This annual action took place last Saturday at Spier Wine Estate in Stellenbosch. We love going; it is fast and furious and it is so good to see good wines getting great prices. And to see the happy faces of the winemakers. Once we had registered, there was a choice of good Guild members’ bubblies to start the day……
The event is hosted by Spier
Deciding which to have.... The
Auction starts at 9,
so you have to arrive early if you want to enjoy the
pre-action delights
Guild members John Loubser (Silverthorn),
Niels Verburg (Luddite), Carl van der Merwe (De Morgenzon)
Examining what is on offer at
the Silent Auction. We have in the past got some great lots, but sadly not this
year. Interest in this side of the auction is growing. Spier cellarmaster Frans
Smit, Lynne, Ken Fargher. Proceeds go to the CWG Protégé Programme
This is one lot
Covetable wines
Then you can go into the
tasting room and taste the wines coming up for auction before you buy, in case
you have forgotten how good they are. Next door there was a breakfast buffet -
good smoked salmon bagels and Scotch eggs
And the auction is off at 9am
Abrie Beeslaar kicked the
auction off well with his Kanonkop CWG Paul Sauer 2015;
the wine which Tim
Atkin awarded 100 points. His 12 lots made a total of R1 029 000. Wow!
The Auctioneer is Henré
Hablutzel of Hofmeyer Mills Auctioneers
He is absolutely tireless, runs a
tight ship and gets it done on time
Gary Jordan looking pensive.
His wine did very well
Paul Cluver cellarmaster Andries Burger and his pretty
daughter Aninke
CWG members Rianie Strydom of Haskell and Jeff Grier of Villiera
Linda Potgieter and Gudrun
Clark running the social media
Rapt attention
Dave Swingler and Graham
Blackshaw made some silly low bids. The auctioneer
was rather amusing when he
said he didn't know who was more embarrassed, he or they!
With them is Chef
Christophe Dehosse
Kevin Grant congratulates
Sebastian Beaumont for good prices. They both did well
Auctioneer Henré Hablutzel
Andries Burger and Andrea
Mullineux
James Browne, Pieter "Bubbles" Ferreira,
Dewaldt & Tania Heyns
Telephone bids. The wires were
hot
This group of young men was
bidding enthusiastically
Gary Jordan, Jeremy Walker,
Niels Verburg - Happy chaps
Lynne sipping Monro Brut and
paying attention
Sophia Hawkins of Vilafonte,
Mark Norrish of Ultra Liquors
Kevin and Hanli Grant of
Ataraxia
Spier was lot 13 (of 52) and at
this point the auction reached R4 651 200 and it was about 10h30
John took a break to get
something to drink and popped into the silent auction room
Miles Mossop with Judy Brower of
Wine.co.za, having fun
Carel Nel of Boplaas and his
daughter Rozanne
Not a happy face. Prices were
high
Then it was time for the
Charity Auction, just after Lot 41
The 8 lots went for R115 500 in total, all
for the CWG Protégé Programme
Here are the results
The wines
in this auction were all previous CWG auction wines, donated by the member
winemakers
Sold! lot gone to paddle
number...
Last lot coming up
The
unofficial total at the end was R10 580 800 from fewer lots than last
year
and so prices were good. The auction finished just after 2pm
Public Relations consultant Gudrun Clark, auctioneer Henré Hablutzel
and CWG Chairman Boela Gerber at the end of the auction
Time for some lunch. It was a
help yourself buffet of quite simple food
There was a great choice of
wines to have with lunch
Choices!....
... more choices
The kimchi cabbage was HOT with
chilli and very enjoyable. Most of us left the buns behind
Bitterballen and mustard
Dessert was chocolate brownie
cheesecakes and tiny melkterts
Most of us sat at tables on the terrace and
enjoyed chatting, eating and drinking good wine
The silent auction is open
until half an hour after the end of the main auction, then it closes
This was a great lot and received
very good bids for the double magnum
Time to close the Silent
Auction
© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2018
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