Vote now in the KLINK Awards

Friday, 10 February, 2017
The Klink Awards
LOVE FOOD, WINE AND TRAVEL? EXPERIENCE IT ALL – It’s time for the annual wine tourism awards and we want your vote in the only Consumer-focused wine awards!

Wine Tourism’s Klink Awards is calling all food and wine lovers to vote for their favourite Klink finalists and celebrate all the winelands has on offer.  Once again Wine Tourism South Africa brings you their 5th annual Klink Awards, the only wine consumer awards that innovate yearly to bring together the best in wine and food experiences. The favourites will be voted for by you at www.winetourismsouthafrica.co.za/vote-now/. Look at the Klink Awards categories, select your favourite, vote and win today! Yes, it’s that easy.

The Klink Awards is open for voting, for the first time during high summer season when all of us are looking for different things to do and places to go. From unforgettable food, to wine-tastings with a twist, such as a game-viewing, or simply enjoying the naturistic views of vineyards - have fun touring the Western Cape winelands.

When you vote and share, you automatically gain an entry into the Klink Rewards Competition, where we reward you the consumer for voting. *Win great prizes that include wine tours, food and wine vouchers or hampers, voting officially opened on 10 December 2016 and will be close on 10 March2017. The winners will be announced middle March 2017.

Monika Elias, founder of The Klink Awards says, “We know that as South Africans we are spoilt for choice when it comes to things to try, see and do, this makes you - the wine tourist and travel explorer - the perfect judge to rate and review the wine industry’s tourism endeavours. As we embrace the new digital age, we want to showcase - on our #SliceofSA platform - the great wine farms - some who are unquestionably world-class and some of the most unique eateries and restaurants that rival good food & wine experiences.

Also, new to the Klink Awards is the exciting top food and wine experiences you can look forward to this year, these POP^KLINK experiential events will bring the winelands to you in a pop up market to enjoy socially first-hand! We have also created a KLINK CLUB, when you register as a KLINK CLUB member, you get access to special offers, vouchers, giveaways – so you can experience the latest and greatest of food and wine all year-round.” You can register here to become a KLINK CLUB member:  http://winetourismsouthafrica.co.za/klink-club/

Go on check out and review the 53 Klink Awards finalists – pre-selected across 13 categories in the running for a wine consumer award between December 2016 and March 2017. “Use your one vote per person, per category, and cast it on Klink’s website. You can also follow the awards through the Klink Facebook or Twitter feeds. Don’t forget you get one entry into our *Klink Rewards Competition for each voting entry you cast,” explains Elias.

We present to you the Klink Awards finalists! See the list below:

Best Winelands Burger
Beyerskloof | Barley & Biltong | Le Pommier | Silvermist | Simons

Wine Country Cuisine
Le Pommier | Towerbosch | Delheim Wines | Leopards Leap | Lust Bistro & Bakery | De Krans Wines | Goatshed Restaurant | Silvermist

Great Pairings
Le Pommier | Leopard's Leap | Stellenbosch Hills | Ormonde Vineyards | Creation

Gourmet Traveller
Le lude | Bistro 13 | The Kitchen @Maison

Out the Ordinary
The Franschhoek Cellar | De Krans Wines

City Sight Seeing
Vergenoegd | The Bus Stop

SA Wine Icons
Bouchard Finlayson | Beyerskloof | Waterford Estate | Groot Constantia

Best Bubbly
Villiera Wines | Namaqua Wines | Graham Beck Wines | Haute Cabriere

Great Outdoors
Waterford Estate | Idiom

Touring
Explore Sideways | On The Hop | City Sight Seeing

The Ultimate - Winelands Experience
The Franschhoek Cellar | Groot Constantia | Haute Cabriere | Glen Carlou

Boutique Wineries
Lothian Vineyards | Hillcrest

On The Hop
Cape Brewing | Wild Clover Breweries | Darling Brew

Event & Festivals
Franschhoek Bascule Festival | Robertson Wine - On The River | Slow Market – Stellenbosch & Willowbridge | Groote Post – Country Market

The Klink Awards entries are extended and will close End-January 2017. All 13 Klink Awards winners will be revealed middle March 2017 at an POP^Klink event - attended by the Klink Awards finalists as well as the wine and tourism industry. For more information visit www.klinkawards.co.za, follow the Klink Awards on Twitter/Instagram @klinkawards, #klinkawards and on Facebook: www.facebook.com/KlinkAwards. Make sure you cast your vote today.