TOPS Soweto Wine Festival 2012
The most anticipated wine event of the year, the TOPS Soweto Wine Festival, is only a month away.
Get set to join Mzansi's thousands of trendsetters, movers and shakers, wine, food and music lovers, the aspirational and inspirational, connoisseurs and newbies and all those who just want to have a fun night out, meet people and taste over 900 of South Africa's fabulous wines at the 8th annual TOPS Soweto Wine Festival, in association with Food Network, happening from Thursday to Saturday 6 to 8 September at the University of Johannesburg in Soweto.
Mnikelo Mangciphu is the co-founder of the TOPS Soweto Wine Festival, in association with Food Network, and owner of Soweto's Morara Wine and Spirit Emporium.
Headline sponsor TOPS at SPAR is the 'all hands on deck' as they bring big brand strength to the festival and its organisers in producing the best festival to date.
One exciting new addition to the festival is the associate sponsor, DStv channel, Food Network. The Food Network brand is renowned for its fresh approach to food programming and celebrates everything that is bold, fun and entertaining about the genre and is not your typical 'how to' cooking channel.
Nederburg is bringing two talented members of its award-winning winemaking team to Gauteng for the TOPS Soweto Wine Festival in association with Food Network. They are internationally trained Wim Truter, who makes the white wines, and Wellington Metshane, who is a senior member of the team making the reds. Both work under the direction of cellar master Razvan Macici.
They will present some of the exciting new developments that have been taking place at the famous Paarl winery, and also Nederburg's entertaining and interactive Taste Theatre experience that explores the impact of various food flavours on wine.
The Nederburg Wine and Food Taste Theatre Experience, which is free to visitors, is a taste adventure and will highlight the impact on wine and food pairing, made by the five basic flavours - sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami (a Japanese term to describe a flavour that is intensely savoury).
Marilyn Cooper is the co-founder of TOPS Soweto Wine Festival, in association with Food Network, a Cape Wine Master and CEO of the Cape Wine Academy.
Dates: Thursday 6 September to Saturday 8 September 2012
Times: Thurs and Fri - 6 pm to 10 pm and Sat - 5 pm to 9 pm
Venue: University of Johannesburg, Main Hall, Soweto Campus, Chris Hani Road, Soweto
Tickets: R 120 per person
Ticket Availability: At the festival; Online from www.webtickets.co.za; At Morara Wine Emporium in Soweto
More info - www.sowetowinefestival.co.za
Wine Exhibitors
Busi Yende on 011 024 3616 or email az.oc.ymedacaeniwepac@isuB
Sponsorship
Sharon Cooper on 074 461 0544 or email az.oc.aidemaslastoh@norahs
Media and PR
Viv Quann at az.oc.aidemaslastoh@viv or 084 486 2136
Time: 17:00 - 22:00
Venue: University of Johannesburg, Main Hall, Soweto Campus, Chris Hani Road, Soweto, Johannesburg
Cost: R120 per person