Founders Blend on auction at the Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction Dinners
The rare Founders Blend will be auctioned in aid of the Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Development Trust to help to fund the Guild's Protégé Programme at the Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction Dinners on Wednesday, 3 October 2012.
L - R: Founder members Braam van Velden (Overgaauw), Peter Finlayson (Bouchard Finlayson), Kevin Arnold (Waterford), Jan Coetzee (Vriesenhof) and Etienne le Riche
This year's auction is 3-litre bottles of the 2010 Founders Blend, a singular blend of wines from five of the original eight Guild founder members who remain active members today. Wines made by two of the Guild's protégés, Tamsyn Jeftha and Sacha Claassen, as well as 6 Litre bottles of the 2010 Members Reserve, created from wines of all the Guild members, will also go under the charity auction hammer.
The dinners from 18.30 at Cuvée Restaurant (Simonsig), Catharina's Restaurant (Steenberg), De Grendel Restaurant (De Grendel), Jordan Restaurant (Jordan Winery), Overture (Hidden Valley), Terroir (Kleine Zalze) and Tokara Restaurant (Tokara).
To book your seat at R630 per person, e-mail moc.dliugsrekameniwepac@sgnikoob.
