“South meets North for an exclusive wine, food, music and art extravaganza when Stellenbosch winelands’ finest descend on Gauteng for an unrivalled celebration of the finer things in life at Stellenbosch at Summer Place in Hyde Park on Wednesday, 10 November 2010. Teaming up with Sanlam Private Investments, the inaugural Stellenbosch at Summer Place brings grapes, glitz and glamour to the City of Gold, to showcase the finest wine, food, art and crème de la crème of the Stellenbosch Winelands.”
Luan Nel & Hempies du Toit
Thus reads the press release. Too large to tweet, the full list of Sanlam’s Stellenbosch Superstars is blogged below along with some one-liners. But what, no Rustenberg? No Warwick? No Stellenrust? No Reyneke Wines? No Tokara? No Jan Boland Coetzee? Do you need a Sanlam policy to be invited or are the AWOLs loyal WineX wonks?
Stefan Smit Louiesenhof Wines A terrific character with a mean potstill brandy
Sue McNaughton Graceland Vineyards Does Sue pose for her labels?
Hempies du Toit Annandale Wines His old Alto Rouges are benchmarks to be benchpressed
Pieter de Waal De Waal Wines Top of the Hill in more ways than one
John Faure Vergenoegd Wine Estate 2003 reds have just been released and they are stunning
Jean Engelbrecht Rust & Vrede Estate King of the Helderberg
José Condé Stark-Condé Wines Cabernet Conquistador
Carl Schultz Hartenberg Estate Shiraz supremo
Wendy Appelbaum/Carl van der Merwe De Morgenzon First juice from the new überbling cellar
Hannes Meyer Simonsig Wine Estate Pioneers of Kaapse Vonkle, still one of the best
Ben Momberg Middelvlei Serially underrated red blends
Nico Grobler Eikendal The Cabernet Franc is a knockout
Rolf Zeitvogel Blaauwklippen Master of Zinfandel
Gary Jordan Jordan Estate The Whole Nine Yards in person
Cathy Brewer Villiera Wines Queen of bubbles
Andre Liebenberg Romond Vineyards Hollywood on the Helderberg
Mark Bilton Bilton Wines Only if the winds from the Seychelles are favourable
Henry Kotze Morgenster Cheval Blanc jockey turned Pope of Pétrus
Werner Engelbrecht Waterkloof Wines Squaring the Circle of Life
Jacques Cilliers Morgenhof Estate Classic elegance on the Simonsberg
Ingrid Bein Bein Wine Cellar Queen of Merlot
Elunda Basson The House of J.C. le Roux Awesome Pinot Noir
Jacques Fourie Clovelly über-boutique operation in Devon Valley
Johan Joubert Kleine Zalze More medals than Lance Armstrong
George Dalla Cia Dalla Cia Grappa and more
Martin Meinert Meinert Wines Awesome Sauvignon Blanc and red blends
Louis Roos Mooiplaas Estate Another stunning Cabernet Franc
Colin Bridger Fleur du Cap Try the Pinotage
Monique Weber Webersburg Best Cabernet in SA
David Trafford De Trafford Time for another roll in the straw
Ken Forrester Ken Forrester Wines The brains behind the show
Roberto Bottega Idiom Wines Italian pizazz
Morne Vrey Delaire Graff Estate Potjie Kos King
Emil den Dulk De Toren Best Bordeaux-style blend
Matthew van Heerden Uva Mira Champion Chardonnays
Philip/Gail Gouws Lovane Boutique Wine Estate The Chameleon charmers
Daniel Truter Onderkloof Wines Value for money
Gunter Schultz Kleinood Helderberg hero
Victor Sperling Delheim Stunning old Delheims
JC Steyn Dornier Wines Brilliant blends
Ernst Gouws Ernst Gouws & Co Value Pinot Noir
Rijk Melck Muratie Estate Ask for the bubbly
Chris Williams Meerlust Estate Crossing the Rubicon
Kevin Arnold Waterford Estate Serious Syrah
Tinus Els L’Avenir Try the Pinotage
Thomas Webb Thelema Cabernet 2008 a triumph
Johann Krige Kanonkop Wine Estate Will the Black Label kom saam?
Chris Boustred Remhoogte Wine Estate The red blend is a winner
Fred Ruest Kyburg Wine Estate Devon Valley newbie
Christo le Riche Le Riche Wines Jonkershoek jouncer
