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The highly anticipated Sommeliers Selection tasting events are back this October in Johannesburg, Durban and The Western Cape with over 400 wines from the country’s top wine estates on offer!

The Sommeliers Selection 2019 winning wines have been announced in a year in which the popular wine tasting event – a must for those who like pairing wine with food – will take place in KwaZulu Natal for the first time, along with Gauteng and the Western Cape where it has been successfully held for the past four years.

The Sommeliers Selection is the only South African wine competition judged solely by a panel of South Africa’s top sommeliers, in categories fashioned around the perfect varietals for both a restaurant wine menu and to accompany food.

This year more than 400 wines from the country’s top wine estates were entered into the contest. Winning wines, beer and gin come from more than 60 farms with stand-out wines including the Glen Carlou Chardonnay 2018, Plaisir de Merle Grand Plaisir 2014, Idiom Bordeaux Blend 2015, Villiera Wines Tradition Brut NV, Peter Falke Wines Méthode Cap Classique 2013 and, in the craft beer category, the Cape Brewing Company’s Mandarina Bavaria IPA.

Says Darielle Robertson from The Sommeliers Selection: “Our panel of sommeliers blind taste individually, before discussing the wines and deciding if they fulfil the criteria of being placed on the Sommeliers Selection ‘ultimate’ wine list. With categories such as Fresh & Crunchy White or Voluptuous & Rich Red, wines of different varieties, blends and pricing, but stylistically similar, can stand alongside each other and restaurant patrons can choose a wine that suits their palate and their pocket.”

The Sommeliers Selection tastings take place in October at:

Johannesburg
o Venue: Pool Deck, Tsogo Sun Hyde Park
o Date: Wednesday, 16 October
o Times: 16:00-18:00 – trade only
18:00 – public admitted
21:00 – doors close
o Tickets: R100pp or R175 for two (no persons under 18 permitted)
o Book on Webtickets

Durban
o Venue: The Beverly Hills Hotel, uMhlanga
o Date: Thursday, 31 October
o Times: 16:00-18:00 – trade only
18:00 – public admitted
21:00 – doors close
o Tickets: R100pp or R175 for two (no persons under 18 permitted)
o Book on Webtickets

Western Cape
o Venue: Roca Restaurant, Franschhoek
o Date: Wednesday, 9 October
o Times: 11.00-13h00 – trade only
11h30 – public admitted
13h00 – doors close
o Tickets: R100pp or R175 for two (no persons under 18 permitted)
o Book on Webtickets…

Find out more – HERE…

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