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| Alto’s
New Concept Parties Hit the Mark |
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| Western
Cape Sommeliers and industry movers and
shakers enjoyed an evening of style, glamour
and fine cuisine at the Alto Wine Estate. |
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WESTERN
CAPE, STELLENBOSCH, 5 October 2011 - The
Cape Town leg of the Alto Red &
Black Lounge Party, in partnership
with
City Press and Heart FM, held at the
Alto Wine Estate on Thursday 29th September
was an evening of style, glamour and fine
cuisine as some of the country’s top
Sommeliers and media industry movers and
shakers arrived dressed to theme for a night
of Alto’s fine wines paired with great
cuisine.
Included on the guest list were some of
the Western Cape’s top Sommeliers,
including Cape Wine Academy graduates Pearl
Oliver, from Balthazar, Dominic Bowers,
resident Sommelier at the Southern Sun’s
Table Bay Hotel and
Cape Sommelier graduate Greg Mutambe,
Resident Sommelier at the award-winning
12 Apostles Hotel.
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Pictured
in the Alto Wine Cellar at the event
are (from left to right):
George
Searle, Owner, Mojo Innovations;
Alexis Searle,
Marketing Manager, Heart FM; Zama
Nobandla, Marketing Manager,
Gagasi FM; Dawn Cameron,
National Sales Manager of Gagasi
FM; Bongani Mthiyane,
Marketing Manager at Ushaka Marine
World; Pearl Oliver,
Somellier at Balthazar Restaurant;
Lungile Mbalo, Co-owner
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On arrival, guests were served Alto Rouge
2008 while the sun set over the vineyards
and Safika played smooth Jazz. Guests were
seated in the Alto Wine Cellar while Heart
FM’s Irma G played a welcome set of
House Classics. CEO of the Cape Wine Academy,
Marilyn Cooper, welcomed dinners as the
Plated Starters of Oak smoked duck breast,
wilted Asian greens drizzled with hot &
sour sesame dressing and garnished with
bean sprouts was served with the Alto Cabernet
Sauvignon 2008.
“The
Alto Red & Black Lounge Party is an
ideal opportunity for Cape Sommeliers™
to experience Alto Wine Estate’s range
of red wines paired with various food combinations.
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objective of the dinner parties is to
introduce Alto’s iconic wines to new
markets,” comments Marilyn Cooper,
CEO of the Cape Wine Academy and co-owner
of the Soweto
Wine Festival.
For the main course, the Alto Shiraz 2006
was paired with Grilled filet of beef served
with rosemary Jus, Potato Galette baked
with onion, parsley and feta cheese and
seasonal vegetable parcel. For dessert,
the delicious Alto Port 2006 was perfectly
accompanied by Rosemary shortbread with
summer fruit and cheese stack and roasted
nut praline.
The exclusive Alto Red & Black Wine
Lounge Parties concept is the brainchild
of Cape Legends Wine Marketing team. The
Alto Red & Black Lounge Party concept
was initially created to introduce Alto
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wines to Movers and Shakers in 3 South African
cities, namely Johannesburg, Durban and
Cape Town.
By invitation only, each Alto Red &
Black Lounge Party is an evening to remember
with only 25 couples personally invited
and treated to an Alto-evening to remember.
Each party is held at a 5-star venue with
a rich historical significance, with opulent
red, black and gold decor, delicious 5-star
cuisine, and celebrated with live jazz bands
and prominent local DJs. Guests arrive dressed
to theme in red and black. Each dinner course
is paired with the perfect Alto wine to
enhance the dining experience and presented
by Cape Wine Master Marilyn Cooper to create
an engaging ‘edutaining’ experience
for guests.
Alto is the oldest red wine estate in South
Africa and is well known for its impressive
collection of classically-styled reds and
which have won the Alto Estate more than
70 gold medals in open competition with
the best wines in the world.
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Pictured
at the Alto Wine Estate are guest
Jill Lavender, Lawyer at
PPECP with Gwen
Job, Brand Manager Cape Legends.
'This first year was to introduce
Alto wines to the early adopters,
the influencers within the 3 cities
to see how they enjoyed the
fabulousness of our wines
catered to 5 star cuisine and 5 star
venues.
Next, we are opening the concept up
to the public. It will still be invitation
only though, so watch this space.'
- Gwen Job. |
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