This year's Cape Winemakers Guild Auction will be held at
Spier Wine Estate on Saturday 29th September, beginning at 09h00. It is open to the public as well as the wine
industry. Further registration information and details on their Telephonic and
Proxy bidding options are available from the Cape Winemakers Guild Office via
email at info@capewinemakersguild.com or call +27 21 852 0408
Registration for
the Auction and sales of VIP Lounge tickets will close on Wednesday, 19
September 2018. We will be there enjoying the day and perhaps making a bid or
two for these really special wines. There are some pre-auction events. Look on: http://www.capewinemakersguild.com/events
We were invited to the very prestigious VIP guided tasting
of 37 of the exceptional auction wines, and another 11 later in the foyer. Each
winemaker presented their own wine. The quality is high this year, so good
prices are expected, despite the downturn in the economy. The tasting was held in
the Ballroom of the Westin International Hotel in Cape Town
A selection of Guild
members' MCCs to condition our palates
The wines were poured
by student winemakers from Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute - they are
our future in wine
Behind a screen,
Guild members and a few other winemakers were checking to make sure that there
were no corked bottles of their wines. Leon Coetzee, Sebastian Beaumont, David
Nieuwoudt, Johan Joubert and Margaux Nel Coetzee
Johan Malan of
Simonsig checking his wine for any off aromas ... Behind him are Gottfried
Mocke of Boekenhoutskloof and Carl van der Merwe of De Morgenzon
.... and no problems
detected
The Grand ballroom at
the Westin International all set for the tutored tasting
A gathering of the
Clan. Wine writer Fiona McDonald and broadcaster Guy McDonald
Guild Chairman Boela
Gerber opens the tasting
Starting with bubbly is always a good conditioner for the palate. Only 36 to go....
Fiona McDonald, Jan
"Boland" Coetzee and Guy McDonald
Michael Bampfield
Duggan of Wine Concepts and Karen Glanfield Pawley
Delectable fresh
oysters served after the tasting
Some sushi too
Something
interesting. A savoury donut with a nesting meatball
Tiny pastries topped
with mozzarella, basil and baby tomato caprese
Derek Prout-Jones, Jeff Grier and Karen Visser
After the private
tasting and a bit of socialising, we moved to the Convention Centre to spend a
little time at the public tasting before going home to put MENU to bed
Bennie Howard and
Gottfried Mocke
Duncan Savage
© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2018
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