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	<title>Design News &#187; chardonnay</title>
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		<title>Local Chardonnay is on the rise</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you were to name Chardonnay as South Africa’s fastest growing category in 2024, you’d be right. According to Head of Insights and Business Advisory at Vinimark, Oelof Weideman, ‘Retailers are becoming more open to stocking Chardonnay and there are currently 504 Chardonnay products available at major retailers in South Africa. That’s 11 more than there were four years ago.’ This growth becomes even more interesting if you consider ‘Chardonnay is one of the most expensive white wines in the market at an average cost of R84,16 per bottle’, Weideman says. ‘Although 70% of Chardonnay sales are for easy-drinking products that are unwooded, and which come in at less than R100 a bottle, we are seeing growth at the higher price points, too.’ Premium Chardonnays are usually wooded, thus requiring longer maturation time and an investment in extended production by the winemaker. Some of these wines fetch more than R600 per bottle, but most sit at the R200-R300 per bottle mark.  ‘Yet every price band, from entry level to premium, is showing more than five percent growth and keeping up with inflation,’ Weideman says. ‘There has been no change in the top five Chardonnay sellers in the lower price brackets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate the new season with Spier’s Spring Tasting</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 11:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Spring Pairing at Spier’s Tasting Room celebrates the new season with four wines paired with an elegant array of canapés. Available from 1 September, each of these tasty treats are made from seasonal ingredients sourced from the Spier farm as well as other nearby, ethical producers: &#160; The apple notes and brioche hints of the opulently dry Spier Méthode Cap Classique is paired with a marinated cucumber ribbon stuffed with cream cheese and spring herbs and topped with sourdough crumbs and green oil. The crisp yet fruity Spier Signature Chardonnay/Pinot Noir is matched with a skewer featuring basil and mint-compressed melon, prosciutto and buffalo mozzarella cheese balls. The berry-rich and supple Spier Signature Pinotage is paired with roast purple baby beet, pickled blackberry, goat cheese and black pepper. Lastly, the suavely serious Spier 21 Gables Sauvignon Blanc’s gooseberry and fresh asparagus notes perfectly complement mature Gruberg cheese, custard and candied walnut. The Spring Pairing costs just R120 per person and is exclusively available at the Spier Tasting Room from 1 September until 30 November 2019. For more information or to make a booking, please visit www.spier.co.za or contact 021 809 1100 &#160;]]></description>
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