Once again local cellars achieve top honours

Allesverloren’s Fine Old Vintage 2008 (previously known a Allesverloren Port) and Riebeek Cellars’ Kasteelberg Shiraz 2010 both received gold medals at the recently held Michelangelo International Wine Awards.

The following wines by local cellars also received silver medals: Het Vlock Casteel Cabernet, Sauvignon 2010, Het Vlock Casteel Merlot 2010, Riebeek Cellars Kasteelberg Chenin Blanc 2010 and Riebeek Cellars Kasteelberg Shiraz 2011.

The Swartland Wine Route comes to Kirstenbosh

The varied Santam Swartland Wine and Olive Route will be at their now annual Country Market taking place at the Stone Cottages at Kirstenbosch on Saturday 6 October. The Country Market offers you a hint of what to expect on this remarkable Wine Tourism Route and introduces you to the amiable and colourful people of the area.

From Malmesbury to Piketberg in the North, the route includes the Paardeberg vineyards and the celebrated vineyards of the Riebeek Valley and encompasses 23 vineyards in total all with their own unique flair.

The market is a great destination for the whole family with not only wine being available, but olives and produce from the area as well. It’s a wonderful opportunity to meet some of the more interesting producers from the region and taste their exceptional wines. Entrance is free or R30 per person for a glass and tasting vouchers, for more information contact 022 487 1133/swartlandinfo@westc.co.za.

Beautiful weddings at Café Felix

If you type in Café Felix on Google you will be inundated with photographer's websites and blogs filled with stunning images of past weddings at Café Felix. We at Shiraz Estate are very lucky to host so many of these wedding guests and since wedding season is in full swing I thought I'd share just some of these lovely celebrations.



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Valley looks forward to Shiraz and Art Weekend 2012



The Riebeek Valley is definitely a creative place and boasts a large number of not only nationally but internationally renowned artists who call it home. Unlike many other festivals the Shiraz and Art, as it is locally known, does not draw tens of thousands of visitors but rather a select number of art lovers making it an ideal opportunity to visit. In addition to art exhibitions and performances, there are several markets on the go and most of the restaurants have Shiraz inspired menus on offer as well as excellent winelists. Being only an hours drive from Cape Town the Valley is the perfect place to explore this coming weekend.

Muzick Project

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With the Shiraz and Arts Weekend taking place in the Riebeek Valley on the last weekend of September it's the perfect time to talk about some of our local talent and these two are local as well as talented. John Harris of Muzick Project very kindly sent me the following information as well as the wonderful photo of him and Werner Denner performing at Shiraz Estate recently.

Muzick Project was formed for basically one reason.

To get what joy we can get by sharing our craft and passion with as many fellow musicians and audiences as possible.

It has started on a small scale by musicians for musicians and is intended to grow and grow and  grow……….. !

Apart from sit down shows, we cater for all corporate functions, launches, lunches and weddings and are able to provide an extremely varied program tailored to any organizers needs.

We can be reached at www.muzickproject.com

John Harris and Werner Denner performing at Shiraz Estate

The Darling Wildflower Show 2012

Images courtesy www.darlingwildflowers.co.za/show.htm

The Darling Wildflower Show takes place this weekend and with the weather forecast looking beautiful for the duration of this yearly event it is the ideal opportunity to visit the district which represents approximately 1200 species of wildflower.

Images courtesy www.darlingwildflowers.co.za/show.htm

The event takes place at the Darling Sports Club and R30 entrance includes entry to the landscaped as well as a ride on a tractor drawn wagon to see the Oude Post Wetland, which is only  accessible during the show.

Images courtesy www.darlingwildflowers.co.za/show.htm

Various food and refreshment stalls are available, but Darling is a stone’s throw from the Riebeek Valley with its selection of eateries and with Groenrivier Slow Food and Craft Market taking place on Sunday, why not make an entire day of it?

Images courtesy www.darlingwildflowers.co.za/show.htm

Images courtesy www.darlingwildflowers.co.za/show.htm

For more information:

Tel: 084 916 1111

darlingwfs@telkomsa.net

Images courtesy www.darlingwildflowers.co.za/show.htm

Local Cellars excel at Swartland Young Wine Show

Riebeek West’s, Pulpit Rock, walked away with the laurels at this year’s Swartland Young Wine Show. The cellar won three trophies including the sought after ABSA trophy for Swartland’s Champion Wine.

In characteristic fashion Riebeek Cellars walked away with no less than four trophies including those for Champion Dry White and Champion Shiraz.

To find out more about the Santam Swartland Wine and Olive Route, or to plan your next tasting visit www.swartlandwineroute.co.za.

Picture courtesy
www.swartlandwineroute.co.za.