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Spier scores big at SA Young Wine Show
AUGUST 16, 2013 | At this year’s SA Young Wine Show, Spier was the best performing wine farm in Stellenbosch, one of the competition’s eight wine regions. In the regional competition, it hauled in an impressive 44 awards, including four Class Winners and two Golds, putting its tally at seven awards ahead of its nearest competitor in the neighbourhood.
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Spier’s 21 Gables achieves great results in the Korean Wine Challenge
JULY 03, 2013 | The ninth Korean Wine Challenge recently announced their results and Spier 21 Gables wines were the only South African wines to win a Gold and Silver medal.
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Spier receives top awards at three international wine competitions
MAY 20, 2013 | This year’s prestigious international wine competition, the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, saw a myriad oenologists, sommeliers, wine tasters and wine lovers congregate in Bratislava, Slovakia to select and celebrate the top achievers.The competition, considered by many the world championship of wine making, awarded Spier four silver medals this year. They were given to the 21 Gables Chenin Blanc 2011, the 21 Gables Pinotage 2010, the Creative Block 2 2012 and the Naledi Pinotage 2010.
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Farmer Angus receives Good Earth Keeper Award
OCTOBER 23, 2012 | Our very own Farmer Angus has received a Good Earth Keeper Award from Compassion in World Farming, an international organisation that campaigns for farm animal welfare. The award was given for his humane treatment of the animals that are farmed at Spier.
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9 Facts about our Tasting room
MARCH 14, 2012 | In December we opened our new wine tasting room – a large double-volume building with light streaming in through the glass doors, maximizing the view of the Helderberg Mountains.
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Diners Club Winemaker of the Year Announced
NOVEMBER 28, 2011 | Johan Jordaan, senior red winemaker at Spier Wines since 2007, is the 2011 Diners Club Winemaker of the Year. This was announced at a gala event in Paarl on Saturday night (26 November). The Diners Club Young Winemaker of the Year is Matthew van Heerden of Uva Mira Vineyards.
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