Tag Archives: Distell
DURBANVILLE HILLS LAUNCHES MERLOT ROSÉ NATIONALLY
Posted on 09. Jun, 2011 by BottlePlatePillow.
The much-anticipated 2011 Durbanville Hills Merlot Rosé has been launched and is now available nationally. Sure to turn heads with its inviting strawberry and raspberry freshness, the wine extends the Hills range of food-friendly wines and brings versatility for all year enjoyment. Whether enjoying it as a summer sundowner after a hard day’s work, surrounded [...]
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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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LA DOLCE VITA AT DURBANVILLE HILLS
Posted on 16. Feb, 2011 by BottlePlatePillow.
Uncork the flavour and fun of all things Italian at Durbanville Hills’ Festa dell’uva to be held on Saturday, 18 March, as part of the Durbanville Wine Valley’s Feast of the Grape festival. Stretch-out under the shady olive grove with a glass of Durbanville Hills wine as you enjoy festive Italian music, the delight of [...]
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GET READY FOR WINTER WITH DURBANVILLE HILLS
Posted on 10. Feb, 2011 by BottlePlatePillow.
In the run-up to winter, warm your palate with the newly released 2009 Durbanville Hills Cabernet Sauvignon. This elegant and silky-smooth wine is the ideal partner to lazy evenings spent at home paired with heart-warming home-cooked food such as roast leg of lamb, slow braised lamb shank or with a selection of cheeses like matured [...]
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FOLLOW YOUR INSTINCT AT DURBANVILLE HILLS
Posted on 26. Jan, 2011 by BottlePlatePillow.
Thought strawberries could only be matched with bubbly? Discover the extraordinary versatility of food when paired correctly with wines and find out why some matches just don’t work, at the latest ‘miss vs bliss’ tasting now on offer at Durbanville Hills. The “miss vs. bliss” tasting is a fun and unique sensory experience, where you [...]
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VISIT DIE BERGKELDER FOR THE BEST WINE EXPERIENCE IN THE CAPE
Posted on 18. Jan, 2011 by BottlePlatePillow.
Die Bergkelder, home to award winning Fleur du Cap wines, offers visitors an intimate experience with the wines and their origins in the famous “cellar in the mountain”. Cut deep into the slopes of the Papegaaiberg on the outskirts of Stellenbosch, Die Bergkelder invites you to amble freely through the tranquil cellar spaces during tours [...]
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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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NEW VINTAGE DURBANVILLE HILLS CHARDONNAY RELEASED
Posted on 11. Jan, 2011 by BottlePlatePillow.
Wines make every meal special but none more so than Chardonnay which still remains one of the most celebrated dry white wines, says Durbanville Hills cellarmaster Martin Moore. He has made the elegant, lightly wooded 2010 Durbanville Hills Chardonnay to be exactly that: an easy-drinking wine that pairs exceptionally well with curries, light meat dishes [...]
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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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DURBANVILLE HILLS BIESJES CRAAL REAPS ANOTHER GOLD
Posted on 12. Oct, 2010 by BottlePlatePillow.
The Durbanville Hills single-vineyard 2009 Biesjes Craal Sauvignon Blanc took gold at the recent 2010 Veritas Wine Awards held in Cape Town. . This follows hot on the heels of the impressive gold award received for this wine at the 2010 Michelangelo Wine Awards and last year when it was named as one of Wine [...]
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NEW VINTAGE KNORHOEK SHIRAZ 2009 PERFECT FOR THE CHRISTMAS ROAST
the 2009 harvest of lower yields and intensely concentrated flavours came up trumps for the latest Shiraz produced by Knorhoek, the family owned Stellenbosch wine gem acclaimed for its repertoire of roaring reds. The elegant Knorhoek Shiraz 2009 was shaped by selected, high-altitude vineyards with two different aspects namely, warmer north facing and cooler south east facing slopes with the grapes hand-picked at optimum ripeness. “The 2009 vintage was exceptional to say the least and this wine echoes the unique mix of soils, characters and different microclimates of these individual vineyard sites. Read more...
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