"World’s Best Shiraz? Hats off to La Motte for the Shiraz Experience last week!" Fiona, Cybercellar
Salmon Tasting with The Winery of Good Hope proprietor Alex Dale.
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"World’s Best Shiraz? Hats off to La Motte for the Shiraz Experience last week!" Fiona, Cybercellar
The La Motte Shiraz Experience 2010 was held on Friday, 27th August at the recently expanded estate to much industry and oenophile acclaim. The second of its kind, the Experience drew lovers of this varietal from local and international shores to experience industry insights and trend forecasts from the likes of guest speaker Geoff Merrill, renowned Australian winemaker, and Lynne Sherriff, Vice Chairman of the Institute of Masters of Wine.
It's Spring Day! It's Secretary's Day! Welcome in the new season with a delightful dry rosé, ideal for long, lazy lunches.
Beyerskloof, Cederberg, De Grendel, Delaire, Diemersdal, Klein Steenberg, Leopard's Leap, Mulderbosch, Niel Joubert, Saronsberg Provenance and Zevenwacht all produce delicious rosé wines, not to mention the bubbly pinks from Beyerskloof, Billecart Salmon, De Rothschild, Pierre Jourdan, Pommery & Simonsig. There's no excuse not to be drinking pink this week!
August 2010 - New Vintage Release Update
New white and red wine vintages are released throughout the year, keep an eye on the Meridian portfolio on the website for any changes/updates.
The 2nd edition of Crush - SA's first online digital magazine - is on the web. It's a fun way to read up on what's happening in the wine world and Meridian's farms feature throughout.
Meridian's farms feature again, with Kanu Chenin Blanc and Zevenwacht Tin Mine White recommended in "Quaff now", Ken Forrester's Shiraz Grenache and De Wetshof Bon Vallon Chardonnay are paired off in Which Wine Which Food, Delaire is once again on the list of farms to visit when in the Cape and Simonsig Redhill Pinotage makes it onto the High 5 list, Michael Olivier's current favorite one cultivar wines. Definitely worth the read and it costs you nothing but a few clicks to sign up!
Wine Magazine's Feature article today - "Everything Els behind Ernie" - The Big Easy in more ways than one!
The success of Ernie Els is not limited to the golf course. Extensive business ventures have lead to personal brand extensions such as the Ernie Els wine collection and Stellenbosch restaurant, The Big Easy. His impressive collection of award-winning red wines has made him a serious contender in the wine industry and, together with his winemaker Louis Strydom, continues to make a big impact.
NEW additions to Meridian's portfolio! Saronsberg Viognier 2009 and Diemersdal Sir Lambert Shiraz 2009 now available.
The Winery of Good Hope Pinot Noir Reserve 2009 - rated one of "the best young SA pinot noirs that I have ever tasted" by Roland and the team at the Wine Cellar in Cape Town.
"10 years of pinot noir trials by Burgundy-nut Alex Dale and his partners at the Winery of Good Hope have paid off. The brightness and purity of fruit here is unbelievable! Lifted, fragrant and vivacious strawberry-daiquiri notes, hints of dried herbs and earth all come to the fore. It is fresh, zingy and succulent for drinking over summer, but with sufficient depth for a few years cellaring. You will battle to find a better value pinot noir anywhere in the world. Watch out for the 2009 Radford Dale Freedom Hill Pinot Noir out later this year that is more serious in stature and also ticks all the boxes."
This week you are invited to enjoy the spoils from the recent Wine Magazine Global Trader Shiraz Challenge, click here to listen to winemaker Dewaldt Heyns "sharing their pride" and follow the links under Upcoming Events below for more details.
Simonsig strikes a double act on the 2010 CWG Auction hotlist
Simonsig winemaker and bubbly master Johan Malan, has landed a double act at the 2010 Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild (CWG) Auction, with two of his wines making it onto this year's hotlist - a rare, lightly wooded Méthode Cap Classique (MCC) and an exclusive Shiraz.
