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Obikwa Offers More Good Value | Thursday, 9 September 2010
OBIKWA Shiraz, hailed as South Africas Best Value Shiraz at the 2010 Global Trader Shiraz Challenge, is now offering even more quality at a pocket friendly price in a super size 1,5 litre magnum bottle, ideal for affordable festive entertaining.

Enjoying widespread appeal for both quality and price, OBIKWA has developed a loyal following of wine lovers both locally and abroad. You will certainly make an impact by bringing a magnum of ...
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Simply The Best Wines at RMB Winex Cape Town | Thursday, 9 September 2010
The RMB WineX Best-Wines-on-Show ballot has consistently proved itself the most striking and accurate touchstone of the public perception of wine quality. Conducted as an exit poll by a team interviewing visitors to every WineX show since 2003, it reveals a remarkable overlap between taste appeal and producer reputation. It also defines trends in the wider consumer market and serves as a guideline to wine fashion.

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Nederburg Auction Hits 6 Bottles at R62 000.00 | Thursday, 9 September 2010
One of the most talked-about sales on the first day of the two-day Nederburg Auction currently underway (September 3 and 4) at Paarl was the case of six bottles of Nederburg Port 1964 that fetched R62 000.00, nearly 18 times the reserve price of R 3 500.00.

Each of the 750ml bottles of the fortified wine, made from Shiraz grapes, went for the equivalent R10 333.33, bought by a representative from Next International Nigeria Limited.
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Waterkloof Launches Maiden Red | Thursday, 9 September 2010
Waterkloof, recognised for its repertoire of aristocratic, European style wines and commitment to sustainable farming on the elevated outskirts of the Helderberg Winelands, has extended its expressive Circle of Life tier with the unveiling of the maiden Red 2008.Crafted on the same blueprint as the Circle of Life White 2009 which made its debut earlier this year, this red edition was also conceived as an all embracing reflection of the estates de ...
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Robertson Wine Valley @ Kloofzicht | Wednesday, 1 September 2010
After many years of staging ever-popular annual festivals at home, such as Robertson Wine on the River and the Wacky Wine Weekend, the Robertson Wine Valley are now extending their inimitable country hospitality and fine wines to Gautengers. So why not escape the hurried pace of city life and take the time to head out to the country for a weekend of fun-filled activities.
Contact: 023 626 3167 or manager@robertsonwinevalley.com
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Perdeberg Winery Needs No Lucky Horseshoe | Wednesday, 1 September 2010
When your winery believes in keeping wine simple, yet receives many awards for its produce, you must know that you‘re doing something right - and luck has nothing to do with it!

Perdeberg Winery did exceptionally well at the recent Paarl and National Young Wine Show 2010. The South African Young Wine Show is held annually to allow winemakers to show off their brightest wines from the new vintage.

Perdeberg proudly ga ...
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Stellenbosch at Summer Place | Wednesday, 1 September 2010
Gauteng to savour the soul of the Winelands in style

South meets north for an exclusive wine, food, music and art extravaganza when Stellenbosch winelands finest descend on Gauteng for an unrivalled celebration of the finer things in life at Stellenbosch at Summer Place in Hyde Park on Wednesday, 10 November 2010.
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Nederburg‘s Flagship 2009 Ingenuity White | Wednesday, 1 September 2010
"I always like to play with the very last component," says Nederburg cellarmaster Razvan Macici of the eight-way Ingenuity White blend, now in its third vintage as the apex of the Nederburg range. It has just been released onto the market.

"For the first time, we have introduced Gewrztraminer - just 2% - but it adds just the faintest trace of sweetness to this very complex, sumptuous and layered blend. Its so slight as to be almost ...
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Steenberg Abuzz With New Cellar Door Activities | Wednesday, 1 September 2010
Steenberg Vineyards has announced two wine tasting events that will focus on the museum class vintages that they have produced here over the past few years, with some wines dating back as far as 1995. These tasting journeys down memory lane will take place at Steenberg Winery on the estate, affording guests a taste of the aged Steenberg Sauvignon Blancs, Semillons and selected red wines. Events take place at 18h00 on 16 September and 14 Octobe ...
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Robertson Wine on the River | Friday, 27 August 2010
Now five years old, the Robertson Wine on the River will take place 15 - 17 October 2010.

This idyllic open-air wine festival takes place on the banks of the Breede River at the Goudmyn Farm between Robertson and Bonnievale.

Just imagine a setting with the river flowing by, vineyards all around, beautiful hills and shading popular trees. Add to that live music, plenty of wines to taste, picnics and other local produce and ...
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Local Black-Owned Winery‘s Afrocentric Experience | Friday, 27 August 2010
Dynamic husband and wife team, Diale and Malmsey Rangaka have turned a passion for wine and tourism into a successful business that is uniquely South African. Mhudi Wines is located on the outskirts of Stellenbosch and is the first wine tourism farm to be wholly owned and managed by an ordinary black South African family.

A member of Stellenbosch Tourism and Stellenbosch Wine Routes, Mhudi Wines offers a wine experience with a persona ...
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Swartland Winery Crowned Big Champion | Friday, 27 August 2010
Wines from Swartland Winery did exceptionally well at the Young Wine Show of the Swartland region, with its Pinot age crowned as the Big Champion.

The winery won a total of nine class winners with four gold medals, nine silver medals and 16 bronze medals. Saralands Pinot age was also singled out as the national class winner, while the winerys wooded and unwounded Cabernet Sauvignon and its Cabernet/Shiraz/Pinot age blend won gold meda ...
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Neethlinghof The Maria 2010 | Friday, 27 August 2010
The news that Neethlingshof has been judged a champion trophy winner in the recent 2010 SA Young Wine Show, earning the coveted Agri-Expo golden trophy for top wooded noble late harvest, co-incides with the release of the estates limited-edition 2010 Short Story Collection The Maria.

The champion wine comes from the same vineyard and has been vinified in exactly the same way as the specialty single-vineyard wine, made from hand-picked ...
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Drostdy-Hof Winemakers Collection New Packaging | Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Drostdy-Hof, generous wines with a rich heritage of quality and consistency, have extended their Winemakers Collection with new convenient, value-for-money 3-litre slimpacks for four of their most popular cultivar wines.

Now you can enjoy the quality of vintage Drostdy-Hof wines in a convenient 3- litre slimpack ideal for everyday enjoyment at a pocket friendly price that gives you the equivalent of four bottles for the price of three ...
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Pongracz Sponsors Wine Festival | Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Pongracz, South Africa‘s leading Methode Cap Classique, will be hosting formal tutored tastings of leading Cap Classique and French Champagne at the inaugural Dorp Street MCC and Champagne Festival to be held at the Black Horse centre in Stellenbosch on Saturday, 28 August 2010. This prestigious event is aimed in providing people with an unforgettable experience of the finest Cap Classiques and French Champagnes.

Conceived espec ...
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