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MICHAEL FRIDJHON: Taste a host of great wines for the price of a bottle
Sample some of SA’s finest wines at shows around the country, starting with the Johannesburg Cap Classique & Champagne Festival
SA wine drinkers are well served by the show circuit that brings producers and their latest releases to our major cities and to nearly all the regional capitals. Often owners and winemakers (rather than reps and regional distributors) pitch up in the least obvious places: last year, a few weeks before Christmas, a group arrived in Plettenberg Bay, strategically a good thing to be doing as the well-heeled and demanding enthusiasts from Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town settle into their holiday homes. The majority of exhibitors had made the trip from the winelands, recognising the value of a personal appearance as their potential customers begin easing into holiday mode. Most of these shows share a common format: each producer brings half a dozen or so different wines, generally all of which are commercially available. Guests typically pay about R200 for access: admission includes as many tastings as they can manage. Those less squeamish about using the spittoons (usually availab...
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