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SBIG announces its "Pick of the Pack" for Prowein 2010
11 March 2010  -  SBIG
With the 2009 vintage hailed as one of the most outstanding in living memory, the Sauvignon Blanc Interest Group of South Africa (SBIG) is pleased to announce that it will be showing a range of top examples of this variety at Prowein in Dusseldorf, Germany, from 21 to 23 March 2010.
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Neil Ellis Wines gets the nod from Wine Spectator
11 March 2010  -  Neil Ellis Wines
The internationally acclaimed wine publication Wine Spectator has recently bestowed an impressive 92 point score on the Neil Ellis Sauvignon Blanc Jonkershoek Valley Vineyard Selection 2007, giving it the highest score in the South African Sauvignon blanc category.

salt of the earth
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Anthing but an antsy affair
10 March 2010  -  Nikki Lordan, WINE.CO.ZA
One would not expect winemaking at De Wetshof to be an antsy affair. But, with an empire basically built on anthills, it's precisely this rich limestone soil, high in pH that provides the wine with its incredibly unique elements of the Robertson terroir.
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Winelands Xenophobia
09 March 2010  -  Neil Pendock
Neil Pendock runs a conspiracy theory flag up the Neethlingshof flagpole and waits to see if anyone salutes.

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Hartenberg The Stork "flies flag for South Africa"
11 March 2010  -  GC Communications
The Stork, the expressive, richly layered single vineyard Shiraz produced by Hartenberg Wine Estate, regarded as one of South Africa's leading and oldest producers of this grape variety, has received exceptional reviews in two consecutive months from authoritative British and American wine publications.
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Plato toasts parliamentary opening with Diemersfontein's Thokozani and Pinotage wines
11 March 2010  -  Meles PR
The recent mayoral reception for the opening of parliament saw Dan Plato, Mayor of Cape Town and his team serve Diemersfontein empowerment partner Thokozani wines and the iconic Diemersfontein Pinotage to attending dignitaries.
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Painted Wolf Wines fund Painted Wolf Conservation through TUSK UK
11 March 2010  -  Painted Wolf Wines
Painted Wolf Wines are delighted to announce a program to raise funds for TUSK through a contribution equal to 5% of the FOB value of all sales of wines in the UK during 2010 and 2011.
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Harveys Bar at Winchester Mansions gets an exhilarating makeover
11 March 2010  -  Chatroom PR
Harveys Bar at Winchester Mansions has undergone a makeover and is currently among the trendiest spots on the Atlantic Seaboard. To best cater to their cherished, existing and new guests, Harveys now offers a more stylish, spacious and modern bar with an utterly luxurious feel while it retains its signature classic elegance.

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