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Seeking connection - Tim Atkin
Recording my podcast with Pieter Walser of BLANKbottle recently got me thinking about stories. Pieter’s wines all have a tale to tell....
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- Jun 18
- 2 min
Blaauwklippen Blending Competition - 18th June '24
Are you an aspiring wine blending champion? The time has come for wine enthusiasts and clubs to once again battle it out in the...
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- Jun 4
- 3 min
Landskroon Tasting - 4th June '24
On the 4th of June Fanie Geyser, the winemaker of Landskroon came to present his wine to us. Our first time meeting Fanie and he is an...
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- May 21
- 2 min
Kleinood (Tamboerskloof) Tasting - 21st May '24
On the 21st of May, Reynie Oosthuizen the winemaker of Kleinood (Tamboerskloof) came to present his wines to us. Our first time to taste...
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- May 14
- 3 min
The Wines of Paul Wallace Tasting - 14th May '24
On the 14th of May, Bobby Wallace presented the wines of Paul Wallace to us. Thanks kindly to Mario Montero of MJM wines for organising...
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vatswineclub
- May 7
- 2 min
Groenland Tasting - 7th May '24
On the 7th of May, Charl Els presented the wines of Groenland to us. This estate is owned by the Steenkamp family and is in the Bottelary...
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- Apr 23
- 2 min
The Wines of Kloovenburg Tasting - 23rd of April '24
On the 23rd of April Dianri Wessels presented the wine of Kloovenburg to us. It has been a while since we tasted the wines of Kloovenburg...
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- Apr 9
- 3 min
De Grendel Tasting - 9th April '24
On the 9th of April we honoured by having Charles Hopkins and Jana van Zyl of De Grendel present their wines to us. Charles is one of the...
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- Mar 19
- 3 min
Top Malbec Wines Tasting - 19th March '24
On the 19th of March, we tasted some of the top Malbec’s available in Gauteng. There are presently 27 available in Makro, Norman...
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- Mar 12
- 2 min
The Wines of BC Tasting - 12th March '24
On the 12th of March Andrew Lombard brought the wines of BC to us. His tastings are great, with interesting and massively affordable...
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- Mar 5
- 2 min
The Wines of Louisvale Tasting - 5th March '24
On the 5th of March Anri Bester Gerber and Eugene Joubert came to present the wines of Louisvale to us. We always look forward to...
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- Feb 27
- 3 min
VATS' Chairman's Tasting - 27th February '24
On the 27th of February it was the Chairman’s tasting. This year I tried to find the top red wines, that we scored highly in 2023, top 35...
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- Feb 23
- 1 min
Don’t let yourself be a passive consumer
I came across this cartoon in the New Yorker this week and it chimed nicely with Margaret Rand’s latest piece. It also reminded me of...
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- Feb 20
- 2 min
The Wines of Nitida Tasting - 20th February '24
On the 20th of February Nikki Heynemann of Nitida, presented the wines of Nitida to us. It was great to meet Nikki, who exudes an amazing...
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- Feb 6
- 2 min
Unforgettable Gins Tasting - 6th February '24
On the 6th of February, Rick Cloete introduced us to the Unforgettable Gin range. Rick gave us his fantastic story of he came up with the...
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- Jan 30
- 2 min
Anura Wine Estate Tasting - 30th January '24
On the 30th of January, Dianri Wessels brought the wines of Anura to us again. We love having Dianri at Vats her tastings are all full of...
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- Jan 23
- 2 min
Rhône Whites Tasting - 23rd January '24
On the 23rd of January, we kicked off the year with an unusual tasting, Rhone White Blends, with some of their cultivars. In a few of...
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- Jan 7
- 1 min
Defy the défi de Janvier? - Tim Atkin
A mate of mine sent me a message on New Year’s Day. “Dry January is dragging on a bit”. But in some ways, the idea of giving up alcohol...
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- Nov 18, 2023
- 2 min
Hoopenburg Tasting - 26th September '23
On the 26th of September Glen Egan, visited us once more and brought Hoopenburg back to Vats. It is always great to see Glen, as his...
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- Nov 18, 2023
- 2 min
Cape Blend Tasting - 3rd October '23
On the 3rd of October we tasted Cape Blends. This was a result of October being Pinotage month. Actually any reason to taste Pinotage is...
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