Tag Archives: Tops at Spar

Just what kind of a wine lover are you? Might win big if you let it all out

DOES IT MATTER to you if the vines on which the grapes grew are young or old? How adventurous are you when it comes to the type of grape or the name of the cellar? What do you think about Pinotage? These are just some of the areas covered by the Great Big Wine Survey in an effort by The

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And so it began… SA wine festival cancellations in the wake of Covid-19

THE Fijnwyn Bubbles and Food Festival scheduled to take place in Pretoria on 20 and 21 March was the first top South African wine event in 2020 to be called off in line with the SA government’s banning of gatherings involving more than 100 people as one of the measures to combat the Coronavirus – the pandemic having begun in

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Festivals, auctions and dinners among top SA wine events in October

  THE TOPS at Spar Wine Show takes place in Menlyn Park, Pretoria, the Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction at Spier in Stellenbosch. No, this Stellenbosch Wine Festival takes place at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg. The Old Vine Project Masterclass is hosted by Wine Menu in Kramerville, Johannesburg. The Institute of Cape Wine Masters will present an evening with

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