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TOKARA excels for 4th consecutive year at WM 10 Year Old Wine Awards

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TOKARA, the acclaimed family owned Stellenbosch wine estate, has excelled as a top preforming cellar at the WM 10 Year Old Wine Awards for the 4th consecutive year with four wines breaking the venerable 90 point barrier.
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๐—›๐—˜๐—”๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ก๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐—ฅ๐——๐—ข๐—ก๐—ก๐—”๐—ฌ Theย Longridgeย Closย duย Cielย meaning "Heavenly Vineyard" wasย plantedย over 30ย yearsย by the esteemed John Platter.ย Producing intriguingly distinctiveย Chardonnayย  This ultra premium, single vineyardย Chardonnayย scored 95 points, wonย Chardonnayย of the Year 2018ย and Whiteย wineย of theย yearย 95/100ย Stellenboschย  Matured in French oak barrels for 11-12 months, bottled unfiltered and further left to mature for approximately a year prior to release The 2016 currently retails at R695 and is an excellent investment wine.
๐ˆ ๐ƒ๐Ž๐'๐“ ๐‚๐Ž๐Ž๐Š, ๐ˆ ๐ƒ ๐ˆ ๐ƒ๐Ž๐'๐“ ๐‚๐Ž๐Ž๐Š, ๐ˆ ๐ƒ๐Ž๐'๐“ ๐‚๐‹๐„๐€๐ But let me tell you what I like to drink. Felt great dressing up after a long time, my uniform of late is tights and t-shirts. (also, who am I kidding, I do cook and clean๐Ÿ™ˆ) _ _ _ ๐Ÿ“ท @justin_uncorked
๐–๐‡๐˜ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐’๐‡๐Ž๐”๐‹๐ƒ ๐–๐‡๐˜ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐’๐‡๐Ž๐”๐‹๐ƒ ๐ƒ๐‘๐ˆ๐๐Š ๐’๐Ž๐”๐“๐‡ ๐€๐…๐‘๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐ ๐–๐ˆ๐๐„ I wrote a piece for the American based online wine boutique @cape_ardor on why we should invest in Premium South African Wines. If you're based abroad more specifically USA ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ you can purchase these wines online at Cape Ardor. ๐Ÿ“ @uvamiravineyard ๐Ÿท Uva Mira Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž– #drinksouthafrican #savesawine #buylocal #premiumwine #throughmywineglass
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A woman's place is in the vineyards ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™›๐™ค๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐˜ฟ๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ (Just don't tell my husband) ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ. Visiting @longridgewineestate is a great reat way to start as they offer a unique & safe tasting experience. Tasting and cellar tour price ranges from R50- R200 and they are open 7 days a week. Bookings Essential ๐Ÿ“ง info@longridge.co.za / โ˜Ž๏ธ 0218552005 ๐Ÿ“Off the R44 Stellenbosch
RISE AND SHINE Its finally weekend and this is you RISE AND SHINE Its finally weekend and this is your reminder to stock up on wine. I'll be sipping on of my go-to lightly wooded Chardonnays @dewetshofwines Finesse. They recently received their ๐–๐–๐… ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. The WWF Conservation Champions, represented by only 45 Cape wine farms, showcases the extraordinary measures local wine growers have gone to, to protect and conserve the inimitable biodiversity natural habitat situated in and around their farms. ๐Ÿฅ‚ โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž– ๐Ÿ›’ Online or Retail stores ๐Ÿ’ฐ+- R150 โœ…Turn Post Notification on ๐Ÿ“ฃ โœ…Follow, like and comment โœ โœ… Enjoy responsibly.๐Ÿท๐Ÿ”ž โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–
๐—” ๐— ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—•๐—จ๐—ฌ ๐—ช๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜, If you're not familiar with @longridgewineestate let me give you a quick overview. Nestled against the slopes of the Helderberg Mountain Range the vineyard is made up of decomposed granite on the lower slopes. But let's talk about the ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ž๐ž ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ, a blend of unwooded Chardonnay with a small amount of lightly wooded Pinot Noir this wine is sensational. Aromas of pineapple ๐Ÿstrawberry ๐Ÿ“ & guava on the nose with a well-balanced acidity and a lingering finish.Viticulture Biodynamic (organic) practices followed. This wine is a must try. You'll thank me later. ๐Ÿ’ฐ R90 ๐Ÿ›’ ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Shop online at Longridge
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๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ฌ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—— ๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ฌ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—— ๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฆ Lastย night we had our first post lockdown technical tasting๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿท @banelevakele led the talk on the subject South African Syrah (Exploring different climates and soils) I'll add the wines & some notes to my IG story during the day
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