Since its inception in 2009, the Shiraz Showcase has grown and, this year, it took place at the CTICC for the first time, previous venues having become too small to accommodate it. Shiraz has become a signature varietal for South Africa and shiraz plantings now account for about 11% of the national vineyard. CTICC is a good venue for this huge showcase of shiraz and it was a very good tasting indeed this year. It was difficult to manage to taste more than half of what is on show, but we tried. It is always a very social evening as well and we met lots of you enjoying yourselves
Zia and Michiel du Toit were showing the Landskroon shirazes
Dewald and Tania Heyns of Saronsberg
Richard Hilton, assisted by Eleanor Swanepoel, was showing his Hilton wines
The Pebbles Project is doing wonderful work to make sure that children in the winelands are properly educated. Charmaine Gola was there to encourage support
Anetha Volschenk with Oldenburg GM Philip Costandius
These "Mexicans" serenaded us while we had supper
The team from Kleinood showed their Tamboerskloof shiraz
Spicer de Villiers, Jessica Sauerwein and Gunther Schultz
Reinier van Greunen of Spruitdrift Cellar
with Petra and Nico van der Merwe of Saxenburg and Nico van der Merwe Wines
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