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VEUVE CLICQUOT MASTERS POLO CAPE TOWN 2019

The game, the champagne and the colour match! The prestigious Veuve Clicquot Masters Polo Cape Town will return to Val de Vie Estate on 2 March 2019. Set against the spectacular backdrop of the Paarl-Franschhoek mountains, this stylish sporting and social event marks the peak of the South African polo season. The ninth annual event, a highlight on the Western Cape calendar, will focus on the sport that has shown a sharp rise in popularity and skill in Africa over the past few years. It is expected that more than 3000 prestigious guests, many from neighbouring countries and provinces, will pay [...]

RUN INTO SUMMER IN THE VALLEY OF LIFE

Summer at Val de Vie Estate kicks off with the Cape Winelands Properties (CWP) Cross Country Run on Sunday 7 October 2018. The race starts and ends on the lush greens at the Val de Vie Pavilion Polo Field with a 2km, 5km and 10km distance on the meandering pathways of the estate.  The run is easy and suitable for all runners and walkers – strollers, children and dogs on leashes are welcome. Explore the true natural beauty of the Paarl-Franschhoek Valley and the secure outdoor lifestyle offered by Val de Vie Estate while running past beautiful properties, vineyards, stables, parks and [...]

Cintron Pink Polo Presented by Vodacom Women’s Day Event in Association with Pink Drive and Craig’s Angels

Cintron Pink Polo launched at Val de Vie Estate in Cape Town in 2010 as the brainchild of a dynamic and passionate group of women standing in unity to create a vocal platform for breast cancer awareness in our nation. Now in its 9th year, the purpose behind the polo event will continue to pay tribute to the survivors of breast cancer and serves as a platform to raise awareness for a disease that is most prevalent in women, but also affects a high number of men.     On the 4th of August, three hundred ladies from the Paarl East community enjoyed a [...]

THE NEW JAEGER-LECOULTRE POLARIS COLLECTION AND RYK NEETHLING WINE

INSPIRED BY HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY SPORTING ELEGANCE   Today’s man is someone who does it all. Always open to the new and untried, he finds surprising and innovative ways to make the most out of his life. For him, it’s about the journey, not the destination, and the experiences along the way. For his lifestyle, he needs an elegant yet sporty timepiece that can do it all, one that keeps up with his active pace: the new Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris.   Ryk Neethling, a friend of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Maison since 2016, is the perfect epitome of a man of action. As a [...]

Nelson Mandela Centenary 2018. We are the Legacy.

“When we read, we are able to travel to many places, meet many people and understand the world” Nelson Mandela   On a brilliant sunshine filled day in July, you could almost touch the Madiba Magic all around at Langabuya Primary School, Mbekweni. On July 18th, we were able to honour Madiba through our words and deeds and find the Madiba in all of us.   The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Drakenstein Child Health Study (DCHS)*, together with The Val de Vie Foundation, Solomon Schechter Day School USA and Breadline Africa, took up the challenge to be the legacy by [...]

Franschhoek Bastille Festival

Winter time in the Cape Winelands is Bastille Festival time! The historic town of Franchhoek was clothed in French colours of red, blue and white. Local businesses created a welcoming atmosphere to bring out the Parisian and French flair of guests visiting the beautiful town for the annual festival, the name ‘Bastille Day’ derived from the ‘Fête Nationale’ – the storming of the Bastille fortress-prison during the French Revolution.     The 25th annual Franschhoek Bastille Festival was held on the 14thand the 15thof July at the Franschhoek Huguenot Monument. It was the perfect winter getaway with food and wine from local [...]

VODACOM SHOP CELEBRITY GOLF DAY 2018: SAVING LIVES AND EMPOWERING LEARNERS

The Vodacom Shop Celebrity Golf Day, an annual highlight on the Western Cape golfing calendar, is set to take place on 18 October 2018. Sportsmen and women, celebrities and other golf enthusiasts will take part in this event, in aid of the Val de Vie Foundation, at the Pearl Valley Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course on Val de Vie Estate.     This year, the Val de Vie Foundation together with Khula Development Group, whose dream it is that every child from a poor community attends school every day, is encouraged to attend by providing reflective school bags and shoes to [...]

The Val de Vie Estate Berg River Bridge is open

The Berg River Bridge at Val de Vie Estate was officially opened by the Executive Mayor of Drakenstein Municipality, Councillor Conrad Poole, on Thursday 21 June 2018.   Martin Venter, Founder and CEO of Val de Vie Estate said at the opening event: “Building a bridge is symbolic of human progress. We are proud today to open the Berg River Bridge and believe that this addition to our Estate is not only to the benefit of our residents, but in favour of our entire community.”     The Berg River Bridge connects the estate with the R45 Simondium road via the [...]

Strauss & Co Valuation Day and Lecture at Val de Vie Estate

The Strauss & Co Valuation Day and Lecture was a special opportunity for art collectors, art connoisseurs and art appreciators. Strauss & Co offered insight on the value of art pieces provided by guests while others were able to sharpen their knowledge on the history of art development in South Africa.   In the authentic setting of the L’Huguenot Vinoteque, specialist Ian Hunter and Matthew Partridge took guests on a journey that charted the development of South African art from ‘moderns’, such as Pierneef, Irma Stern and Hugo Naudé, to the ‘contemporaries’, such as Jane Alexander and William Kentridge. Throughout the [...]

POTJIEKOS COMPETITION 2018

The inaugural potjiekos competition, an initiative by our home owners and the Val de Vie Estate social committee, took place on Saturday 19 May at the Pearl Valley Boma.       Val de Vie Estate residents – Ryk Neethling (Val de Vie Estate Marketing Director and Shareholder), Eugene Eloff and Gerard van Staden (The Valley restaurant chef) – judged the contestants on taste, inventiveness and presentation. Team Midas Earthcoat walked away as the winning team with their spicy Mexican potjie, with the Misfits in second place and Brick Art in third place. Team Easigrass were awarded for their 'gees'.   [...]

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