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Niel Joubert Wine Tasting - 9th July '24
On the 9th of July Monique Fourie, came to present the wines of Niel Joubert to us. Monique is a trained winemaker and her tasting was...
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Jul 9, 20242 min read
Weltevrede Wines - 2nd July '24
On the 2nd of July our good friend Mario Monteiro of MJM wines came to present the wines of Weltevrede to us. The last tasting of...
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Jul 2, 20243 min read
The Wines of Steenberg - 25th June '24
On the 25th of June, Mandla Patson Mathonsi (Graham Beck Brand Ambassador) presented the wines of Steenberg to us. It was our first...
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Jun 25, 20242 min read
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 18, 20242 min read
The Wines of Du Toitskloof - 11th June '24
On the 11th of June Desmond Garcia the National Sales Manager of Du Toitskloof Wines came and presented his wines to us. Desmond was...
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Jun 11, 20242 min read
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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Jun 4, 20243 min read
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 21, 20242 min read
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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May 14, 20243 min read
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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May 7, 20242 min read
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 23, 20242 min read
Pinotage & Pinotage Rose Regional Tasting - 16th April '24
On 16th of April, we decided to look at various Pinotage wine from different regions, together with a few Rose wines made with this grape...
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Apr 16, 20243 min read
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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Apr 9, 20243 min read
Wooded Chenin Blanc Tasting - 26th March '24
On the 26th of March, we tasted how wooding affects Chenin Blanc. In this tasting we only tasted wines that were 100% Chenin Blanc. We...
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Mar 26, 20243 min read
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 19, 20243 min read
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 12, 20242 min read
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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Mar 5, 20242 min read
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 27, 20243 min read


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 23, 20241 min read
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 20, 20242 min read
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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Feb 6, 20242 min read
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