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29th May (Tue)
10:00-13:00 |
Shiraz and the movement of Shiraz based blends
Shiraz plantings make up over a fifth of the red wine vineyards planted in South Africa. This grape is well suited to the Cape, creating wines with intense smoky and spicy notes. Currently there has been a growth in Rhone styled blended wines and here we give you the opportunity to taste the latest trends in this category |
29th May (Tue)
14:30-17:30 |
Method Cap Classic – the life through bubbles
With the likes of James Bond 007, Barack Obama and of course Nelson Mandela enjoying exceptional South African bubbles to celebrate their finest moments, you can also taste the wines these celebrities enjoy. The Cap Classique Producers Association (CCPA) was established in 1992 by a group of like-minded producers who share a passion for bottle-fermented sparkling wines, made according to the traditional method (Méthode Champenoise). Taste 10 wines to add a little sparkle to your day ranging from hidden gems to worldly renowned brands. |
30th May (Wed)
10:00-13:00 |
5* Platter Stars
In the 2012 edition of the South African Platter Guide over 7,000 wines feature. Of these 140 wines were identified in the first round as potentially worthy of achieving top honours, but after a blind tasting the final result was released and 45 got the nod getting the coveted 5* rating. We offer you 10 of the top 5 star wines from the 2012 edition to taste. This successful South Africa wine guide has been running for over three decades, received two Best Wine Guide Worldwide awards and sold well over a million copies.
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30th May (Wed)
14:30-17:30 |
Chenin Blanc Champions
There is a group of visionary South African wine producers who are continually providing hard evidence by producing Chenin Blanc wines of increasingly remarkable quality. The grape's exceptional versatility and the excellent selection of fruit available, due to the diversity of sites, provide for great variety of style, complexity and depth. The prodigious passion and respect that exists in South Africa for this variety make it certain that the goal for Chenin to take its rightful place in the wine world will be achieved. This noble variety is given royal treatment in the vineyard and cellar, and it's responding as nobility should - with grand personality, regal flavours and stately versatility.
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31st May (Thur)
11:00-15:30 |
South Africa’s unique grape: Pinotage
In 1925, a professor at the University of Stellenbosch crossed Pinot Noir with Hermitage (Cinsaut) and Pinotage was created. This variety is unique to South Africa and is celebrated worldwide for the distinctly rich and spicy wines it produces. Today the world enjoys various styles of Pinotage from easy-drinking and full of juicy fruit whilst others are bold and restrained made to drink now or for cellaring. From winners of the ABSA Top 10 Pinotage competition over the last decade, we have selected 10 to reflect the diversity of this uniquely South African variety.
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