The Winelands shine in international best wine tourism awards - The Cape Winelands has been selected as one of the 11 best wine tourism regions in the world
, the Jonker family’s estate near Robertson in the Cape Winelands, has won an award for innovative contribution to wine tourism in Cape Town and surrounding areas.Best of Wine Tourism AwardsThese awards, by the Great Wine Capitals Global Network, take place annually and focus on highlighting leading wine estates and regions in winery tourism.
The Jonke family had been living on Weltevrede since 1912. Klass Jonker planted the first vines in the area.His son Japie Jonker inherited the farm in the 1930s and expanded the vineyards. Lourens Jonker took over the farm in 1969 after completing his qualification in viniculture and studying European wine lands.
Catherine Leparmentier, the managing director of the Great Wine Capitals Network, speaks about the importance of promoting wine tourism to contribute to an economic and business sector through innovation.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Dreamy Winelands screenings with the Galileo Open Air CinemaThe Galileo Open Air Cinema has become synonymous with the start of summer in Cape Town.Its screenings offer unique entertainment for both locals and tourists, as well as an opportunity to take advantage of our beautiful locations and vistas.
Read more »
Eastern Cape ANC to lose out at Nasrec | City PressEastern Cape ANC to lose out at Nasrec | The ANC in the Eastern Cape runs the risk of not featuring in the governing party’s top six positions if current readings in the battle for power are anything to go by
Read more »
More than 10 000 people raped in SA between July and Sept 2022 | The Citizen👮♀️Rape cases reported in SA between July and September increased by 10%, with a record high of over 10 000 cases. Read the rape stats here: CrimeStats BhekiCele
Read more »
R290m allocated to fix 2021 flood damage in Western Cape | News24Western Cape Local Government MEC Anton Bredell says almost R290 million will be assigned to municipalities to repair flood damage from last year. | nickymccain
Read more »
LETTER: Cape Town bucks trendThe city has made a great effort in growing its investment pipeline and ensuring it has enough engineers and project managers to deliver the projects on time
Read more »
Two Northern Cape cops convicted of corruption over R2K bribe | The Citizen👮♀️Northern Cape officers convicted of corruption after accepting a R2000 bribe 💸💰Read the full story:
Read more »