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| Week 18 | Friday, 8 May 2009 |
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| On, Friday 8 May 2009 the wine catalogue update for Week 18 of 2009 were made available for all active mi-vine(m) subscribers. Be sure to update your installation by following the synchronization steps. |
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| R&R with Baron Ed | Wednesday, 6 May 2009 |
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| R&R translates to Rupert & Rothschild on the SA wine scene and while there may be some debate as to whether the farm is located in Franschhoek or Paarl, the quality of the flagship red, Baron Edmond, is not disputed. The location of the farm is also largely irrelevant as the overwhelming majority of the Barons grapes are bought-in: 40% from the Swartland, 40% from Stellenbosch (Helderberg and Simonsberg) and increasingly more from cool climate ap ... |
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| Spar performs well on ‘buoyant‘ liquor sales | Tuesday, 5 May 2009 |
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Despite the current economic turmoil and consumers‘ shrinking disposable income, the Spar Group performed well, the listed grocery distributor said on Tuesday.
Spar was releasing its interim results for the six months ended March 31 2009.
CEO Wayne Hook attributed the company‘s good sales to a combination of growth at existing stores; aggressive promotional activity; new store openings and the lingering effects of hi ... |
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| Wine Show Ethics - Part I: the entries | Sunday, 3 May 2009 |
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| I‘ve been invited to take part in a panel discussion on wine shows as part of the Wine Cellar SA Symposium at the Lord Charles Hotel on Thursday along with Johann Krige from Kanonkop and South Africa‘s most experienced foreign taster, Dave Hughes. My brief is to speak to the integrity of wine shows and so I plan to set out my stall in a couple of postings. The first deals with the integrity of entries. The second, the reliability and ... |
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| Parker surprises with glowing 08 scores | Sunday, 3 May 2009 |
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Robert Parker released his scores for the 2008 Bordeaux vintage last night and surprised the market with his generosity. He scored the vintage significantly higher that all the other major critics to have pronounced so far and gave four wines the opportunity to score 100 points.
As he notes in his vintage report:
"It did not take me long to realize that the 2008 vintage was dramatically better than I had expected. It had al ... |
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| Chateau Palmer 95-97 Points | Sunday, 3 May 2009 |
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| The 2008 vintage of Chateau Palmer and Alter Ego, currently purchased ‘en primeur‘ in Bordeaux, has received tremendous applause from those who have tasted this delightful wine, from what has turned out to be another star vintage. The 2000 vintage in Bordeaux has become one of the most sought-after of all vintages having become extremely difficult to find. International Wine Co is proud to be among the very few who still have availabi ... |
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| Stellenbosch Wine Festival Bonanza - July/August | Sunday, 3 May 2009 |
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Wine bonanza as 8th Stellenbosch Wine Festival kicks off at Paul Roos Centre, Thursday 30 July Sunday 2 August 2009
One of the biggest and oldest food and wine festivals in the Cape, the Stellenbosch Wine Festival is set to stage its 8th annual event at the Paul Roos Centre from 30 July - 2 August 2009. Join this years festival goers as they enjoy a special selection of over 500 wines and gourmet delights from 170 top exhibitors all ... |
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| Stellenbosch Wine Festival | Sunday, 3 May 2009 |
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It is time for the annual Stellenbosch Wine Festival! Each year the festival plays host to thousands of local and international visitors and we invite you to join in the fun.
Experience a wonderful weekend in the Stellenbosch winelands. Taste more than 500 wines. Stock up at the wine shop. Do comparative varietal tastings. Meet your favourite winemakers. Watch super chefs sweat it out.
Programme highlights include the popular Wi ... |
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| Taste of Winter@Creation | Sunday, 3 May 2009 |
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| Creation has put together a Winter programme thatll get you out of hibernation - Raclette evenings, fondues du Vigniron, venison lunches, country lunches and a Spring brunch. See the attached flyer for details. Raclette, by the way, is a staple of wintertime in Switzerland: melted cheese served over new potatoes, steamed with lots of ground black pepper and spices, accompanied by small pickled onions and gherkins. The name comes from the Fren ... |
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| Simonsig welcomes intimate affairs in suave Van Niekerk Room | Sunday, 3 May 2009 |
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Wine estate cement s legacy with new private functions lounge.
Simonsig Estate celebrates its winemaking legacy of more than four decades, with the unveiling of a suave new heirloom, the Van Niekerk Room, a stylish extension of the owners‘ hospitality, welcoming sophisticated intimate affairs.
Dedicated to the late Liza Malan - beloved mother of the three brothers of Simonsig, and daughter of Pieter Beyers Van Niekerk wh ... |
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| StreetSmart thanks restaurants for dishing up cash | Sunday, 3 May 2009 |
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StreetSmart South Africa, a fundraising organisation dedicated to the upliftment of street children in the Western Cape, hosted its 2nd annual Franschhoek stakeholder‘s event at Haute Cabriere. This event focused on presenting the StreetSmart concept, highlighting beneficiary operations and thanking participating restaurants who have opened their doors and dished out hefty donations for the StreetSmart initiative.
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| Week 17 | Saturday, 2 May 2009 |
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| On, Friday 1 May 2009 the wine catalogue update for Week 17 of 2009 were made available for all active mi-vine(m) subscribers. Be sure to update your installation by following the synchronization steps. |
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| Perdeberg is Positive | Tuesday, 28 April 2009 |
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| Theyre celebrating at Perdeberg after another successful harvest and one of the winerys biggest yields in its 68-year history. While many producers are forced to cut back on production in these troubled times, Perdebergs enormous 18,010-tonne harvest is a sure sign of confidence. The harvest began on 18 January - Chardonnay grapes for Perdebergs Methode Cap Classique were the first to be picked - and ended on 26 March 2009. The quality of all g ... |
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| Alto Port: A good thing for those who waited | Tuesday, 28 April 2009 |
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| The idea that "all good things come to those who wait" was made popular by American poet Longfellow although the French had long before been using the expression: Tout vient a point a qui sait attendre. Whatever its origins it is a fitting statement to announce the release of Alto‘s 2006 vintage Port, the second from the award-winning Stellenbosch estate in nearly a decade but the first ever to be produced by winemaker Schalk van der Westh ... |
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| EXTRA MATURE CHEDDAR RATED SA‘S BEST | Saturday, 25 April 2009 |
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Dairy product of the year announced
An Extra Mature Cheddar cheese specially made for Woolworths by Parmalat SA is the 2009 SA Dairy Product of the Year. Cheese master Danie Nel and his team from Parmalats Bonnievale cheesery reigned supreme at the Danisco Qualite Gala Dinner in Stellenbosch last night (22 April).
The SA Dairy Championships - now in its ninth year - drew 770 entries in five categories: cheese, butter, yoghurt ... |
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| Michael Fridjhon Wine Experience Weekend | | | From 2010-09-04 to 2010-09-05 | | | The annual benchmarking event for food and wine lovers, this weekend showcasing a selection of top foreign wines caters for those with the finer taste... | | | Real Beer! Real Food! | | | Wednesday, 08 September 2010 | | | Wild Woods Bistro in Hout Bay will be serving five delicious courses with five delectable beers, all perfectly paired to provide one awesome evening. ... | | | Juliet Cullinan Standard Bank Wine Festival 2010 | | | From 2010-09-08 to 2010-09-09 | | | 2010 celebrates the 20th Juliet Cullinan Standard Bank Festival with a decade of sponsorship by Standard Bank. It is now the longest running private, ... | | | Robertson Wine Valley At Kloofzicht Lodge | | | From 2010-09-18 to 2010-09-19 | | | 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 ... | | | The Good Food and Wine Show Johannesburg | | | From 2010-09-23 to 2010-09-26 | | | The annual Good Food and Wine show attracts thousands of food and wine lovers. Taking place in every major city this year, there is no reason not to g... | | | Bordeaux Blends Wine Tasting Cape Town | | | Thursday, 23 September 2010 | | | Join WINE magazine for informative tastings of our top wines, held at the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town.... | | | Bordeaux Blends Wine Tasting Johannesburg | | | Thursday, 30 September 2010 | | | Join WINE magazine for informative tastings of our top wines, held at the Crowne Plaza in Johannesburg.... | | | Curtains, Clowns and Dining | | | Friday, 01 October 2010 | | | Dinner and a show is back in vogue, and Madame Zingara‘s Theatre of Dreams does it bigger and better. The Love Magic Tour 201 operates in a vint... | | | Cap Classique Challenge Wine Tasting Cape Town | | | Thursday, 14 October 2010 | | | Join WINE magazine for informative tastings of our top wines, held at the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town.... | | | Robertson Wine on the River | | | From 2010-10-15 to 2010-10-17 | | 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 o... | |
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