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to the Cape Wine Academy newsletter filled with our latest
courses, countrywide events and tastings, including some of
the latest industry news snippets. Wine is a wonderful subject
as there are so many events, clubs and tastings throughout
South Africa. |
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Should you have some industry
news and events you would like included in our next newsletter,
please email us at cwajhb@iafrica.com
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in Johannesburg have moved to 24 Kelvin
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THE SOUTH AFRICAN
WINE COURSE
Enter the wonderful world of wine
and take your taste buds on a journey
through South Africa's vineyards;
learn the history of wine, how to
assess wines through smell, sight
and taste and discover how wine changes
the taste of foods.
Starting Date: 28
August 2010, 11 September 2010
Venue: Browns of
Rivonia
Cost:
R 1,100.00 |
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THE CERTIFICATE
WINE COURSE
Welcome to your in-depth journey into
South African wine.
Having successfully completed The
South African Wine Course, you will
now be broadening your viticulture
and winemaking knowledge, whilst learning
about the industry, sparkling, sweet
and dessert styles wines, along with
fortified wines and brandies.
Starting Date: 19 August
2010
Venue: The Michelangelo Hotel,
Nelson Mandela Square, Sandown
Cost: R 2,595.00
Please note: You need to
have completed the South African Wine
Course in order to be able to attempt
the Certificate Wine Course. |
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DIPLOMA WINE
COURSE
Realise the world through a glass
of wine. The Diploma Wine Course comprises
4 modules, which can be completed
over a 3 year period. The course covers
the wine regions of Europe, the Americas,
Australia and New Zealand, with relevant
wine tastings at each lecture.
Starting Date:
Module 1: 17 August 2010
Module 2: 19 August 2010
Venue: Miele SA
Cost: R14 940.00 (10% discount
for the complete Diploma course consisting
of 4 modules) |
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THE CERTIFICATE
WINE COURSE
Broaden your viticulture and winemaking
knowledge, whilst learning about the
industry, sparkling, sweet and dessert
styles wines, along with fortified
wines and brandies.
Dates
& Venue:
30 August 2010 @ De Grendel Wine Farm,
Durbanville
31 August 2010 @ River Club, Observatory
Cost: R 2,595.00
Please note: You
need to have completed the South African
Wine Course in order to be able to
attempt the Certificate Wine Course. |
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DIPLOMA WINE
COURSE
Take your taste buds on a journey
through the wine regions of Europe,
the Americas, Australia and New Zealand,
with relevant wine tastings at each
lecture. The Diploma Wine Course comprises
4 modules, which can be completed
over a 3 year period.
Starting
Date:
Module
1: 17 Aug – 18 Nov
2010 @ Polymer Science Building, Stellenbosch
Module 1: 18 Aug
– 18 Nov 2010 @ River Club,
Observatory
Module 2: 18 Aug
– 23 Nov 2010 @ Polymer Science
Building, Stellenbosch
Cost:
R14 940.00, (10% discount
for the complete Diploma course consisting
of 4 modules) |
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THE SOUTH AFRICAN
WINE COURSE
Enter the wonderful world of wine;
learn the history of wine, how to
assess wines through smell, sight
and taste and discover how wine changes
the taste of foods.
Starting
Date: 16 August 2010
Venues: Manuka, Steenberg
Village, Tokai, Cape Town
Manuka, Cnr Main Road & Dummer
Street, Somerset West
Cost:
R 975 |
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Seductive
Sauvignons Festival
Date:
Friday 27 August 2010
Venue:
Vineyard Hotel & Spa,
Newlands
Times:
5pm – 9pm
Cost:
R100 per ticket includes
wine glass and light snacks.
Tickets: Tickets
can be purchased from
Wine Concepts Newlands,
tel: 021 671 9010 or Wine
Concepts Kloof Street:
tel 021 426 4401 or book
via email newlandshop@wineconcepts.co.za
For
more info |
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Soweto
Wine Festival
Dates: Thursday
2 September to Saturday
4 September 2010
Venue:
University of Johannesburg,
Soweto Campus, Chris Hani
Road.
Times:
Thursday, 2 September:
6pm to 10pm
Friday, 3 September: 6pm
to 10pm
Saturday, 4 September:
5pm to 10pm
Cost:
R60 per person,
includes free wine glass
and a wine sales &
tasting booklet
Tickets:
Select Pick ‘n Pay
stores
Soweto Wine Festival Entrance
Cape Wine Academy
Morara Wine Emporium in
Soweto
For
more info |
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Juliet
Cullinan Standard Bank
Wine Festival 2010
Dates: Wednesday
8 September – Thursday
9 September 2010
Venue: The Wanderer's
Club, 21 North Road, Illovo,
Johannesburg
Times:
Wednesday: 5:30pm –
9pm
Thursday:
5:30pm –
9pm
Cost: R 100 per
ticket
Tickets: Purchase
your tickets at the door
For
more info |
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Franschhoek
Uncorked
Dates: Saturday
4 September & Sunday
5 September 2010
Venue: Franschhoek
Wine Valley
Cost: R80 per
person
Bookings: Visit
the Computicket website
to pre-book your tickets
for the festival.
For
more info |
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Global
Trader Shiraz Challenge
Public Tasting
Dates:
Thursday 26 August 2010
Venue:
Sandton Sun, Sandton
Times:
6:30pm
Bookings:
Tickets cost
R150 per person and can
be booked by calling 0860
100 205 or by sending
an email to subs@ramsaymedia.co.za
For
more info |
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The
Absa Capital Champagne
Festival
Dates: Sunday
12 September 2010
Venue:
Summer Place, 69 Melville
Rd, Hyde Park
Time:
2:30pm to 5pm
Cost:
R495 per person
Bookings:
Call Gift Chanza on 011
884 0024 or email gift@javelinstar.co.za |
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Latest snippets
from South Africa and around the world...
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2010 Soweto
Wine Festival Expands to Meet Demand
The 6th annual Soweto Wine Festival has
raised the bar by increasing the festival
length to 3 evenings; a large marquee will
also be added to the side of the hall to
cope with crowd capacity; and a business
arena will be launched to showcase careers
in wine, wine education, and entrepreneurial
opportunities in wine.
Read
more here |
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| #2 |
Korean Air
sells Hidden Valley Secret
On May 1st 2010, Hidden Valley Secret 2006
became the first South African wine to be
sold on Korean Air in the Sky Shop Wine
Club. Korean Air is one of the World's largest
and most premium airlines flying to over
150 destinations in 45 countries and is
ranked in the top 20 airlines in terms of
passengers carried. The airline is also
ranked as one of the largest duty free sales
outlets in the World.
Read
more |
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Orange River
Wines Receive International Honour for Design
The unique natural splendour of the Orange
River wine region has contributed to a wine
label from Orange River Wine Cellars in
Upington being chosen as one of only three
South African labels featured in a new book
showcasing the best-designed labels in the
world.
Featuring over 200 labels from around the
wine world chosen by an international panel
of design experts, the book offers a detailed
look at the best examples of wine design
and its aesthetics, based on presentation,
packaging and labeling.
Read
more here |
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Andrea Freeborough
Wins South Africa's Women Winemaker of the
Year
Andrea Freeborough, cellar master at the
Bergkelder in Stellenbosch, clinched the
coveted 2010 Landbouweekblad SA Woman Winemaker
of the year title with her 2009 Fleur du
Cap Noble Late Harvest.
Andrea was born and raised in the Eastern
Cape. She says that she knew winemaking
was her career of choice after a holiday
on a wine farm in the Helderberg when she
was only fourteen years old.
Read
more here |
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