It's time for wine lovers to get out their tasting glasses and book for the 2010 Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction Showcase from 6-9pm on Thursday 12 August 2010 at the CTICC and from 6.30-9.30pm on Thursday 2 September at Nedbank Atrium in Sandton.
Auction at Spier
The showcase offers wine lovers the opportunity to taste this year's line-up of outstanding Cape Winemakers Guild wines along with a selection of the members' own flagship wines. All the wines that will go under the hammer at the Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction at Spier in October this year, are made exclusively for the auction and selected meticulously by members of the Guild to represent the apex of South African winemaking achievement.
Unlike the wines bottled under the members' own labels, the Guild's Auction wines are selected at a blind tasting and only those showing technical excellence and maturation potential are chosen. This thorough process ensures that every wine boasting the CWG Auction label is of exceptional quality.
Johan Malan pours Elizma van Lill a glass of wine.
Wine lovers and collectors can look forward to bidding on rare wines from previous auctions, signed by the winemaker, as well as members' own cellar gems at a Silent Auction held at the Showcase. Proceeds from the Silent Auction will go towards the Nedbank CWG Development Trust. Founded in 1999, the Development Trust assists with education, training and empowerment of aspiring winemakers and includes the Guild's Protégé Programme, a mentorship scheme for young, upcoming winemakers.
The Nedbank CWG Auction is open to the public and will take place on Saturday, 02 October at 9am at the Spier Conference Centre in the Stellenbosch Winelands. Telephonic and proxy bidding services are available to any interested parties unable to attend the Auction.
2010 Silent Auction Wines:
| Winery | Winemaker | To be offered at Silent Auction | | AA Badenhorst Family Wines | Adi Badenhorst | A.A Badenhorst White Blend 2008 |
| Ataraxia | Kevin Grant | CWG Ataraxia Chardonnay 2008 |
| Beyerskloof | Beyers Truter | Beyerskloof Pinotage 2006 |
| Boekenhoutskloof | Marc Kent | CWG Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2007 |
| Boplaas | Carel Nel | Boplaas Cape Vintage Reserve Port 2006 |
| Boschkloof | Jacques Borman | Boschkloof Conclusion 2006 |
| Bouchard Finlayson | Peter Finlayson | Bouchard Finlayson Galpin Peak Pinot Noir 2005 |
| Cape Point Vineyards | Duncan Savage | CWG Cape Point Auction Reserve Semillon 2008 |
| Cederberg Cellar | David Nieuwoudt | CWG Cederberg Teen-die-hoog Shiraz 2007 |
| De Grendel | Charles Hopkins | CWG De Grendel Die Koetshuis 2008 |
| De Trafford | David Trafford | CWG De Trafford Perspective 2004 |
| Edgebaston | David Finlayson | GS Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 |
| Engelbrecht Els Wines | Louis Strydom | CWG Engelbrecht Els 2007 |
| Flagstone | Bruce Jack | CWG Flagstone Love Handles 2004 |
| Graham Beck | Pieter Ferreira | Graham Beck The Ridge Syrah 2006 |
| Grangehurst | Jeremy Walker | Grangehurst 2005 |
| Groot Constantia | Boela Gerber | Groot Constantia Gouverneurs Reserve 2006 |
| Hartenberg | Carl Schultz | CWG Hartenberg Weisser Riesling 2005 |
| Haskell Vineyards | Rianie Strydom | Haskell Pillars 2007 |
| Jordan Winery | Gary Jordan | Jordan Cobblers Hill 2003 |
| Kaapzicht | Danie Steytler | CWG Kaapzicht Cape Blend 2006 |
| Kanonkop | Abrie Beeslaar | Kanonkop Paul Sauer 2007 |
| Le Riche Wines | Etienne Le Riche | Le Riche Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 |
| Louis Wines | Louis Nel | CWG Louis Nel Neighbour's Wrath 2007 |
| Luddite | Niels Verburg | Luddite Shiraz 2004 |
| Neil Ellis Wines | Neil Ellis | CWG Neil Ellis The Graduate 2006 |
| Nitida | Bernhard Veller | CWG Nitida Shiraz 2004 |
| Overgaauw | Braam Van Velden | CWG Overgaauw Cape Vintage Port 1998 |
| Paul Cluver Estate Wines | Andries Burger | Paul Cluver Pinot Noir 2007 |
| Rijk's Private Cellar | Pierre Wahl | Rijk's Estate Syrah 2007 |
| Saronsberg | Dewaldt Heyns | Saronsberg Shiraz 2007 |
| Simonsig | Johan Malan | CWG Simonsig Shiraz 2003 |
| Solo Wines | Philip Costandius | CWG Solo The Guildsman 2006 |
| Spier Wine Estate | Frans Smit | Spier Pinotage 2007 |
| Steenberg | John Loubser | Steenberg Semillon 2009 |
| Teddy Hall Wines | Teddy Hall | Teddy Hall Syrah Reserve 2008 |
| Villiera | Jeff Grier | CWG Villiera Terre Rouge 2005 |
| Vriesenhof Vineyards | Jan Coetzee | Vriesenhof Pinot Noir 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007 |
| Waterford Wines | Kevin Arnold | CWG Waterford Auction Reserve 2005 |
For bookings call +27 (0) 21-852 0408, email moc.dliugsrekameniwepac@sgnikoob or visit www.capewinemakersguild.com. Tickets to both events cost R150 and include a tasting glass and can be bought at the door.
