Get It Joburg North October 2019

‘Wine makes all things possible,’ so
this personalised wine bottle holder
tells us (and we obviously agree). It
makes a really great personal gift
for a friend who loves wine when
you add their name to the wooden
balancing wine holder. R139.95 from
Netflorist. Details: netflorist.co.za
How’d you like to taste some of the
very best wines from Stellies without
leaving Joburg? We knew you would! You
can do just that at the Stellenbosch
Wine Festival Joburg presented by
Pick n Pay. You’ll be able to swirl, sniff
and sample wines from more than 40
Stellenbosch wine estates – like Kleine
Zalze, Spier and Kaapzicht – and you
can taste a delicious selection of food
from the Pick n Pay Fresh Food Market.
Chefs and winemakers can teach you a
thing or two in the food and winemaking
sessions. There’ll be live entertainment
too. Wanderers Club Cricket Fields, Illovo.
October 5 and 6 from noon to 6pm. From
R225. Details: webtickets.co.za
34 Get It Joburg Northern Suburbs October 2019
Cheers to rhinos & ellies
We’re rather loving the trend of
winemakers supporting nature
conservation ... and this month
we’re drinking Van Loveren Family
Vineyards’ latest vintage Rhino
Run wines. It’s a superb range of
great quality wines, celebrating the
magnificent rhino and the efforts
being made to save it. There are five
wonderful wines in the range … the
Rhino Run Chardonnay 2017
(slightly wooded, mediumbodied,
created in honour
of the white rhino, and ideal
with creamy pasta dishes,
grilled sole, crayfish, or
chicken); Rhino Run Chenin
Blanc 2018 (the perfect
partner to herbed mussels,
grilled chicken or pork);
The Rhino Run Ian Player
2016 (a blend of Cabernet
Sauvignon and Merlot …
all ripe berry, cassis and
redcurrant); The Rhino Run
Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
(enjoy with rich meat
dishes, pork or venison)
and The Rhino Run
Pinotage 2017 (perfect
with red meat, rich
stews, curries and
smoked foods).
Prices from around
R60 to around R71.
For a real treat,
look for the sixth
wine ... a limited
release collector’s
item, The Last
One Shiraz 2013.
Only 1215 bottles
were released ...
they sell for R1215
each and each
is hand-bottled,
waxed and
labelled, featuring
the signature
of cellar master
Bussell Retief
on the label,
and beautifully
presented in a
rhino-inspired
box. Details:
rhinorunwine.co.za.
Balance, the quirky range of
generous, everyday wines, has
been relaunched after a stylish
makeover ... and besides looking
(and tasting) good, also supports
desert elephant conservation. With
Hank the elephant as the wine’s
mascot, Balance has adopted
the Elephant Human Relations
Aid (EHRA) as a Corporate Social
Investment initiative. For every
bottle sold, a contribution is
made to fund the EHRA PEACE
project, an educational
programme promoting
the peaceful cohabitation
of local communities
with desert elephants in
Southern Africa. Taking
the project even further,
the wine’s packaging
uses digital technology
linked to an exciting
online game to support
this initiative ... play and
you can win Balance
Bucks to buy more wine,
and a donation is made
on your behalf. There
are two ranges ... the
affordable Classic easydrinking
range and the
Balance Winemaker’s
Selection range ... all
really lovely wines for
a summer celebration.
Available from your local
bottle store or online for
between R47 and R67.
Details: Play the game
and buy the wine on
balance.wine