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Meet the team: Heinrich - Bones - Opperman
DECEMBER 05, 2016 | Spier is home to a diverse bunch of passionate people, doing what they love, and committed to making a difference every day. Senior cellar assistant Heinrich Opperman, better known as Bones by his colleagues, joined Spier seven years ago as a farm worker. Now a senior cellar assistant, “the growth has been so fast – I’m still learning and still developing,” he says. “Spier really tries to assist you where there’s a problem or where there’s an opportunity to grow.”
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Meet the team: Zimisele Wayiza
NOVEMBER 21, 2016 | Hailing from Umtata, Wiseman first worked in construction, before joining Spier’s maintenance team in 1996.
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Chef Decima’s Mixed Fruit Jam
OCTOBER 26, 2016 | Chef Decima makes Eight to Go’s range of jams and preserves with herbs, fruits and vegetables picked from the Werf’s Food Garden. The range constantly changes depending on what’s in season. Here she shares the recipe for a recent favourite: mixed fruit jam.
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A golden night at Veritas: acclaim for Spier’s winemaking heritage
OCTOBER 10, 2016 | Spier was one of the top award winners at the 26th Veritas Wine Awards on Friday night, 7 October. A jury of five international and more than 100 local specialists blind-tasted 1670 medal contenders from 266 wineries, and awarded Spier two Double Golds and seven Golds, 10 Silvers and nine Bronze medals.
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5 Reasons to raise your glass to Pinotage
OCTOBER 03, 2016 | We asked Spier Cellar Master Frans Smit what makes Pinotage so special.
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Tim Atkins praises 21 Gables Chenin Blanc
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 | In his 2016 South Africa Special Report, the renowned British wine writer Tim Atkins described the 'ripe, flamboyant' Spier 21 Gables Chenin Blanc 2014 as 'remarkable value for a wine of this quality'.
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