Wine Diva

Papillon 2010 Diary
The theme is “Wine and Roses” and everything French. Charlotte Ferreira, the woman behind this exquisite resource is an entrepreneur herself and is well-known for her floral decor, and supply of top quality roses. Charlotte fell in love with all things French on a recent trip to France, and hopes to capture the essence of the French art of living, combined with her passion for the power of networking. Charlotte believes that women can thrive if they have the right contacts and support. Offering you the opportunity and community to network, the diary will profile women entrepreneurs, their businesses and success stories. This feminine day planner is coffee table quality and is in circulation for the full year making your exposure really worthwhile if you place an advert in the diary.

To advertise in this passionate publication or to order your diary treat, which will be available at the end of January 2010, contact Charlotte on 0824613798 or email info@papillonwomen.co.za

Live Your Passion, Live Your Dream!
If ordered before 31 Dec 2009, you’ll receive a 25% discount, at a cost of R90 each (excl VAT). From 1 January 2010 onwards, diaries will retail for R120 each (excl VAT).

Join the Papillon Commuity today by visiting their website: www.papillonwomen.co.za

 

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WINE Subscription Offer

Subscribe to WINE magazine and get a FREE copy of the 2010 Platter’s South African Wine Guide.

Your 12 month subscription will cost less than R22 per month and includes a complimentary copy of the 2010 Platter Guide valued at R149.50.
The offer is also valid for existing subscribers, who need to extend their subscription to qualify.

To subscribe for 12 months at R259 and get your FREE Platter Guide (while stocks last), call 0860 100 205 with the following code: 09/12/EM/DIVA.
You can also email subs@ramsaymedia.co.za or visit www.WINEmag.co.za and click on the link to subscribe.

This offer is for South African delivery only and is valid until 31 December (only while stocks last). For more information, you can contact Jane Eedes on 021 530 3308, or janee@ramsaymedia.co.za.

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Cape Wine Academy Gift Vouchers

Looking for something different as a present this year?

Why not give a gift voucher from the Cape Wine Academy for the South African Wine Course. This can be attended in most major cities in South Africa, so it makes an ideal gift for someone you are not going to be with this Christmas. Cape Wine Academy can simply email the voucher or you can collect it from the Johannesburg and Stellenbosch branches.

The voucher is valid for the whole of 2010 at R1100. The course covers exciting topics such as matching wine and food, how quality wine is grown and made, and empowering one to make informed choices in restaurants and retail stores.

Buy your Christmas voucher now, discover the wonderful world of wine and get a complimentary bottle of Leopard’s Leap Merlot wine.
Visit www.capewineacademy.co.za

You can also contact Marilyn Cooper on 011-783 4585 or email cwa@iafrica.com
Cape Wine Academy is the place learn about wine, meet people and have fun.

 

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Win with Louis Wines
Following close on the heels of the birth of his daughter, Louis Nel has at last released the maiden vintage of his own wines, simply called “Louis”.

The origin of this project seems to have been written in the stars when Louis’ mother, for his very first birthday, baked him a cake but then realized she did not have any colouring for icing. Being a resourceful woman, however, she used red wine as a colouring agent, thereby seemingly giving direction to Louis’ ultimate destiny of becoming a winemaker. This event is depicted on both wine labels.

Louis is a member of the Cape Winemakers Guild. The 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon is the flagship wine from a vineyard that has gained notoriety for causing conflict between the owners of two adjoining farms. The grapes coming from the disputed land were vinified separately and bottled as the “Neighbour’s Wrath” Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 and sold earlier this year on the Cape Winemakers Guild Auction. Louis believes that this wine, like his newborn daughter, is already quite beautiful, but will reward patience and be much more accessible in three years’ time.

The Cabernet Sauvignon retails for around R245, while the Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot retails for approximately R100. You can keep track of these maiden beauties and join Louis’s fan club on Facebook.
Louis Nel can be contacted on louis@louiswines.com or 082 775 8726 to find your nearest stockist or to place an order directly.

If you want to stand a chance to win 6 bottles of Cab/ Merlot (including delivery in the Cape Town/ JHB/ PTA areas), then send an email with your contact details (name, age, email, area and phone number) to wineclub@winediva.co.za with your own funny birthday or neighbour story (just a few lines will do). The competition closes on 31 January 2010 and Louis will decide which story he likes best in order to award the prize. The judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

 

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FS Tours, member of Cape Town Tourism, promises you a Cape Town experience to remember, with Cape tours and day trips to cater to your every whim.

FS Tours would like to offer holiday specials to Wine Diva club members who make group bookings. This special is available for Dec 2009 and Jan 2010. Bookings are essential and subject to date availability. When you phone or email to book your tour, mention that you are a Wine Diva Club Member.

Option 1
The normal price for a Cape Wine Tour including 4 standard wine tastings with a specialised wine tour guide is R740.00. The price excludes lunch, which is for your own account.
Wine Diva amazing discounted prices:
6 – 13 pax = R370 per person = half price!
14 – 18 pax = R250 per person = one third of the normal price!

Option 2
Seidelberg has live music on Friday evenings from 6pm – 10pm. The tour includes a pick up and drop off at one address at about 2pm, then proceeds to the first wine tasting at Villiera at 2.45pm, followed by a cheese and wine tasting at Fairview at 4pm and then end up at Seidelberg at 5.15pm to enjoy the evening’s live entertainment. Piadina or platter for each couple and live music until 10pm. This tour will have a driver only, but you can request tour guide at an extra cost.
6 – 13 pax = R370 per person
14 – 18 pax = R250 per person

For more info on these and other tours offered by FS Tours visit www.fstours.co.za or contact Norman Stevens on nstevens@mtnloaded.co.za or 082 569 8299.

 

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Stellekaya – 25% off Cape Cross
Stellekaya means “Home of the Stars” and is home to Ntsiki Biyela, Woman Winemaker of the Year 2009. Stellekaya is a family-owned boutique winery in Stellenbosch and specialises in making premium quality red wine.

Stellekaya is offering 25% discount on the Cape Cross 2004 on special at R60 per bottle when purchased from the cellar, and at R350 per case of 6 bottles, which includes delivery to Joburg or Cape Town. Delivery inclusive for full cases only.

Inspired by the brightest star in the constellation Crux. A “giant red” called Gamma Crucis, which has guided many an explorer around the Cape of Storms.

Cape Cross is a red blend wine of 50% Merlot, 30% Pinotage and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon

TASTING NOTES
A rich melange of summer berries with smooth and juicy fruits on the palate. A Cape blend benchmarking a new trend in New World Style.
FOOD NOTES
A rich Cape Bobotie, Ostrich wrapped in bacon on a spice and nut cous cous or Springbok, herb and red wine pie
AGEING POTENTIAL
Up to 6 Years, so it should be drinking perfectly right now.

Please contact info@stellekaya.co.za or ntsiki@stellekaya.co.za to place your order, or phone 021 883 3873.
Please note that Stellekaya is closed from 18 December to 4 January, so hurry to get your order placed, but if you send them an email while they’re closed, they’ll process your order when they are back in Jan 2010. www.stellekaya.co.za

 Cazabella Christmas Specials – click here to view specials

Cazabella Exotic Costume Jewellery offers ladies a unique and stunning range of affordable jewels that are all double rhodium plated and made with swarovski crystals.

 

Cazabella gets involved in shows and expos as well as functions catering specifically for women to showcase and sell their range.

 

 www.cazabella.co.za to view our online catalogue or give Abby a call on 011 7889273.

 

Following close on the heels of the birth of his daughter, Louis Nel has at last released the maiden vintage of his own wines, simply called “Louis”.

“After three years of buying grapes, late nights and hard work in the cellar, spending ridiculous amounts of money on the best possible barrels and packaging, and then having to wait impatiently for the wine to come around, I am very happy with what we are able to offer the world today” says a suitably chuffed Louis as his wines have already garnered critical acclaim both locally and abroad.

The origin of this project seems to have been written in the stars when Louis’ mother, for his very first birthday, baked him a cake but then realized she did not have any colouring for icing. Being a resourceful woman, however, she used red wine as a colouring agent, thereby seemingly giving direction to Louis’ ultimate destiny of becoming a winemaker. This event is depicted on both labels.

Louis is a member of the Cape Winemakers Guild and has made wine at Neil Ellis and Warwick amongst others. His numerous winemaking stints overseas laid a solid foundation for his career to date and fanned his dream of releasing his own wine.

The 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon is the flagship wine from a vineyard that has gained notoriety for causing conflict between the owners of two adjoining farms.  The grapes coming from the disputed land were vinified separately and bottled as the “Neighbour’s Wrath” Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 and sold earlier this year on the Cape Winemakers Guild Auction, gaining an impressive score of 93 points from the highly-regarded wine-critic, Stephen Tanzer. The intensity of fruit, soft mouth-hugging tannins, and length on the palate make this wine of international standard. “Wine has a soul, and this wine’s soul is that of a civilized Viking warrior, that was good at maths and liked jazz. The soft luscious tannins and concentrated fruit are a culmination of the alchemy of the vineyard site, which is far removed from the realm of comprehension of a mere winemaker.”  Louis believes that this wine, like his newborn daughter, is already quite beautiful, but will reward patience and be much more accessible in three years’ time.

Although the project is small, no expense was spared as far as barrels, grapes and packaging design are concerned. The labels, logos and cartons were all designed by Hero design in Cape Town, and they also helped to turn Louis’ vision into reality. “After one has put in so much effort in making the wine, why stop there? The last mile is just as important as the first. Boring labels have been done so many times, it was time for something different which also conveyed the ‘out-of-the-box’ attitude that is a hallmark of this project”.

The Cabernet Sauvignon will retail for around R245, while the Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot retails for approximately R100.

Louis Nel can be contacted on louis@louiswines.com or 082 775 8726.

Mamma Mia! Finally it’s time for Cape Town Wine Divas to celebrate.
2009 is winding down and you’re called to treat yourself and join in the Mediterranean fun I have planned for you. I figured that we deserve a chance to let our hair down and savour the last slice of 2009 after a challenging but awesome year. As Donna (Meryl Streep) says in the movie Mamma Mia! -
“You sound like you’re having fun already”

Photo Source: http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3127351040/tt0795421

Wine Diva invites you to have the time of your life by joining in a fun and fancy-free
Wine Diva Pizza and Pasta evening!
… At Mamma Roma Trattoria and Pizzeria in the Colosseum Building at Century City
… on Monday 30 November 2009 @ 7pm

In true Italian style, we will dish up to our hearts content from a variety of pizza and pasta platters served up. Pass the pizza, pass the pasta, make some friends, celebrate, let your hair down. Vegetarians will be catered for.

Wine selections for the evening are Stellekaya’s superb red wine blend Boschetto, and Welgegund Wines special Mediterranean style Rose called Divina 2009. These wine selections pair beautifully with the creative variety of Pizza and Pasta dishes and we’ll tell you all about them on the evening.

We’ll end off with a few Italian kisses each and choice of coffee or tea.

Each attendee will take home 2 bottles of wine (one Boschetto, one Divina), as well as an awesome Wine MAG, and a Lindt Excellence Intense Orange slabs 100g to take home.

Ticket cost per person is R160, and also please bring along a wine accessory gift, which we’ll exchange with each other on the night – max value of R20 (so you can get creative and go treasure hunting for wine charms, wine stoppers, bottle openers – just for fun – remember that Lindt chocolate is also a great wine accessory!)
Since it’s the season of giving, R10 of your ticket cost will go to a worthy cause.

Email wineclub@winediva.co.za to book or phone Caroline on 083 263 2660

PS: With so many successful JHB and PTA events, I am hoping to really get in touch with my Cape Town audience, and if this event is successful – which I know it can be, then there will be many more to come, so please gather the troops, come along and prove to the sponsors that Cape Town Wine Divas want to celebrate…

Wine Diva Greetings,
Caroline Lowings
083 263 2660
wineclub@winediva.co.za