The Nederburg Auction 2016

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Nederburg Auction
TIME:    09h00
COST:    See description
VENUE:    Nederburg, Sonstraal Rd, Paarl
Paarl
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The Nederburg Auction takes place in the heart of Paarl’s wine valley, amid vineyard views and beautiful historic buildings that date back to 1800. This is where wine connoisseurs and South Africa’s icon wine producers meet to partake in and celebrate wines marked for their quality, rarity and authenticity.

All guests attending the Nederburg Auction have the privilege of tasting the wines that will be auctioned on Friday 17th and Saturday 17th Sept respectively, prior to the start of each day’s bidding.

A handful of the really scarce wines are not available in the tasting line-up – some wines truly are too rare to taste! The tastings are hosted by the producers themselves, providing an ideal networking opportunity.

Aside from the iconic auction wines, guests will be seduced by the delicious cuisine, including breakfast canapés both days, a beautiful sit-down lunch on Friday and an alfresco lunch experience on Saturday accompanied by live entertainment. And of course no meal is complete without a quality beverage –fine wine and other drinks are served throughout the event, from the moment guests arrive, to when they leave, and all eating and bidding activity in-between. Qualified baristas are on hand to serve a variety of coffees throughout both days.

This exclusive experience is accessible by invitation only. Invitations are limited and distributed at the discretion of the Nederburg Auction.

Tickets are available to purchase for R1 000, which covers your attendance for both days. Tickets for partners are available for Saturday at a cost of R500. Kindly indicate in the message tab if you are applying for a buyer ticket only, or in the event you would like to attend on Saturday, if your application also includes a partner ticket.

This is a once off cost, as all serious buyers will automatically be included on the Auction’s future guest list at no charge. Please note that this additional income will be donated directly to the charity auction beneficiaries as a means to boost overall income generated through the charity auction sale.

For the full two day printable programme please click HERE

FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2016

Day one of the Nederburg Auction is more formal and largely business orientated, with the bulk of the wines in the line-up being auctioned. Buyers attending Friday therefore do so without partners, utilising the opportunity to taste the wines that are part of the day’s bidding line-up. The tasting automatically provides the business backdrop for both networking and finalising the bidding strategy for the day.

There is further opportunity to network and connect with key players in the industry over the business lunch, which also gives buyers a chance to refresh and prepare for the second half of the day’s bidding. Business attire is required for Friday.

09h00 – 10h00 Registration & breakfast canapés

09h00 – 10h00 Informal tasting hosted by the participating producers

10h00 Auction commences in Johann Graue Hall

13h00 – 14h00 Lunch

14h00 Auction continues in Johann Graue Hall

The day’s bidding concludes at 16h30

SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2016

Day two of the Nederburg Auction is characterised by a more relaxed atmosphere, with a guest speaker, entertainment and a beauty and fashion lifestyle component that partners of invited guests will enjoy. Saturday morning focuses on auctioning the remaining lots to buyers, generally concluding at around midday and moving straight into the charity auction, which is open to everyone and always extremely well supported.

Once all the hard work is done, guests and their partners are invited to relax into the social lunch, which often extends into the late afternoon. Considering the more relaxed occasion of the Saturday, it goes without saying that dress code is always something really special, and often aligned with the theme for the day, which is communicated to buyers before the time.

09h00 – 10h00 Registration and breakfast canapés

09h00 – 10h00 Informal tasting for registered buyers only

10h00 – 11h00 Keynote address in Johann Graue Hall. Keynote speaker Tim Atkin MW

11h00 – 13h30 Auction resumes

11h00 – 12h00 Entertainment for the partners

13h30 – 14h00 Charity auction in main marquee

14h00 – End Lunch, networking and entertainment