweden instalment.

This year, for the fourth consecutive time, Gawie represented South Africa in the men’s doubles at the 20th World Transplant Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina between 23 and 30 August, winning bronze.

It’s an event that crystallised his 17-year journey of recovery, which also saw him marry Sonika, and witness the birth of his twin sons, Justin and Grant.

During that time, Gawie occupied managerial positions at Lake Pleasant Hotel and Spa in Knysna, Fancourt Hotel and Country Club Estate in George, and Diaz Strand Hotel and Resort in Mossel Bay. He was director of food and beverage at the Vineyard Hotel and Spa in Newlands, followed by a stint as general manager at the illustrious Grande Roche Hotel in Paarl, before he joined Pearl Valley Golf & Country Estate in November 2010.

“From the moment I step out of my office at Pearl Valley after a demanding day, I’m surrounded by an environment where nature is celebrated,” he says.

“Apart from the towering mountains, beautiful fynbos and abundant trees, I have access to various excellent recreational facilities, like the Pearl Valley tennis court. It has allowed me to live my dream, and this philosophy has permeated our turnaround strategy and set us on the road to success.”

Aside from the endorsement by New World Wealth, an internationally recognised company providing information on the global wealth sector, Pearl Valley has been chosen for its investment potential to become home to a five star development – the Pearl Valley Hotel and conference venue operated by Mantis. The Mantis Collection is a group of award-winning, privately owned, five-star properties, the brainchild of world-renowned hotelier and conservationist Adrian Gardner. www.pearlvalley.co.za | 021 867 8000

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R6 500 000

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R4 400 000

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329 952

COUNTRY CHARMER Beautiful Villa on double stand. 4 spacious bedrooms 3 reception rooms, large kitchen, pool and incredible views. Country living at its best.

INDIGENOUS PARADISE 4000m² plot with breathtaking views. Only a few stands left of this size. Built your own home in this magnificent setting.

R5 900 000 EXCL VAT

FRANSCHHOEK

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BEAUTIFUL CONTEMPORARY HOME IN FRANSCHHOEK’S ONLY FYNBOS Newly built modern home, clever design and breathtaking views. High End finishes, Tilt/Turn windows and Noric plasma fireplace. A MUST view!

FRANSCHHOEK

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R4 950 000

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Garages 2

364 555

FRANSCHHOEK - ESTATE LIVING AT ITS FINEST Rarely does a property on La Petite Provence with “The” position and address appear on the market.

Sensational mountain and vineyard views makes this property a must see. This beautiful home offers a double volume living area with log burning fireplace, stunning kitchen with separate outside laundry, 3 bedrooms all en-suite with the main having a walk-in dressing room and balcony. In addition there is a ample parking plus a double garage.

FRANSCHHOEK

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R 6 495 000

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P24 102088101

CUSTOM MADE FOR YOU Superb family home with vast outdoor entertainment area around pool. Separate wing for main en suite.

Flatlet has own entrance and garage.

R 14 500 000

FRANSCHHOEK

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WEB REF: 353 267

ONE OF FRANSCHHOEK’S FINEST In the best position in Franschhoek lies this very rare opportunity to purchase one of the true gems of the village. This magnificent welcoming home, impeccably designed by an internationally acclaimed Interior Designer is an entertainers dream. Offering expansive open plan living spaces with breath-taking views, farm style kitchen, executive study, 4 oversized bedrooms of which all are en-suite and wrap around veranda creates an idyllic sanctuary.

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by STEFAN ANTONI NewNew plotsplots and and houses designed

by STEFAN ANTONI POLO VILLAGE from R 2.625m POLO VILLAGE from R 2.85m VINES R 2.9m THETHE VINES from from R 2.946m DOMAINE R 1.425m LE LE DOMAINE fromfrom R 1.425m GENTLEMAN’S ESTATES R 8.75m GENTLEMAN’S ESTATES fromfrom R 8.995m

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Sales & Residential Letting 021 876 2100 winelandsint@pamgolding.co.za

FRANSCHHOEK

R30 MILLION

LE JARDINET on CHAMPAGNE. This magnificent home is located on a portion of an historic farm which dates back to 1694. The home is set on 4,247sqm of agriculturally zoned land with spectacular views over vineyards to the beautiful mountains beyond. This immaculately maintained property boasts an excellent and unique position, allowing the discerning home owner a mix of contemporary and country living, just 1 km from the charming village of Franschhoek. The home is beautifully appointed within a tranquil garden with over 100 trees, a picturesque dam, lap pool and manicured laws. In addition to the main home there are two separate self-contained guest cottages and staff accommodation.

Bedrooms: 6 Bathrooms: 5 Garages: 3 Web Access FWI1202709 SHELLY SCHOEMAN 083 301 8833 • DOUG GURR 072 610 7208 JEANINE ALLEN 082 410 6837

FRANSCHHOEK

R1.45 MILLION

FRANSCHHOEK

R3.2 MILLION

LA PETITE PROVENCE. Located just outside the village is this lovely upstairs apartment with spectacular views. Comprised of an open plan lounge, dining area with fireplace and cosy kitchen with electric oven and extractor fan. French doors open onto balcony and viewsof estate and mountains. Estate offers access controlled security, tennis court and swimming pool.

FRANSCHHOEK COTTAGE. This gem is situated in a boutique estate and only a short walk from the Franschhoek main road. The main reception area with double volume ceiling and wood burning fireplace leads onto a private outdoor entertainment area with BBQ, pool and mountain views. The separate kitchen and dining room with views of the mature landscaped garden complete this lovely home.

Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 1 Parking: 1 Web FWI1231846

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SHELLY SCHOEMAN 083 301 8833

DOUG GURR 072 610 7208 • JEANINE ALLEN 082 410 6837

FRANSCHHOEK R3.95 MILLION NEAT AS A PIN. This immaculate cottage is situated in the popular La Petite Provence Secure Estate. Offering a spacious open

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plan kitchen and lounge area with wood burning fireplace, separate enclosed patio/family room with glass folding doors opening onto private garden, separate scullery and double garage. Estate offers tennis court, pool, club house and magnificent views.

CLASSIC SOPHISTICATION. This beautiful thatch home is located in the secure, vineyard estate of La Ferme Chantelle.

Beautifully designed to allow both for indoor and outdoor living. Spacious living areas and pretty views complete this top quality home.

Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Garages: 2 Web Access FWI1219575

Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 5 Garage: 2 Web Access FWI1127343

DOUG GURR 072 610 7208 & JEANINE ALLEN 082 410 6837

DOUG GURR 072 610 7208 & JEANINE ALLEN 082 410 6837

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Fine & Country Franschhoek, Centre du Franschhoek, 23 Huguenot Str, Franchhoek, 7690

R 9 750 000

FRANSCHHOEK

FRANSCHHOEK

R11 950 000

EXCLUSIVE 4 BEDROOM FAMILY HOME ON PRESTIGIOUS DOMAINE DES ANGES WINE & OLIVE ESTATE Set amongst the vineyards in this prime estate, this beautiful 4 bedroom property has wonderful views to the Simonsburg mountains.This recently renovated property has a lovely flow and is intelligently designed.There are 4 large bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and an office. A large open plan area encompasses a kitchen, dining and living area with double doors opening onto a covered verandah overlooking the swimming pool, garden and vineyards. There is a separate scullery and double garage. Estate includes a club-house, swimming pool and tennis court.

EXCLUSIVE DOUBLE STOREY 4 BEDROOM FAMILY HOME ON PRESTIGIOUS DOMAINE DES ANGES ESTATE Impeccably designed with breath-taking views. Expansive living room with high ceilings and exposed wooden beams leads onto covered veranda overlooking the vineyards, garden and pool. A 2nd living area features a large French-style kitchen and family lounge/dining area with doors leading out to the veranda. Upstairs are 4 very large en-suite bedrooms.The main bedroom has a dressing room and large spa style bathroom and private upstairs terrace creating an idyllic sanctuary with panoramic views. Includes: office, wine cellar, guest toilet, double garage. Security estate with private clubhouse, gym, pool and tennis court.

4 Bedrooms | Open Plan Living | Secure Estate | Erf Size: 984m2 | Web Ref 83586

Erf Size: 959m2 | Web Ref 130268

Tom Clode +27 (0)79 955 3114 | Terry-Lee George +27 (0)82 650 9194

Tom Clode +27 (0)79 955 3114 | Terry-Lee George +27 (0)82 650 9194

FRANSCHHOEK

R5 900 000 EXCL VAT

FRANSCHHOEK

R3 750 000

NEWLY BUILT 4 BEDROOM CONTEMPORARY DESIGNER HOME WITH STUNNING VIEWS OF THE VALLEY This home is all about internal light, space and breathtaking views. The heart of this home is the double volume living area with wood burning fireplace, open plan kitchen with Siemens and Bosch appliances, dining room and tv room.

The main bedroom is generously proportioned with double showers and twin basins, free standing bath and separate dressing roooms. There are a further three bedrooms en-suite.The north facing patio with solar heated pool has stunning views. A single garage completes this wonderful property.

CHARMING RENOVATED COUNTRY COTTAGE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE VILLAGE This lovely period cottage is located on the urban edge of the Franschhoek village with elevated mountain and valley views. Offers 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms (main en-suite), lounge with enclosed Morso fireplace, open plan dining room/kitchen and separate scullery/laundry.Two patios at both the front and back of the property encourage outside living overlooking a truly beautiful English garden. Single carport with more than sufficient space to add garages. This is a must see!.

Secure Estate | Contemporary Finishes | Stunning Views | Erf Size: 450m2 | Web Ref 134746

Erf Size: 839m2 | Web Ref 120095

Tom Clode +27 (0)79 955 3114 | Terry-Lee George +27 (0)82 650 9194

Tom Clode +27 (0)79 955 3114 | Terry-Lee George +27 (0)82 650 9194

FRANSCHHOEK

R 9 500 000

FRANSCHHOEK

R8 500 000

RECENTLY BUILT 5/6 BEDROOM FAMILY HOME, DELIGHTFULLY LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE VILLAGE This home is all about space, with generously proportioned rooms throughout.The open plan double volume living room is grandly proportioned and is the centre of this family home, leading to the open plan kitchen/living area, and also to an open plan but cosyTV room. There are 5 large bedrooms, each with en-suite bathrooms/shower rooms. A 6th room can be used as office or extra bedroom. Patio doors lead out from living room onto a stoep running the length of the house and overlooking a good size mature garden and swimming pool. Utility room, large storeroom and off-street parking.

SOUGHT AFTER LA FERME CHANTELLE ESTATE IN FRANSCHHOEK This 4 bedroom thatch family home offers views and secure living amidst estate vineyards and olive groves. Large double-volume lounge/dining room with fireplace and contemporary kitchen sit at the heart of this home. Easy flow out to 2 covered patios on each side of house make for year-round entertaining. Downstairs offers 3 large bedrooms with main en-suite and shared bathroom. Expansive upstairs area is currently utilised as an office and dormitory-style rompus room but would make an ideal guest suite or teen pad. Scullery/laundry; dressing room; pool and double garage also included.

Erf Size: 1289m2 | Web Ref 134747

Erf Size: 1200m2 | Web Ref 133441

Tom Clode +27 (0)79 955 3114 | Terry-Lee George +27 (0)82 650 9194

Tom Clode +27 (0)79 955 3114 | Terry-Lee George +27 (0)82 650 9194