Thursday, November 14, 2013

The Platter 2014 guide launch and 5 star tasting

It was a bit of a scrum getting to the bottles
 Andrew MacDowall, retiring publisher of the Platter guide to South African wines
Dave Hughes opened the evening
 J P Rossouw, new publisher of the Platter Guide
Andrew MacDowall  waiting to speak
 speaking
 and showing us the new eau de nil Platter
 and the first 1980 edition
 Pozy Hazell with Andrew MacDowall
 J P Rossouw takes over
 Editor Philip van Zyl hands over a parting gift...
 .. a cartoon by Tony Grogan
 A French connection - Marion Pla of Marie Claire meets Signal Hill winemaker Jean Vincent Ridon
 Gregory Mutambe, head sommelier at The Twelve Apostles, with the new guide and a bottle of Simonsig's 5 star "The Russetty One" Roussanne 2012, made for the Cape Winemakers' Guild auction
© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2013

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