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Dear
Wine Lover,
It’s been an incredibly busy two months at our offices around the country! As we enter the final two months of the year,we are celebrating a milestone of training over 100 000 students by offering our readers the chance to book 2012 courses at 2011 prices!
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Research:
Soweto Wine Festival grows wine spend
Since our last newsletter,
we organised the 7th TOPS Soweto Wine Festival, attracting
a new record in attendance of 8,500 visitors over three
nights.
The most exciting part of this 7-year festival is that
we can now see from the research
that we are making an impact on buying / spending power
of this market and to spreading the appreciation of
wine. In Johannesburg, we have seen a shift on our courses
with people of colour now making up 20% of enrolments.
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Tourism:
Dutch students fly to SA for 6-month compact wine course
Last month, Michelle
Grimbeek and I had the wonderful experience of lecturing
in Port Alfred at the Stenden University, who offer
a degree in hospitality, as well as an elective for
their Dutch students to attend a 6-month wine course.
To date, 28 students have completed the Cape Wine Academy
South African Wine Course, Certificate and Diploma combined
over a six-month period. I was amazed at their knowledge
and experience of international wines and it is a tremendous
compliment to South Africa that they want to come and
experience South African hospitality and our wine industry. |
Fabulous lecturers such as Cathy van
Zyl MW, Catherine Dillon CWM, winemaker Bruwer Raats all travel
to Port Alfred to lecture.
Student
Focus: Diploma graduates make wine in Rivonia
Last week, Cape Wine Master and
lecturer Chris de Klerk and I attended a wonderful wine
launch. Johannesburg Diploma graduates, Sara Webster
and Glen James, own a farm in the Bonnievale area and
truck their grapes up to Gauteng to make the wine here
in a Rivonia Cellar.
We tasted their first 2007 Shiraz, followed by the 2008
with a splash of Viognier and their 2009 that has both
Mourvedre and Viognier. All are extremely quaffable,
with the latter having a great aging potential. While
production is small, the packaging is funky, with lots
of gold writing, and it is appropriately called JHB.
Check them out here: www.jhbwine.co.za |
Festive
Season Special
Book
the 2012 South African Wine Course
and Pay 2011 Prices!
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Buy
a 2012 South African Wine Course Gift Voucher and save R200 a couple. |
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Learn
how to rate, select and store
wine; food and wine pairing
and more! |
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Wishing you a
safe festive season - Drink Responsibly
- don’t drink and drive. |
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‘Tis
the season for Wine Shows
In Johannesburg it is Wine Show time
– Veritas, WineX, Stellenbosch Wine Show plus various
international tastings by Wine Cellar and Cape Wine Master
Andy Roediger. Don’t miss our Upcoming
Events & Tastings Section
Below.
Wine regards,
Marilyn Cooper
Cape Wine Master, CEO of the Cape Wine Academy |
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Send your events, suggestions and comments
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Telephone:
Jo’burg: 011 024 3616 | Cape
Town: 021 889 8844 |
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THE
SOUTH AFRICAN WINE COURSE
The South African Wine Course is your
introduction to wine, wine origins
and how to identify and compare wines
through taste, sight and smell. It
is made up of 2 lectures with wine
tastings as well as an exam (optional).
The course can either be completed
through eveni | Ong lectures or through
a one-day course on the weekend.
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| 29 October |
Centre for Cullinary Excellence, Johannesburg |
R995 (Day Course – Option
to buy Lunch) |
| 28 November |
Michelangelo Hotel, Johannesburg
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R995 (Evening Course) |
| 3 December |
Browns, Rivonia |
R995 (Day Course – Option
to buy Lunch) |
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SOUTH
AFRICAN WINE COURSE
Discover the wonderful world of wine;
learn the history of wine, how to
rate wines through smell, sight and
taste and discover the effects of
food and wine pairings.
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Venue: |
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| 12 November |
River Club, Observatory |
R 995 (Day Course – Option
to buy Lunch) |
| 16 November |
Delheim, Stellenbosch |
R 995 (Day Course – Option
to buy Lunch) |
| 1 December |
Vrede & Lust |
R 995 (Day Course – Option
to buy Lunch) |
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CERTIFICATE
WINE COURSE
Take an in-depth journey into wine
with the Certificate Wine Course.
Broaden your viticulture and winemaking
knowledge, whilst learning about the
wine industry, sparkling, sweet and
dessert-style wines, along with fortified
wines and brandies. Click
here for the full course outline.
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| 3 November |
River Club, Observatory |
R 2,995 (3-day Course) |
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WINES
OF THE WORLD COURSE
In this fun introduction to the world’s
major wine growing regions, you will
taste and compare international and
South African wines at every class.
Click
here for the full course outline
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| 11 November |
Bon Esperance in Stellenbosch |
R 2, 500 |
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WINE
AND FOOD PAIRING COURSE
Take your taste buds on a journey
and discover the delights of combining
different foods with various wine
styles to enhance different flavours.
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| 30 November |
Die Lapa, Stellenbosch |
R 395 per person |
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Veritas Public Tastings
Wine lovers will be able to sample this year’s double gold and gold Veritas Award-winning wines at a series of wine-tastings and gourmet evenings countrywide during October and November.
Johannesburg: Sandton Convention Centre on October 26.
(R140).
Durban: Function Room, Deloittes, Umhlanga on November 3. (R100)
Port Eliazbeth: Squires Legendary Grill in the Boardwalk Centreon 15 November (R100).
Enquiries: Elsabe Ferreira, 021 8073104 or information@veritas.co.za or www.veritas.co.za |
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RMB
WineX
Dates: 26 –
28 October 2011
Venue: The Pavillion,
Sandton Convention Centre,
Maude Street
Times: 17:00
– 21:00 daily
Cost: Wednesday:
R100; Thursday: R120;
Friday: R150
Tickets: Tickets
are available at the door
More Info - Click here |
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Stellenbosch
at Summer Place
Dates: 9 November
2011
Venue: Summer
Place, Hyde Park
Times: Starts
at 18:30
Cost: R395 per
person
Tickets: For
ticket sales contact Christa
at 021 886 8275 or email
here
More Info - Click
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Nederburg
Outdoor Jazz and Popular
Classics Concert
Dates: 26 November
2011
Venue: Nederburg, Paarl
Times: The picnic
concert starts at 17:00,
but the gates will open
at 15:00
Cost: R60 per
person; children under
12 admitted free. Patrons
can bring their own picnic
hampers or pre-order delectable
Nederburg picnic platters
at R120 per person
Bookings: Booking
is essential. Bookings
can be made by emailing
ialbers@distell.co.za
or dmcdonald@distell.co.za
or by calling 021 809
8106 or 021 809 8345
More Info - Click
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Franschhoek
"Magic of Bubbles"
Cap Classique & Champagne
Festival
Dates: 2 –
4 December 2011
Venue: Franschhoek
Monument
Times: 2 December:
18:00 – 22:00 |
3 & 4 December: 12:00
– 17:00
Cost: R180 per
person
Tickets: Tickets
are available online through
www.webtickets.co.za
More Info - Click
here |
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Latest snippets
from South Africa and around the world...
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Beguiling
Pongrácz Rosé magnum –
the perfect festive season accessory
Add an air of nobility to the festive season
with Pongrácz Rosé, available
in an eminently sophisticated 1,5 litre
magnum complete with an exquisitely designed
gift tin.
Read
more here |
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Veritas golden
favourites
The Veritas awards, South Africa's biggest
wine competition and most highly esteemed
indicator of quality market ready wines,
were announced on 8 October 2011. KWV
shone, as it walked away with five double
gold and nine gold medals at the 2011 Veritas
Award ceremony - the most double gold and
gold medals ever won by one cellar. Other
top achievers include: Cape
Legends (Double gold and 3 gold),
De
Krans (3 gold), Tokara
(Double gold) and Monis
Sherries (1 gold and 2 silver). |
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Platter's
5-star wines announced
Platter’s
South African Wine Guide, the country’s
leading wine annual, announces the recipients
of its highest rating – five stars
– for the 2012 edition. Of the selected
45, three producers netted three 5-star
ratings, namely Boekenhoutskloof, Mullineux
Family Wines, and Nederburg. |
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Black South
Africans branching out into wine industry
A new class of wine makers is emerging in
South Africa; many of those who once worked
the land are now taking over vineyards in
an industry dominated for centuries by whites.
Read
more here |
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An amazing
glass of wine
It's very easy, in the abundance of wines
surrounding us, to forget just how amazing
a glass of wine is. Grape pips dated beyond
8 000BC have been found in Georgia so it
is likely that the vine has been in existence
for more than 10 000 years. The vine adapted
successfully wherever it was; the vine has
evolved and adapted to its location.
Read
more here |
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South African
Chardonnay excelling locally and internationally
South African Chardonnay producers can be
very proud of their efforts in showcasing
Chardonnay as South Africa’s most
consistent and premier white varietal. Restraint
oak usage, thoughtful winemaking and viticulture
reflecting Chardonnay terroir is bearing
fruit and results.
Read
more here |
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Wine Academy
Johannesburg: 24 Kelvin Road, Bramley,
Gauteng, South Africa
Cape Town: Nietvoorbij Campus, Klapmuts Road (R44), Stellenbosch
Offices in Stellenbosch, Johannesburg, Durban (South Africa),
Zimbabwe, Namibia, Kenya |
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