wine

Bi-Anne du Toit is breaking the ice in Sutherland

1 January, 2013 by WotzUpSouthAfrica Leave a Comment

To most of us Sutherland is the land of infinite landscapes, bossie-veld that stretches till the eye meets the horizon, and by night... star studded skies take your breathe away. Naturally this is home to Karoo lamb and B&B’s are plentiful as Capetonians flock there to gaze at the magnificent starry skies and see white blankets of snow in winter. But would you have guessed that a boutique winery could survive there… Winemaker Bi-Anne du Toit was born and raised in the Swartland and comes from a family of determined farmers. Having completed her studies in oenology and viticulture at Elsenburg in 2003, she then headed to France to work on a wine estate and this would be the start to her amazing journey in winemaking…

Tagged With: Anti-Freeze, Bi-Anne Du Toit, Boutique, Coldest Winery in South Africa, Snow, Stars, sutherland, The Maiden 2011, The Palms Market, wine, Winery, ZAHarmonie

Wine & Wineries

Platter’s 2013

13 December, 2012 by WotzUpSouthAfrica Leave a Comment

As synonymous with South African wine as the Western Cape itself, so too is the Platter’s Wine Guide. The 2013 edition is packed with information, happenings, trends and ratings of the South African wine industry. A new concept, ‘backstories’, aims to ‘‘put the romance back into wine”, by bringing to the foreground again the stories behind South Africa’s cellars, people and brands. This is further enhanced with the inclusion of the full-colour photo gallery, re-imagined by up-and-coming photographer, Teddy Sambu. Now in its 33rd edition, this is the trusted and definitive guide for both the connoisseur and plebian alike. It features over 900 South African wine producers, merchants and brands, including 54 new

Tagged With: Melck’s Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, Muratie Estate, Platter's Wine Guide 2013, Superquaffer, Teddy Sambu, wine, Wineries, ‘backstories’, ‘‘put the romance back into wine”

Wine & Wineries

Graça’s Help for the Lobster Handed

8 August, 2012 by Wassup Leave a Comment

We all know the lobster-handed person. This is the individual whose ability with a hand-intensive task can be compared to a left-footed juggling exercise, post-amputation. Luckily, for the lobster-handed wine lover, Graça Wines has saved the day by making their bottles much, much easier to open. After almost 30 years, Graça has replaced the corks in its bottles with screwcaps. True to its hallmark originality, the popular wine brand has found a fun way of introducing wine lovers to the convenient change: an online cartoon campaign that covers the adventures of The Man With the Lobster Hands. With his seafood appendages, this creature struggles to perform everyday tasks, but can get the screwcap off a bottle of

Tagged With: Distell, Graca, The Man With the Lobster Hands, wine

Competitions

What’s up in Your City?

3 April, 2012 by Wassup 1 Comment

Tell us and you could win a case of Two Oceans wine! Although we enjoy nothing more than to tell you about the many events and activities that will take place in your city, here is a chance for you to do so yourself- and win! Send us the most informative and entertaining examples of an event in your area next month that nobody in your city should miss, and you could be happily swimming your way through a case of Two Oceans wine! It's quite simple: You tell us about the event in your city that you are convinced should be lighting up our sites next. If we are suitably impressed and even begin to consider changing our own plans next month, counting down the sleeps to your event like overly-excited chidren, you

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