To celebrate the imminent beginning of Spring we have done a very special deal with Weltevrede Wine Estate. Just outside Bonnievale, in the picturesque Robertson Valley at the foot of the Riviersonderend Mountains, lies Weltevrede a wine estate whose proud heritage stretches back over many years. Since 1912, the mastery of winemaking has been passed on here from generation to generation.

We have secured a couple of hundred bottles for this special promotion for Manuka on the Weltevrede Tricolore White Vintage clearance sale at a very special price:

WELTEVREDE TRICOLORE WHITE 2006 (SAUVIGNON BLANC/ SEMILLON/ COLOMBARD) - A wine composed of three different white grape varietals to create the juiciest, fruitiest white wine imaginable. Feet up, reviving, mouth watering, day dream, the glass of wine you should be having with your friends tonight! Lekker and wel-tevrede... content. A wine made for friends. Another advantage of this wine is its low alcohol content - only 11 - 12% which makes it ideal for lunches.



Weltevrede Promotion available while stocks last at the following MANUKA stores:
Noordhoek CT - 021 789 0898 Leslie
Tokai CT - 021 701 2046 Clarence
Somerset West CT - 021 851 6060 Stephen
Stellenbosch CT - 083 657 6958 Justin
Cedar SQ Fourways JHB - 011 465 0343 Alistair

Congratulations to Groot Constantia
Groot Constantia's Gouverneur's Reserve 2005 won a gold medal at the Swiss International Wine Awards. This competition, judged by a select group of local and international wine buffs, forms part of the annual Good Food and Wine Show, ensuring the winning wines get a lot of exposure.

But the real biggie was the gold medal at the International Wine Challenge in London. Groot Constantia's Pinotage 2005 was one of only 12 South African wines to strike gold in this prestigious competition which attracts thousands of entrants from every wine-producing country imaginable. A total of 9 358 wines from 35 countries (are there so many wine countries!) were entered. Only 260 gold medals were awarded by the 400 judges.

"First I was thrilled, and then I was blown away," says Groot Constantia cellarmaster Boela Gerber. "It is always an honour to win a top medal whilst competing with the best wines in the world. I think it proves that our wonderful soil, climate and location are all really as good as we deem them to be, and that our minimalist wine-making techniques are the right way to go. But what was really great, was to be the only pinotage to win gold at the International Wine Challenge. It just goes to show how versatile our terroir is and how well our national grape varietal can perform when grown in cooler areas." Get that pinotage now, because it is going to sell-out fast!

In closing, Congratulations to Rendani & Lesley on the opening of their Manuka in Cedar Square, Fourways JHB.