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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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Saturday, 21 September: 21 Gables Heritage Dinner
AUGUST 15, 2013 | Celebrate Heritage Day in Spier Wine Farm’s beautiful Old Wine Cellar with a delicious, traditional Cape Dutch dinner. Executive Chef Lorianne Heyns will prepare some of South Africa’s favourite dishes including spicy potato samosas, rooibos and cinnamon braised lamb pot pie and a delectable array of malva pudding, sago and milktart for dessert.One of South Africa’s oldest wine farms in South Africa, Spier has a rich wine heritage and our top range is named after the 21 Cape Dutch gables that can be found across the farm.
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Farmer Angus' new favourite farm photo
AUGUST 14, 2013 | My old school buddy, Andersson, was down from the high country over the weekend and he got this shot of our hens eating non GMO pasture (their laying mash is also non GMO), free to range where they like (unlike all other free range operations), and for a change a little snow on the mountains.
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Finesse maak ‘n Kaapse draai!
AUGUST 13, 2013 | Dis weer tyd vir Finesse en Faith Fund se omgeedag om 17 Augustus, en daar is steeds kaartjies vir die fondsinsameling beskikbaar.
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Chenin Blanc & Dim Sum Girls' Night Out
AUGUST 12, 2013 | We celebrated Women’s day with a chenin blanc and dim sum evening at Spier. The delectable dishes paired perfectly with the fresh and fruity Spier Signature Chenin Blanc and rich and ripe 21 Gables Chenin Blanc. Well-known for her dim sum pop-ups, Yang Zhao from Beijing Opera prepared dinner and showed guests how to make their own potstickers at home.Photo’s by Retha Ferguson.
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Saturday, 20 July: Farmer Angus Winter Harvest Lunch
AUGUST 01, 2013 | ​Farmer Angus, Spier’s very own Barefoot Farmer, hosted a farm-to-table lunch in our Old Wine Cellar. Passionate about ethical food production, Farmer Angus raises beef, lamb and eggs on Spier’s pastures and this was a key topic during lunch.To view more photo’s from our lunch, click here.
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