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Cianfanelli brings dying slave to life
SEPTEMBER 04, 2012 | In the wake of the completion of his acclaimed sculpture of Nelson Mandela, a new work by Marco Cianfanelli has been installed at Spier wine farm. Like Madiba’s piece, this work features columns that together create the completed picture. Nine columns measuring 4.1 metres in height cover an installation area of almost 30 square metres, and together form the image of the ‘The Dying Slave’.
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Spier presents Tamlin Blake at the 2012 Joburg Art Fair
SEPTEMBER 04, 2012 | Spier in association with the FNB Joburg Art Fair is pleased to present an exhibition from the Spier Collection by Tamlin Blake. In this exhibition Blake shows her latest body of work – a series of tapestries woven from recycled, handspun newspaper. A new Spier publication ‘Tamlin Blake’ will be available for purchase.
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Why farm mechanically when you can farm biologically?
JUNI 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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Spier’s slave story informs and entertains
MAJ 21, 2012 | Spier has launched the Gables Audio Walk, a fictional account of the reality of life on a Cape wine farm in the early part of the 19th Century. The story was researched and written by acclaimed playwright Brett Bailey.
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Our Manor House makes its fashion debut
APRIL 26, 2012 | On a scorching hot day in January the Glamour team photographed fashionable knit wear at Spier Wine Farm.To view the final product, turn to “It’s a wrap” (p104) in the May issue of Glamour.And here we thought making wine is hard work!
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9 Facts about our Tasting room
MARTS 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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