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Elgin Cool Wine and Country Festival 2014

The annual Elgin Cool Wine and Country Festival returns to Cape Town on Saturday 3 May 2014. Wine estates of the Elgin Valley will be open for wine tastings throughout the day and will offer mouth-watering luncheons and top class entertainment.

The festival, sponsored by Nedbank and Orchard Suppliers, offers wine enthusiasts and leisure seekers the chance to enjoy the beauty of the Elgin Valley while discovering a vast variety of fine wines from the unique wine route, which lies just an hour outside of Cape Town. Festival goers can look forward to a day filled with fine wines, good food and plenty of entertainment for all ages.

The Elgin Cool Wine & Country Festival is divided into three sections- morning, lunch and afternoon -starting from 09h30 and coming to an end at17h00. Each estate offers not just the chance to experience the wines produced, but also the rich culture and heritage that is part and parcel of the Elgin Wine Route.

The morning session: From 09h30 – 11h30and will see all the estates participating in the festival open for tasting. Visitors are welcome to move freely from one estate to the next.

The Lunch Session: From 11h30 – 14h30. This session consists of each estate offering a unique lunch experience, highlighting their estate and wine selection. Visitors select the lunch destination and offering they like and book accordingly. Bookings are essential via the Elgin Valley Wine Guild Website. Space is limited per estate and prices will vary per estate offering.

Afternoon session: From 14h30 – 17h00: All participating estates are open for wine tastings. Visitors are welcome to move freely between estates.

What to expect:
As well as amazing wine and food, different kinds of entertainment will be on offer at each participating winery during the day to appeal to all ages, ranging from live bands to amazing art collections, tractor rides and kiddies playgrounds. During the pre-booked lunch session, visitors can choose from a number of estates to enjoy their world-class dining experience, explore the estate grounds and meet the renowned wine maker or estate owner.

For wine lovers and those in need of a rewarding day out, the Elgin Cool Wine and Country Festival offers the chance to escape the hustle and bustle of the city and indulge in a memorable day of wine, entertainment and spectacular natural beauty. Day passes can be purchased at any participating wine farm on the day of the festival for just R50 per pass; however lunch sessions must be pre-booked in advance. Please note that the festival promotes designated drives and the responsible use of alcohol.

Times:
• Morning:09h30 to 11h30 (open format)
• Lunch:11h30 to 14h30 (bookings required for lunch)
• Afternoon:14h30 to 17h00 (open format)

Please visit the Elgin Wine Guild Website for more details hope to see you there!

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Cape Town Lifestyle, Competitions, Events, Lifestyle, Out & About

Win Tickets to The Women’s Lifestyle Expo

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As a modern woman and a full-time mom, there is often very little time, to spend on celebrating simply being a women! That is why I am particularly excited about The Women’s Lifestyle Expo, which is taking place from 18th – 20th April 2014. The expo will be held at The Lookout, the V&A Waterfront’s hot new outside entertainment/function venue.

You will be able to enjoy anti-ageing and pampering treatments, shopping, beauty, health, nutrition and other spoils – all under one roof. This is a not-to-be-missed, luxury lifestyle event, where every aspect of the super mom, career girl, domestic goddess, and fashionista in you, can be validated and celebrated. So take some time out from your hectic life and join the girls for a glass of bubbly and oysters.

There will be over 100 curated exhibitors, at the expo, showcasing the latest products and services in fashion, beauty, wellness and business. Companies and brands exhibiting, include: Rhebokskloof, who will be sponsoring the champagne and oyster bar, Rubybox, Jo Carlin, Lisa King, Poppy Divine, Adventure Bootcamp, Tim Noakes and Larry Soffer – to name but a few.

I know I am excited about attending the expo and cannot wait to take time out and celebrate my inner goddess!

Well readers, I have some exciting news! We are giving away two sets of double tickets, for you and a friend to attend The Women’s Lifestyle Expo!

To enter:

Tweet this sentence ~ ” @Inspired_lifeSA & @WomensExpoSA the thing I love most about being a woman is……{your answer here} #WLE2014 ”

Please remember to follow @WomensExpoSA and @inspired_lifeSA on Twiter – to ensure you find out if you are a lucky winner!

To find out more event details visit the Women’s Lifestyle Expo Website or to book tickets, pop over to Web Tickets. Standard event tickets R90 – R120 or a VIP Weekend Pass R350.

*Terms & Conditions:

Entries are open from 7th April 2014 until midnight on the 13th April 2014, winners will be announced on Twitter on 14th April 2014.
Enter as per the instructions above.
Please remember to leave a comment below telling me that you have completed the above and what your Twitter handle is.
To ensure that your entry in processed correctly (please use a valid email address). Your details will only be used to validate your entry and inform you, if you are selected as a winner.
Prizes may not be exchanged for cash.
This competition is open to South African residents only.The Women’s Lifestyle Expo is being held in Cape Town, so the winner will need to be in Cape Town to claim their prize. This prize does not include any travel costs, if the winner is not from Cape Town, they will have to travel at their own expense.

Events, Lifestyle, On-line Shopping, Out & About

Miles For Style

You may have seen a few Tweets about a recent event I attended hosted by Miles for Style, at L’Avenir Wine Estate in Stellenbosch. I thought I would share a bit about the event and what Miles for Style actually is.

Miles for Style is an South African, online shop, where you can earn SAA Voyager Miles when you spend, or if you are not a Voyager member, you can simply buy premium products. They offer an extensive variety of exclusive brands and quality offerings, such as wine, fashion and travel.

As part of a media initiative, we were invited to L’Avenir Wine Estate to find out more about Miles for Style{MFS} and about their brand offering.

Upon arrival at L’Avenir Wine Estate, we were greeted with a glass of L’Avenir’s Brut Rose and berries – much to my delight, as you may have guessed I love bubbly! We then had some time to mingle and have a look around the estate before we were asked to take a seat in the Alfresco Tasting Area.

Displays were set up around the main table to exhibit offerings from both MFS current and future partners. On show were detailed ceramics from Urchin Art, fashionable handbags from Red Oker, Blackcherry and Sakuma Africa as well as designer fashion pieces from Anna Moss.

To start proceedings, Melissa Delport, MFS Operations Manager, gave us a brief introduction to MFS and explained the driving force behind the event. Following which MFS Director, Sonja Delport, accredited the participating affiliates and thanked everyone for attending.

We were then treated to a tour of the L’Avenir Wine Cellar and Country Lodge, after which we enjoyed an array of canapés, pastries and cheese platters. All washed down with a glass or two of L’Avenir’s Chenin Blanc or Pinotage wine.

As with all good things, the event had to come to an end but we were all treated to an amazing goodie bag to take home! It contained a selection of products, which are available (or soon-to-be-available) from the MFS online shop. Along with all the wonderful products we received, were also treated to voucher to use on the MFS website.

Thank you to both Miles for Style and L’Avenir for a great event! If you would like to explore the online offering in more detail please visit the Miles For Style website.

Cape Town Lifestyle, Events, Lifestyle, Out & About

Da Vinci Exhibition Cape Town Extended

I am not sure how many of you are big art fans, like me but the Da Vinci Exhibition, in Cape Town, has been extended! The Exhibition, which is the most comprehensive exhibit on Leonardo da Vinci to tour the world, was only scheduled to run until the 9th February 2014 but due to high demand, it has now been extended until 23 March 2014!

Da Vinci – The Genius is showing at Chavonnes Battery Museum, Clock Tower, V&A Waterfront. It showcases the achievements of Renaissance giant, Leonardo da Vinci and enlightens visitors about the unimaginable depth and breadth of Leonardo’s influence and intellectualism.

“This exhibition is a must-see for anyone who appreciates Leonardo’s exceptional works of art, not least the Mona Lisa, and for anyone who is interested in discovering how Leonardo laid the groundwork for some of modern society’s most impactful inventions, such as the helicopter, airplane, automobile, submarine, parachute and bicycle,” ~ Tyrone Thöle, managing director of Great World Exhibitions

I am super excited to be attending the exhibition this evening, as Da Vinci was actually one of the artists I studied at school and I am looking forward to seeing his work up close and personal!

If you would like to find out a bit more detail and what to expect at the exhibition you can visit the Da Vinci Exhibition website.

Venue: Chavonnes Battery Museum, Clock Tower, V&A Waterfront

Ticket Prices: Adults: R140 per person
Concessions Seniors (60+)/ Students (18+): R110 per person
Children (Ages 6-17): R90 per person
Children (5 and younger): Free
Family Tickets (2 Adults & 2 Children): R400
Ticket Sales: Tickets available online from the Da Vinci Exhibition website and Webtickets or at the venue.
Opening Times: Doors open every day 9:00 to 21:00. Last admission is 90 minutes prior to closing.

Events, Lifestyle, Out & About

Win Two Tickets to the Knysna Wine Festival

Hi guys have been blogging about the Pick ñ Pay Knysna Oyster Festival over the past few weeks, which is happening next month from the 28th June to the 7th July! Well I am excited to let you know I have two tickets, worth R100 each, to giveaway to one lucky reader for the Knysna Wine Festival!

The Knysna Wine Festival is the Garden Routes, Premier Wine Event and will once again be taking place during the Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival on the 1^st and 2nd of July. The event will showcase up to 50 of South Africa’s best wine producers and promises to be bigger and better than any of the previous events to date. These wines will all be available for tasting and purchasing at special event prices.

If you would like to be a winner simply sign up to our mailing list below and give a shout out on Twitter ” @inspired_lifeSA I want to go to the #knysnawinefest happening at the @oysterfestival “. Also do not forget to leave a comment with your details below!

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Competition Details:

This Competition will run from 31st May 2013, until the 14th June 2013. The winner/s will then be randomly selected and announced on my blog and on Social Media Platforms. The winners will also be notified via email.
Please complete all the necessary steps stated above, to ensure that your entry in processed correctly (please use a valid email address). Your details will only be used to validate your entry and inform you, if you are selected as a winner.
Conditions of entry: Anyone may enter this giveaway but please be advised that unless otherwise informed, the companies sponsoring prizes on Inspired Living, are based in South Africa and therefore prizes will only be shipped within South Africa. The prizes may not be exchanged for cash. Products are all new full sized products received for review or brand feature purposes.

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