Before we say anything else, we congratulate Conrad Vlok of Strandveld Vineyards and Jerome van Rooi of Cederberg, this year’s Winemaker and Young Winemaker of the Year. We are delighted for both of them. However, we are not saying anything more, except to them in private. We were invited to the black tie awards dinner by the sponsoring bank. We turned it down. We were expected to drive a 210Km round trip at our own expense, then either drive home at midnight after a wine-filled event or pay to stay overnight in the hotel, minimum cost R3450 – to publicise their event. ‘Nuff said!
But here are this week’s stories - of a wonderful weekend event at one of our favourite wine estates and special awards for some of our favourite winemakers. Thank you for reading; enjoy them!
Diemersfontein
launches The Clockmaker Old Vine Chenin blanc
We were invited by David and Sue Sonnenberg to the launch of the new Diemersfontein 2021 Old Vine Chenin Blanc called The Clockmaker. The name tells a wonderful story from some of the farm’s history. In 1942, South Africa and Italy were at war. Italy was aligned with Hitler and Nazi Germany. Italians saw action in Albania, Greece and Yugoslavia and in Libya, an Italian colony since 1911, which was where Italian troops encountered the South African forces in the Western Desert. A young Italian man Cesare Zanardi was taken prisoner, brought to South Africa and sent, with 2 other prisoners, to work on Diemersfontein. Read on…
An Italian Celebration at Diemersfontein on Saturday 12th
November to launch The Clockmaker Old Vine Chenin blanc was open to the public
and was very well subscribed. Read on…
Platter 2023 Awards at Jordan Restaurant
The Launch of the 2023 Platter Guide, sponsored by Diners Club, was held at Jordan wine estate on the 17th of November. We were invited to attend the awards presentation and the reveal of the colour of this year’s guide, always a closely guarded secret. The guide will be available in stores from December 10th 2022. The Digital version was released at this launch and is available now on the apps for iOS/Apple and Android, and on the website, www.wineonaplatter.com Read on…
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