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The KLINK Awards

Last week I attended the KLINK Awards, which was held at the offices of DHK Architects, in Cape Town. What a truly amazing setting to celebrate some of the top achievers in the wine tourism industry. To get the evening started we were greeted with a glass of bubbles, nothing better on a balmy Cape Town evening! The waite-staff were top-notch, they kept the canapés flowing all evening! The food was certainly plentiful and rather scrumptious and the wine delicious!

On the stunning roof top terrace setting, overlooking the Mother City, Monica Alias from Wine Tourism SA, with the help of Mike Ratcliffe handed out the awards for the various category winners. As voted for by you the consumer.

The winners were as follows:

  • Beyond Expectations “Award for Great Food & Excellent Value” – Haute Cabriéré
  • Comfort Zone “Award for the Best Bistro or Cafe on a Wine Farm” – Harvest at Laborie
  • Connoisseur “Award the Best Cellar Tasting Experience” – Fairview Master Tasting
  • Country Comfort “Award for Boutique Accommodation on a Wine Farm” – Doolhof Grand Dédale
  • Crowd Pleaser “Award for the Best Wine Route Event” – Durbanville  Wine Valley Season of Sauvignon
  • Delicious Deli “Award for Best Deli on a Wine Farm” – Fairview Deli
  • Family Day Out “Award for Best Child-friendly Venue on a Wine Farm – Blaauwklippen
  • Gourmet ” Award for Best Gourmet Restaurant at the Cellar Door” – Pierneef  á La Motte
  • Happy Times “Award for Most Memorable Wine Route” – Franschhoek Wine Valley
  • Percale “Award for Best Accommodation on a Wine Route” – Majeka House
  • Tread Gently “Award for Most Green Wine Farm” – Villiera
  • Warm Family Welcome “Award for Best Cellar Door Experience” – Delheim
  • Wild Card “Award for Most Unusual Attraction on a Wine Route” – Cape Heritage Museum at Solms-Delta
  • Yin and Yang “Award for Best Food and Wine Pairing on a Wine Farm” – Creation Canapé Platter Pairing

Inspired by the marketing and consumer engagement efforts of the nominees, an additional award was specifically created for the #KLINK nominee with the most votes overall. The Supernova Award was presented to Blaauwklippen.

“Thank you to the thousands of domestic and international wine tourists who visited, voted for and provided feedback on their favourite nominees. The inaugural #KLINK Awards achieved our aims of using social media as a core marketing driver and important means of building relationships and engaging with potential and existing clients. Through the viral nature of these platforms, we have been able to reach a broad base of consumers. Congratulations to the winners. We hope that this encourages even more people to visit our winelands and give feedback on their experiences.” ~ Monika Elias, Wine Tourism South Africa and #KLINK Awards Founder

Thank you to Wine Tourism South Africa for a wonderful evening and congratulations to all the KLINK Award winners! Hope to see you all next year! To find out more about the winners pop over to the Wine Tourism website here.

Competitions, Winner

Winners of the Wine Tourism Handbook

Congratulations Rehanna Seedat, Rochelle Stewart,Dustin Booysen, Russell Hepworth and Rilla you have each won a Wine Tourism Handbook !

You will also be contacted via email to arrange the shipment of your prize, please respond to the email with your postal address. Thank you to everyone who entered and SA Wine Tourism who made this giveaway possible!

 

* Disclaimer:  Winners have been randomly selected and entries have been validated and prizes may not be exchanged for cash.

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Win a Wine Tourism Handbook

Last month I posted about The KLINK Awards, which have been launched by Wine Tourism South Africa, publishers of the Wine Tourism Handbook, with the objective of inspiring South Africans to explore and enjoy the experiences offered by the country’s winelands.

A panel of industry-related professionals nominated the top five finalists in each of the KLINK Awards’ fourteen categories. Your job was to go to the Wine Tourism South Africa website , Facebook or Twitter pages, see which top wineland spots are amongst the nominees and vote. The full list of categories is available on the website and the winners in each will be announced on the 25th of October.

On the 1st of November the country’s inaugural Wine Tourism South Africa #KLINK Awards will take place in Cape Town. Here the cream of the winelands crop will be recognised for their offerings in various categories – based solely on your experiences, as the consumer and feedback from you, received via email, Facebook and Twitter.

The event will be held at the De Waterkant Centre, headquarters of dhk Architects whose award-winning work has included several wineries such as Delaire Graff in Stellenbosch, Almenkerk in the Elgin Valley and most recently, Mulderbosh in Stellenbosch. Derick Henstra, Executive Chairman of the dhk Group, is also a wine connoisseur who has translated his love for wine into a growing resume of wine boutiques.

 “The #KLINK Awards have given consumers a much-needed voice in determining which wine farms and routes are deserving of recognition based on their own experiences with them.~ Derick Henstra

As a special prize for Super Mom Blog Readers, WTSA have sponsored 5 copies of the Wine Tourism Handbook and still need to find winners for them! What an awesome guide to have while exploring the amazing wine regions of South Africa!

Please leave a comment below this post with your details and tell me what your favourite winelands spot is and you could stand a chance of winning 1 of 5 copies of the Wine Tourism Handbook! Please tweet about it on Twitter – Win a @WineTourismSA handbook on @supermomsablog 0r Post about it on Facebook – Win a @WineTourismSouthAfrica Handbook on @Supermomblog.

I will announce the winners on the 26th October 2012.

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