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to the October edition of the Cape Wine Academy newsletter,
bringing you upcoming wine courses, industry events and wine
tastings and of the latest wine industry news snippets. Wine
is a wonderfully social topic, so join some of the many events,
clubs and tastings throughout South Africa in the month ahead
and learn about wine, meet people and have fun! |
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Please send your wine
news and upcoming events to cwajhb@iafrica.com
and we shall assess suitability for inclusion.
Marilyn Cooper
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WE HAVE MOVED
New details for the Cape Wine Academy offices
in Johannesburg |
Physical: 24
Kelvin Road, Bramley, Johannesburg
Telephone:
011 024 3616 |
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WINE & FOOD
EVENING
Enjoy a basic wine and food course
focusing on food and wine combinations
and its effect on taste. Benefit from
a fun and informative course, and
learn how to select the best wine
to match your favourite dish. There
are no prerequisites to attend so
you and your friends can sign up for
this fun evening together!
Starting Date: 1
October 2010
Venue:
Council Chambers Executive Dining
Room, University of Johannesburg,
Kingsway Campus, Auckland Park.
Cost: R395
Time:
6.30 pm to 9.30 pm |
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THE CERTIFICATE
WINE COURSE
Welcome to your in-depth journey into
South African wine. If you have successfully
completed the South African 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.
Starting Date: B
Venue: International Hotel
School, Morningside
Cost: R2, 795 |
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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: 4 October
2010
Venue: Michelangelo Hotel
Cost: R 995.00 |
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FRONT OF HOUSE
This Front of House Course is designed
to set the benchmark for service in
the wine and hospitality sector. If
you are involved in the service industry,
or manage staff that interacts with
tourists and customers, this course
is designed to take your service levels
to new heights.
Starting
Date: 1 October 2010
Venue: L’Avenir
Estate, Stellenbosch
Cost:
R1, 250 |
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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: 6 October 2010
Venue: Backsberg
Estate, Paarl
Cost:
R1, 100 |
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WINES OF THE
WORLD
Step into the international world
of wines and broaden your international
wine knowledge with the Wines of the
World Course. Explore the world’s
wine regions and discover the interesting
wines that they produce.
Starting Date: 8
October 2010
Venue:
L’Avenir Estate, Stellenbosch
Cost: R2, 390 |
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Cape
Winemakers Guild Sports
Day
Date: Thursday
30 September 2010
Venue:
De Zalze Golf Course,
Stellenbosch
Times:
Starts at 10.30 am
Cost: Golf:
R500 per person
Bookings:
Visit www.capewinemakersguild.com
For
more info |
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Okasie-Opi-Stasie
2010
Date: 2
October 2010
Venue:
Bovlei Cellar, Wellington
Times:
Starts at 8 am
Cost:
Adults: R250, Children:
R125
Bookings:
This is a limited
ticket event and only
500 tickets will be on
sale. To book, call 021
873 1567 or email tickets@kryjoudaar.co.za
For
more info |
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Pinotage
on Tap, Johannesburg
Date: 2 October
2010
Venue: The Cradle
of Humankind, Lanseria
Times: 2 pm –
7 pm
Cost: Adults:
R260, Children (0 –
17 years): R60
Tickets: To buy
tickets visit www.diemersfontein.co.za
For
more info |
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Robertson
Wine on the River
Date: Friday
15 October – 17
October 2010
Venue:
Breede River, Goudmyn
Farm between Robertson
and Bonnievale.
Cost:
Friday: Adults: R100,
Pensioners: R75, Minor
(under 18): Free
Saturday: Adults: R120,
Pensioners: R100, Minor
(under 18): Free
Sunday: Adults: R90, Pensioners:
R65, Minor (under 18):
Free
Weekend: Adults: R200,
Pensioners: R150, Minor
(under 18): Free
Bookings:
Visit www.wineonriver.com
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more info |
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Caroline’s
Fine Wines 2005 Bordeaux
Tasting
Date: Monday
11 October 2010
Venue:
The Cape Wine
Academy, Johannesburg
Cost: R250
Bookings:
Click
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Latest snippets
from South Africa and around the world...
| #1 |
Baboons plague
Constantia Wine Estates
Cape Town baboons are fast becoming notorious.
They have been linked to theft, assaults,
damage to property and even robberies. The
problems caused by baboons are increasing
at Groot Constantia and at the Klein Constantia
wine estates, two of the country's oldest
wineries. Dozens of Cape Baboons gather
daily to strip the ancient vines, raid kitchens
and rip thatch off the roofs.
Read
more here |
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KWV Comes
Out Tops at SA Young Wine Show
KWV wines were recently awarded top accolades
at the annual SA Young Wine Show. This prestigious
event affords winemakers the opportunity
to showcase the best of their current vintage.
The eight participating regions include
Robertson, Worcester, Stellenbosch, Paarl,
Oranje-Vaal, Olifants River, Swartland and
the Little Karoo.
Read
more |
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Record numbers
at 2010 Soweto Wine Festival
What a fantastic weekend for wine lovers
at the 6th annual Soweto Wine Festival.
Over the 3-night event, a record number
7 548 mostly-black middle class South Africans
tasted their way through 800 wines and enjoyed
live music by township Jazz band, Safika,
food and wine pairing courses in the Pick
n Pay Taste Theatre and local menus from
a range of home-grown Soweto restaurants.
Read
more here |
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English Wine
wins Decanter Trophy
A little known English wine has beaten world-famous
champagne houses to win one of the most
important awards in the wine industry, being
named as the best sparkling wine in the
world. Ridgeview, Grosvenor Blanc de Blancs,
2006, beat over 700 Italian prossecos, Californian
sparkling wines, Australian fizzes as well
as celebrated champagnes from Charles Heidseck,
Taittinger, and Moët & Chandon.
Read
more here |
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Top Wine
Award for South Africa
South Africa has earned the prestigious
International Wine Challenge (IWC) trophy
for 2010 White Winemaker of the Year in
London, confirming the country’s reputation
as a world-class producer of white wines.
Read
more here |
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Chinese savour
French wine
China has become the top export market for
Bordeaux wines. Sales of Bordeaux wines
in China have doubled every year for the
past five years but, in the first half of
this year, China and Hong Kong outmatched
the UK and Germany to take top position
for exports of Bordeaux wine by volume and
by value.
Read
more here |
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Wine Academy
24 Kelvin Road, Bramley, Gauteng, South
Africa
Offices in Stellenbosch, Durban, Johannesburg |
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