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Plan for a wine-divine 'TOPS at SPAR Gugulethu wine festival' weekend
17 May 2013  -  TOPS at SPAR
Start spreading the news and plan for a wine-divine weekend of wine tasting, music, food and wine-education at the 3rd annual TOPS at SPAR GUGULETHU WINE FESTIVAL taking place on Friday 24th May and Saturday 25th May 2013 on the rooftop of the Gugulethu Square Mall.

discover your vinotype
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Find the Wines That are a Perfect Match for YOU
16 May 2013  -  Susan M Cashin, The Horse's Mouth
Have you ever been at a wine tasting with friends and all are raving about a particular wine? One swirls the glass, takes a long lingering sniff, then brings their lips to the rim, sips and swirls the wine and declares! This is truly a wine worthy of the gods above!
confused but amused
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Are wine tasting notes a load of poppycock?
13 May 2013  -  Claire Hu
Claire Hu mulls over the implications of new research showing most consumers find wine descriptions unhelpful, pompous and downright baffling.
wish you were here
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Come away with us!
13 May 2013  -  wine.co.za
The South African winelands are beautiful. Diverse, varied and flaunting an air of approachability, no wonder South Africa as a whole is rated so highly as a tourist destination.

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Villiera Starlight - Light is an attitude
Looking for something lighter? Villiera Starlight is South Africa's first low alcohol Cap Classique made without any quality compromise.
 
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Simonsig Wine Estate Pack of the Month Special
Great pack of the month promotion now running at Simonsig Wine Estate through our online shop for the following wines:

 
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industry announcements
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Winexpo China 2012 Overview: Taste the World
18 May 2013  -  Wineexpo China 2013
Winexpo China 2012 was held successfully on November 22, 2012 in Hangzhou. This expo is a festival of world wine. Besides tradition French wine, there are also wine from German, Bulgaria, Spain and South Africa.
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Finland, a major export destination for Two Oceans Wines
17 May 2013  -  Two Oceans wines
Finland  has an estimated population of around just 5,3 million people, yet remarkably, it has become one of the leading markets for Two Oceans wines, says global marketing manager Jackie Olivier. Sales volumes to this northern European country have grown by double digits year-on-year for the 12 months to March 2013.
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Changing of the guard - New Chief Winemaker for KWV
17 May 2013  -  KWV
We are pleased to announce that Johann Fourie, formerly Senior Winemaker with KWV for the past eight years, has been promoted to the position of Chief Winemaker.
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Taste rare Clos Malverne Limited Release wines on Saturdays
17 May 2013  -  Clos Malverne
Restaurant puts lid on winter blues with complimentary lunchtime tastings
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Morgenster announces its hospitality project
17 May 2013  -  Avril Mills
Giulio Bertrand, owner of Morgenster Wine and Olive Estate in Somerset West near Cape Town, has announced the commencement of his long planned hospitality phase which will see the Estate offering accommodation, fine dining and a café and deli experience to visitors.
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Graham Beck Wines - Wacky Wine Weekend offerings
16 May 2013  -  Graham Beck
A whole host of activities to be held at Graham Beck for the Wacky Wine Weekend.
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Waterkloof appoints Nadia Barnard as winemaker
16 May 2013  -  Waterkloof
Waterkloof, a biodynamic marvel on the outskirts of the Helderberg Winelands, celebrated for its elegant wines and passionate commitment to sustainable wine farming ethics, has appointed a new winemaker who is everything but a newcomer to this conservation-minded estate, the young and vibrant Nadia Barnard.

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