Porcupine Ridge Wines is running a good competition; the campaign will last 5 months and all you have to do is vote for your favourite PIZZERIA or Restaurant that serves Pizza. You can vote up to 10 times. The competition is open to all and also to Restaurants who are encouraged to get their customers to vote. We were invited to the launch of the competition which was held at Ferdinando's Pizzeria in Observatory last week
The Porcupine Ridge wines are affordable and are available in many restaurants country wide
They have come up with this great chart to suggest which of their wines to drink with different pizza
Ferdinando's is an established favourite in Obs. It is at 205 Lower Main Road
There is security on the door and Covid protocols are done: temperature and sanitizing before you enter
We could taste most of the Porcupine Ridge wines at the restaurant. These boxes of mixed Porcupine Ridge wine were presented to media members after the event, a very generous gesture
Ferdinando's Pizzeria's owners Diego Milesi and Kimon Bisogno with their beautiful daughter Luna Stella
John photographed Luna in September last year at Ayama's artichoke festival
Marking our tables were these pizza boxes and we were able to order a pizza each to enjoy sampling them with the wines
There are lots of prizes in the competition
The Weekly voter prize is a mixed case of Porcupine Ridge wines and the Pizza cutter
The grand voter prize is an Earthfire Pizza Oven, 30 Bottles of Porcupine Ridge wines
and Pizza for a year to the value of R1500 from your favourite Pizzeria
And there are many prizes for the Restaurants which enter too
To enter scan the QR code on the pizza box or on a bottle of Porcupine Ridge wine OR visit www.VOTEPIZZA.wine
Our home Pizza slice has disappeared so we were very pleased to be given this very good cutter
Social distancing and catching up with media friends whom we have not seen for a long time
Caroline van Schalkwyk of CVS Communications organised the event for Porcupine Ridge
and broadcaster Guy McDonald is always good value to brighten up an event; good to see them both
They have a fruity Sauvignon Blanc, a rich Chenin Blanc and a very, very enjoyable unwooded Chardonnay
The versatile Rosé is also very good and goes with many Pizzas
The serving bar. They have three reds, a classic Cape Merlot, a spicy and juicy Shiraz
and a classic Cabernet Sauvignon that might be good cellared for a year or two but drinks well now 
Boekenhoutskloof Sales and Marketing Manager Lynton Kaiser pouring the wine
Caroline van Schalkwyk told us about the Competition 
Boekenhoutskloof Sales and Marketing Coordinator Dupré Nell
He presented the wines to us and fleshed out the competition details
Every bottle of Porcupine Ridge wine bears a sticker with a QR Code
and scanning it with your phone enters you into the competition
Then our Pizzas began to arrive. A Cacciatore for Lynne, a very typical Italian Marguerita
topped with caramelised onion, sliced mushrooms and Italian sausage
It was very good, especially the fresh tomato sauce
Some slices did go home for eating for supper, their Pizzas are large
John's choice of the Arlecchino was unusual for him (He is usually a Quattro Stagioni man) and made us all very envious
It is a lovely combination of ingredients made special by the addition of the Balsamic reduction
Diavola for another member of the media, nice and spicy
Another classic Napolitano
For those who love olives, capers and anchovies
There is a huge choice of different pizzas and they are happy to add or subtract ingredients
This brought back memories of the pizza Lynne had when very young, while in Naples at the original Pizzeria
Thin, misshapen and absolutely superb. It really is about good ingredients 
The Classic list
His Aioli is superb and we got a tip from a regular, if you don't eat your edges, you can dip them in the aioli. Wow, good suggestion. Diego says that the thick edges keep the ingredients in place. The base is ultra thin
And they have some Lock Down specials during the week. See you there one Tuesday?
More choices. The Manuela Loca seafood pizza looked very enticing
A good vegetarian selection and some different and unusual bases
And if you don't fancy Pizza, they have some Pasta
Might have to return for some of these, the Wa wa certainly appeals
AND Gluten free. You have to try Ferdinando’s and its huge choice of Pizza
and then enter the competition
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Friday, May 14, 2021
Porcupine Ridge Pizzeria Challenge Launch
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