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Sunday, 16 June: Father's Day Braai
MARCH 26, 2013 | At Spier, we’re not fans of run-of-the-mill celebrations, and we’ve decided to transform ‘socks-and-tie day’ into a super-special celebration for the family.
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Saturday, 27 April: Food in the Life of Nelson Mandela
MARCH 26, 2013 | To celebrate Freedom Day, join renowned anthropologist, chef and cookbook author Dr Anna Trapido as she talks us through a 12-course tasting menu on ‘food in the life of Nelson Mandela’, based on her book Hunger for Freedom.
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Harvest 2013 overview
MARCH 19, 2013 | 2013’s Harvest is almost complete, and we sat down with Cellar Master Frans Smit to find out how the wine harvest is progressing. This vintage had a very cool build-up to harvest and an unusually cool February, resulting in great fruit concentration, specifically on the white wines. Frans also think 2013 will be remembered for some great white wines. 2013 Wines will also be characterised by good natural acidity, meaning they will age well.
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Why farm mechanically when you can farm biologically?
JUNE 05, 2012 | We always try to opt for the biological solution where possible. This vignette, pertaining to management of our cover crop in the vineyards, illustrates the point I am trying to make.
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Today’s photo: Creative Block 3 2011
FEBRUARY 02, 2011 | This Shiraz portion of the Rhone style Creative Block 3 comes from Darling.
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