Events
Experience the very best international and local wines at our upcoming events, or create your own custom tasting. Tastings start at 18:30 and end at 20:00; we generally taste between 10 and 15 wines at each event.
Our September – December 2018 tasting schedule is listed below.
Wine Cellar will also host your private or corporate tastings. Please contact info@winecellar.co.za to create your own tailored tasting.
SA vs Champagne: A year-end taste-off – R 595
Wednesday, 5 December, Wine Cellar ObservatoryMuch like SA wine as a category, the quality of Méthode Cap Classique is at an all-time high. Can the best of SA compete with Champagne? End the year tasting SA’s best bubbles against Grandes Marques Champagnes, including Dom Pérignon and Bollinger, along with cuvées from smaller growers. Representing SA, expect the likes of Le Lude, Graham Beck, Silverthorn and Colmant.
Past Events:
MR de Compostella vertical and the 2016 release – R 400
Wednesday, 3 October, Wine Cellar ObservatoryThe 2016 MR de Compostella is, once again, spectacular! With 94 from Neal Martin and 95 from Tim Aktin MW, its incredibly consistent string of local and international ratings makes it arguably SA’s top Bordeaux blend. There was strict selection in 2016 and volumes are down drastically. The finely-tuned, supremely elegant 2016 offers the highest-ever percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon at 63%. Bruwer will be showing a MR vertical of 2016 through to 2012 against the 98-point 2015 Léoville Las Cases!
Burgundy 2016 reds: Excellent and entirely classic – R 595
Wednesday, 24 October, Wine Cellar ObservatoryNature’s wrath of early season frost was the worst since 1981 and the yields were reduced to record lows, meaning allocations have been slashed. The good news is that it is a terrific vintage. In fact, many pundits believe that it’s better than 2015 and offers more vivid freshness, terroir-expression and finer balance. ‘Excellent and entirely classic in style,’ writes Allen Meadows who says there is ‘freshness, energy, grace and transparency’ in the vintage. Taste through the Burgundy villages to the Premier Cru level from the likes of Joseph Drouhin, Henri Boillot, Hudelot-Noëllat and Harmand Geoffroy. Set to be both educational and hedonistic!
Fine Italian: Six regions and icon wines – R 450
Wednesday, 7 November, Wine Cellar ObservatoryA great opportunity to get your taste buds around the different regions of Italy with some exciting and iconic wines. From a line-up of mostly reds, we will taste wines from Campania, Piedmont, Sicily, Trentino, Tuscany and Veneto. We will also present an exciting and new, yet utterly classical, Trentino red from San Leonardo, which Jancis describes it as ‘hardly changed since 1982 and now back in fashion’, as well as serious wines from Mastroberardino, Tignanello, Castellare di Castellina and more.
Burgundy 2016 whites: Excellent and entirely classic – R 595
Wednesday, 14 November, Wine Cellar ObservatoryNature’s wrath of early season frost was the worst since 1981 and the yields were reduced to record lows, meaning allocations have been slashed. The good news is that it is a terrific vintage. In fact, many pundits believe that it’s better than 2015 and offers more vivid freshness, terroir-expression and finer balance. ‘Excellent and entirely classic in style,’ says Allen Meadows who says there is ‘freshness, energy, grace and transparency’ in the vintage. Taste wines from across Burgundy, including Grand Cru wines, from the likes of Joseph Drouhin, Henri Boillot, Héritiers du Comte Lafon as well as an introduction to Domaine Rois Mages from Rully.
View our Johannesburg or Stellenbosch tasting schedules, or take a look at a selection of our best tastings from previous years.
Cancellation Policy
Due to high demand and limited event size, payment is required to secure your booking. In the event of cancellations, full refunds will only be given if we are notified 5 business days or more before the date of the event via email. Substitution of an attendee may be made at any time after payment. We reserve the right to cancel or reschedule an event due to low enrolment or other reasons beyond our control. If we have to cancel a tasting event, we will notify customers immediately and offer a full refund or the opportunity to reschedule.
