Great wines at guild auction

Gearing up for a wondrous week of wine culminating in the 2007 Nedbank Winemakers Guild Auction on Saturday, 6 October, are Hilton Davids of Nedbank, Guild member Niels Verburg of Luddite, and auctioneer Henre Hablutzel.

The exciting public events leading up to the auction include a gala dinner and charity auction with tables hosted by members of the guild, a sports day of boules and golf, the Gastrononomous food and wine experience and the informal, final pre-auction tasting.

The prestigious auction offers wine enthusiasts and the wine trade the rare opportunity of bidding for exceptional and unique wines crafted exclusively for the event by South Africa's leading winemakers.

Event: CWG Gastrononomous, Tuesday, 2 October, 19h00 – 22h00
Venue: PGW Eat Kitchen, Observatory, Cape Town
Price: R600 per person
Celebrity Chef Peter Goffe-Wood cooks up a storm and pairs a 4-course meal of delectable dishes with past CWG auction wines from Nitida, Hartenberg, De Trafford and Neil Ellis.

Event: Nedbank CWG Gala Dinner & Charity Auction, Wednesday, 3 October, 18h30 - 22h00
Venue: NH The Lord Charles, Somerset West; music by DNA strings
Price: R450 per person
Join members of the Guild for their annual charity dinner and bid for exclusive wines at the fun-filled Charity Auction in aid of the Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Development Trust. Each table will be hosted by a different winemaker who has selected his favourite wine to complement the meal.

Event: CWG Sports Day, Thursday, 4 October, from 10h00
Venue: De Zalze Golf Course, Stellenbosch
Price: Golfers R450 per person, Boules R350 per person
Join the members of the Guild for a game of golf or boules with wonderful prizes to be won. The price includes a halfway house and buffet dinner with wonderful CWG wines.

Event: CWG Auction Line Up, Friday, 5 October, 10h00 – 17h00
Venue: NH The Lord Charles, Somerset West
Price: R100 per person
An informal "at-your-own-pace" tasting where wine enthusiasts can sample the 2007 Auction wines before placing their bids at the Nedbank CWG Auction the next day.

Event: Nedbank CWG Auction, Saturday, 6 October, all day from 08h00
Venue: NH The Lord Charles, Somerset West
Open to all, the CWG Auction offers bidders exclusive wines specially created for the occasion by South Africa's leading winemakers.

Wine enthusiasts unable to attend can make use of the Guild's professional proxy bidding and telephonic bidding services. A deposit of R2000.00 is required upon registration.

For further information visit http://www.capewinemakersguild.com, call 021-852 0408 or email .