On a Sunday afternoon in late August,
John attended a tasting of the best South African Pinot noirs at the Strauss & Co premises in Salt River
Righard Theron showed two De Grendel variations on the theme
Proposal Hill Pinot noir MCC and 2022 Op die Berg Pinot noir
In a separate alcove, all the Pinots were from the Hemel en Aarde/ Walker Bay area
Jean Engelbrecht's Cirrus Pinot from the Ceres Plateau
presented by Rust en Vrede assistant winemaker Lara Barnard
presented by Rust en Vrede assistant winemaker Lara Barnard
Winemaker Tim Hoek of Haute Cabrière and his wife Lesley with the estate's Pinot noirs
Andries Burger, talking to Glen Hunt, with Paul Cluver Village and Estate Pinot noirs
Werner Muller showed his Iona, Kloof and Mr P Pinots noir
Dudley Wilson with Kershaw Smuggler's Boot Pinot noir
Antonij Rupert Cape of Good Hope Sneeuwkrans Pinot noir 2020
There were two lucky draw prizes of a case of 6 bottles of Pinot noir, presented by Andries Burger and Glen Hunt
Bobby Wallace with his family's Paul Wallace Braveheart Pinot 2016 and 2020
Michelle Waldeck, Young Winemaker of the Year finalist, showed the Benguela Cove Walker Bay Pinot noir 2023
Hasher Family Wines Ernest Pinot noir 2022
It was good to catch up with Berene Sauls and her Tesselaarsdal Pinot noir 2022
Spookfontein Cap Classique Brut and Pinot noir 2022
Liam Cloete showed the Newton Johnson Family Vineyards 2022 and Walker Bay 2023 Pinots
La Vierge Noir 2021 and Apogée Single Vineyard 2022
shown by winemaker Christo Kotzé
Gottfried Mocke with his Cap Maritime Pinot noir 2022
Barend Erasmus, assistant winemaker at Bouchard Finlayson with a fan and his Galpin Peak Pinot noir
The full suite of Creation Pinots from the Hemel en Aarde
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