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Steve Tanzer Reveals His Top SA Reds | Thursday, 14 April 2011
Acclaimed American wine critic Stephen Tanzer has included a focus on South African wines in the March/April issue of his bimonthly publication International Wine Cellar. Once again Bruwer Raats and Mzokhona Mvemve received great marks for their wines with the MR de Compostella scoring amongst the top red wines from the 2007 vintage.

The 2007 Mvemve Raats De Compostella scored a magnificent 93 and Tanzer proclaimed it to be a beauty ...
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A Grand Gold Performance At Monde Selection 2011 by Boschendal | Thursday, 14 April 2011
Boschendal is celebrating news just in from Monde Selection in Brussels of a Grand Gold Award for Boschendal 1685 Shiraz 2009 as well as 2 further Gold medals and a silver for our wines.Boschendal was the only South African producer to receive a much coveted Grand Gold award, and with Shiraz being the focus variety of the Boschendal range, this international acknowledgement of our 1685 Shiraz 2009 has been enthusiastically received by the team.&# ...
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Local Community Projects Benefit From Nederburg Auction Charity Proceeds | Wednesday, 13 April 2011
The Nederburg Auction organisers recently hosted a lunch for the beneficiaries of the 36th annual Nederburg Charity Auction, at which World Vision South Africa, The Pebbles Project Trust and the Goedgedacht Trust were awarded the proceeds from the R 169 500 raised last year for the Nederburg Charity Trust.

Upon accepting the funds on behalf of the Swartland-based Goedgedacht Trust, Ingrid Lestrade, director of the organisations Path ...
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Alto Perfectly Paired With Pates | Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Known for its impressive collection of classically-styled reds, Stellenbosch estate Alto is now offering visitors a delicious combination of its reds, teamed up with home-made pates. Each of the three wines in the range is combined with a pate of the day. These are served on artisanal 100% rye bread made in the area, all just for R 50.00

Against the backdrop of dramatic mountain views, visitors can also enjoy red wine sundowners, serv ...
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Give Dad The Five-Star Van Ryn‘s Treatment This Father‘s Day | Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Give Dad the royal treatment this Father‘s Day and spoil him at the five-star Van Ryn‘s Distillery. Award-winning brandies, heart-warming winter foods, a crackling fire and great entertainment with well-known acoustic guitarist Jesse Jordan are all part of the plan to make him feel special.

Another highlight will be the opportunity to watch the dying art of barrel-making, when the resident cooper will show how it is done. ...
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South Africa Retains Eco-Sustainability Leadership | Thursday, 7 April 2011
South Africa looks set to maintain its eco-focused global leadership in wine, after last years launch of the worlds first industry-wide sustainability seal to guarantee the production integrity of its bottled wines.

Every seal carries a unique number and is backed by a highly sophisticated tracking system to ensure the contents of the wine bottle to which it is applied can be traced back to source at every stage of the supply chain. T ...
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Swartland Winery Harvest Release | Thursday, 7 April 2011
The 2011 harvest at Swartland Winery has had special significance for Elouise Havenga (21) who has spent the last few months in the lab at the Winery. After completing a two year tourism course, she has decided to change direction in her career, and find a future in the wine industry.Her time at the Winery has proved to be inspiring

"We learnt the basics of the wine industry during the course," she said But it was only when I came here ...
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Van Ryn‘s Launches Cool New Brandy-Coffee-Chocolate Granita | Thursday, 7 April 2011
Brandy and ice, that‘s nice. But for the sweeter-toothed and adventurous, theres now a tantalising alternative, a refreshing brandy, coffee and chocolate granita, available exclusively from the five-star Van Ryns Distillery near Stellenbosch.

The Van Ryns team, that already produces a range of delicious brandy pairings with confection, charcuterie and cheese, has come up with a fabulously decadent crushed ice drink made from awa ...
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Two Oceans Has Gone Fishin‘ With Sassi | Monday, 4 April 2011
Top-selling wine brand Two Oceans is supporting SASSI, the Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative that helps to improve the conservation status of overexploited seafood in local oceans.

In the first phase of its collaboration, Two Oceans is funding the printing of wallet-sized information cards that tell you how to make sustainable seafood choices in restaurants or when shopping for fish. The cards are being distributed natio ...
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New Hartenberg Sauvignon Blanc 2010 Vintage Boasts Heritage And Finesse | Monday, 4 April 2011
Hartenberg, the acclaimed Stellenbosch wine estate dating back to the late 17th century, has drawn on its rich heritage with the release of its classically styled 2010 Sauvignon Blanc.

Derived from the coolest and highest lying vineyards at Hartenberg in the Bottelary Hills Valley north of Stellenbosch, the Hartenberg Sauvignon Blanc 2010 is fresh and vibrant yet has a wonderfully creamy finish as a result of meticulous attention to d ...
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J.C. Le Roux Launches New Youthful Methode Cap Classique Brut | Monday, 4 April 2011
J.C. Le Roux launches new youthful Mthode Cap Classique BrutThe House of J.C. Le Roux, South Africas leading dedicated home of sparkling wine, has extended its illustrious Methode Cap Classique range with a new classically styled yet refreshingly youthful Brut.

Composed of predominantly Pinot Noir with a small component of Chardonnay, new J.C. Le Roux Brut is a non vintage Cap Classique with superbly integrated flavours of berry fruit, ...
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Swartland Winery Releases Four 2011 Vintages | Tuesday, 29 March 2011
New releases complement the end of summer

The harvesting is over in the Swartland, the wine is in the tanks and the winemakers hone their craft with the 2011 vintage.At Swartland Winery four new releases herald the beginning of what promises to be a good year. Having just won a landmark trademark court case, confirming that they own the Swartland brand when it comes to wine, Swartland Winery is poised to present their wines with a ren ...
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Cape Cooperage Donates French Oak Barrels To CWG Protege Programme | Tuesday, 29 March 2011
The donation of two French oak barrels by a leading Paarl based cooperage will enable two aspirant winemakers to produce their own wines this year as part of the Cape Winemakers Guild Protege Programme.

The two CWG Proteges, Sacha Claassen and Tamsyn Jeftha, who are currently working under the mentorship of Bernhard Veller at Nitida and Jeff Grier at Villiera, respectively, now each have a dedicated French Oak Quintessence barrel don ...
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Clos Malverne Pays Homage To Matriarch With New Sophia 2008 | Tuesday, 29 March 2011
Clos Malverne celebrates 25 years of quality winemaking in the Devon Valley outside Stellenbosch, with the unveiling of its new limited release Sophia 2008 a superior blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot made in honour of the beloved family matriarch, Sophia Pritchard.

This prized estate, known for its classic flagship Cape Blends and elegant white wines, has come a long way since owner Seymour Pritchard made the first wine under th ...
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Uitkyk Now A BWI Champion | Friday, 25 March 2011
The Uitkyk wine estate is the newest winery to become a Biodiversity & Wine Initiative Champion, the 20th to do so. The estate, at 591 ha one of the largest in the Stellenbosch area, has set aside more than 310 ha of virgin veld, or 52% of the total property, for conservation. The standard requirement for championship status is 10 ha of virgin veld.

Uitkyk is for many synonymous with Carlonet, one of the classic wine labels of the Cap ...
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