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Making a difference when you meet
JULY 19, 2017 | Business travellers are increasingly mindful of the impact their travel has on our environment. With a strong sense of contributing to saving the planet, they are calling for conference organisers to up their game. Here are a few tips from our conferencing team when planning your conference.
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Creative Block 5 crowned one of SA's top Bordeaux blends
JUNE 29, 2017 | The Spier Creative Block 5 2014 excelled at the Cape Bordeaux Red Blend Report 2017, scoring 91/100 — one of only 18 wines out of the 60 tasted to be awarded higher than 90. Each entry, from 45 producers, were tasted blind by the three-strong judging panel.
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Meet Anton Swarts, our new Cape Wine Master
JUNE 29, 2017 | Spier Senior Winemaker Anton Swarts has recently become a Cape Wine Master – one of only 100 in the country to receive this prestigious qualification – the wine industry’s highest.
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Must-see artworks at Spier - Part 2
JUNE 26, 2017 | From Spier's public spaces to displays in the Manor House and wine shop, art is as much part of Spier as good food and fine wine is. Its collection of contemporary South African art is one of the largest of its kind in the country. These are five more must-see artworks on the farm:
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Meet the team: Trust Zhou
MAY 24, 2017 | Spier is home to a diverse bunch of passionate people, doing what they love, and committed to making a difference every day. Trust Zhou joined Spier ten years ago as a waiter in the Hotel Restaurant. After a stint as hotel floor manager, he joined the finance department in 2015 where he works as Cash Controller.
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Become a Conservation Champion
MAY 19, 2017 | The WWF brought together stakeholders from the wine industry and conservation to create the Biodiversity and Wine Initiative (BWI) in 2005. Over the next decade, the initiative fostered greater awareness of the Cape’s unique natural heritage and encouraged many farms to implement biodiversity-friendly farming.
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