Open letter to Plett Tourism chairman Peter Wallington
I write to congratulate you and the Plett Tourism team on the splendid quality of events held in Plettenberg Bay this month, namely the Sasfin investment presentation and panel discussion at The White House Venue & Theatre on Friday October 7, and the Sasfin Plett Wine & Bubbly Festival at Central Beach on Saturday October 8 and Sunday the 9th.
The former occasion included a thought-provoking overview of the South African economy by Frans Cronjé of the Institute for Race Relations, together with possible scenario options for the future, and the panel discussion engaged with all sectors of the local community, including erstwhile business people and entrepreneurs from KwaNokuthula.
The Sasfin Plett Wine & Bubbly Festival held in that huge tent – almost a temporary building – was well thought through.
The good attendance demonstrated that the advertising and promotion of the event during the months and weeks leading up to the festival paid off handsomely, as people from as far afield as Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Johannesburg and many other parts of South Africa visited the festival.
The stalls of the wine estates and eateries were beautifully presented and burnished with lovely floral displays. There was good wine to be tasted and relished, delicious food, much good music and the festival had a lovely, relaxed, friendly ambiance throughout the two days.
Well done to Plett Tourism, Bitou Municipality, the wine estates and wine growers of the Plettenberg Bay Winelands, the local eateries present and everybody else involved with carrying off a wine festival of note.
Many wine aficionados are already looking forward to the next festival in 2017!
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