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AVONDALE CELEBRATES SUCCESS OF THEIR BIO-LOGIC METHODOLOGY WITH THE RELEASE OF AN EXCLUSIVE NEW COLLECTION
Posted on 09. Mar, 2011 by BottlePlatePillow.
Avondale, a family-owned and managed wine estate near Paarl, is celebrating the success of its unique approach to winemaking with the launch of a re-styled range of their wines. Proprietor Johnathan Grieve says it has been a long but rewarding journey. “When I joined Avondale in 1999, the farm was suffering from years of chemical [...]
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Nederburg Harvest Day 2011
Posted on 01. Mar, 2011 by BottlePlatePillow.
Venue: The rolling lawns in front of the historic 19th century Manor House with spectacular views of the surrounding vineyards and majestic Drakenstein Mountains… The recent Nederburg 2011 harvest day was a huge success! On arrival we were treated with refreshing sparkling wine, given the opportunity to taste freshly pressed grape must and fermenting juice. [...]
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AMARULA RANKED AS ONE OF THE WORLD’S HOTTEST BAR BRANDS
Posted on 18. Jan, 2011 by BottlePlatePillow.
As it continues to record year-on-year double-digit volume growth globally, Amarula has just been voted one of the world’s top bar brands in an international industry poll. The research, undertaken by authoritative global drinks publication Drinks International surveyed 700 bartenders, bar owners and mixologists across 60 countries with Amarula listed as a Top Ten Hot [...]
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SIR LOWRY’S PASS GOLDEN THREAD OF HOPE
Posted on 15. Dec, 2010 by BottlePlatePillow.
An innovative women’s job-creation project in Sir Lowry’s Pass village in the Western Cape is helping formerly unemployed women pay their children’s school fees, provide their families with more nutritious food, buy furniture and household equipment and even, in some instances, buy homes of their own. Starting from a garage with just four women in [...]
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HILLCREST ESTATE – METAMORPHIC RANGE
Posted on 13. Dec, 2010 by BottlePlatePillow.
Quarry & Hornfels 2008: The metamorphic range was launched to draw attention to the unique geological topography of Hillcrest and its possible influence on the wines taste and character. The vineyards are situated between 200 and 380 meters above sea level on well drained Hutton Clovelly and Glenrose soil. Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot [...]
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OAK VALLEY WINES LAUNCHES SECOND LABEL – “RAWBONES”
Posted on 10. Dec, 2010 by BottlePlatePillow.
IT stands to reason that a leading South African winery – and gourmet meat producer, that keeps a herd of Wagyu cattle, grass-fed free range Simmentaler cattle and acorn-fed free range pigs is eventually going to come around to the idea of creating a wine that pays homage to their livestock production and at the [...]
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STEENBERG FOOD & WINE PAIRINGS KINDLE THE SENSES
Posted on 07. Dec, 2010 by BottlePlatePillow.
Celebrating its first year in the stylish new winery and tasting room, Steenberg Vineyards has introduced exciting new Food and Wine pairing options from the cellar door. Tasting journeys explore each of the selected Steenberg wines, and provide insight into the art of food and wine matching, resulting in a titillating experience! Wine lovers are [...]
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KLEINE ZALZE – TERROIR – MICHAEL BROUGHTON – JUSTIN BONELLO
Posted on 07. Dec, 2010 by BottlePlatePillow.
Justin Bonello (Adventure chef) and Michael Broughton of Terroir Restaurant (6th place EAT-OUT best restaurant awards) at the “Big lunch” held at Kleine Zalze – Terroir Justin and Michael recently teamed up for an episode of Justin’s new series, Cooked: Out Of The Frying Pan . They are both well known in their own right: [...]
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CONSTANTIA VALLEY COMES UP TRUMPS WITH PLATTER FIVE STARS – SEVEN TIMES!
Posted on 23. Nov, 2010 by BottlePlatePillow.
The Constantia Valley Wine Route has come up trumps after seven of the wines produced here in Cape Town’s very own vineyard, received the coveted ‘5-star rating’ in the 2011 Platter South African Wine Guide. Selected from over 6000 wines, these seven top Constantia Valley wines account for 12.5% of a total of 58 wines [...]
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SPIT OR SWALLOW RUK “Doos”
Posted on 08. Nov, 2010 by BottlePlatePillow.
Hey, time to think a bit outside the “box” … Why? It comes with a handle, economical 3 or 5 litre packaging and it also offers a factory fitted tap… it is so convenient to take to any braai. But the best part of it all… No one wants to bug you for a glass [...]
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PAARDEBOSCH WINERY – SWARTLAND
Marius Malan grew up on their family farm, Staart van Paardeberg, on the foothills of the Paardeberg Mountains. Grape growing and producing wine run in the family and it was always Marius's dream to become a winemaker. After graduation at Elsenburg in 2005, Marius worked as assistant winemaker and viticulturist at Uva Mira, thereafter joined Slaley as chief winemaker and viticulturist. Read more...
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