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		<title>Grand Gold and Six Gold Medals for Spier at the 2024 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles:</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[21 Gables Cabernet Sauvignon and Seaward wines scoop prestigious awards Spier Wine Farm&#8217;s commitment to crafting good wine, from good people grown in good soil has once again been recognised on the global stage. At the 31st Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, Spier secured six Gold Medals and one Grand Gold Medal, showcasing the farm&#8217;s dedication to quality across style and price point. Spier&#8217;s award-winning wines at Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2024 are as follows: Grand Gold Medal: Spier 21 Gables Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 Gold Medals: Spier 21 Gables Chenin Blanc 2021 Spier 21 Gables Sauvignon Blanc 2023 Spier Creative Block 3 2020 Spier Seaward Chenin Blanc 2023 Spier Seaward Chardonnay 2023 Spier Seaward Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 The competition, which brings together experts from across the international wine sector, saw nearly 7,500 wines from 42 countries blind-tasted by a panel of carefully selected judges. Only 30% of the wines presented were awarded medals. South African wines continue to improve in quality year-on-year, with a significant increase in Grand Gold Medals (6) and Gold Medals (35) awarded to the country&#8217;s producers. Spier&#8217;s performance was particularly notable, securing 7 of the 35 Gold Medals awarded to South African wines, building on their success [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate International Organic Month with a double-bill on biodynamic agriculture and organic wine farming and an organic wine tasting on 15 September 2021</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 08:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This September marks the start of Spring and Organic Month – a month-long celebration of organic products, brands, producers and farmers taking place across the world. It’s also Heritage Month here in South Africa. To celebrate the forward-thinking global organic movement and as part of its dynamic Heritage Month programme, Cultivate marketplace in Salt River, Cape Town is hosting a lively talk on Biodynamic Viticulture followed by a tutored organic wine tasting on the evening of Wednesday 15 September. The dynamic double bill is free to the public and kicks off at 17h30 with a 30-minute talk and 15-minute audience Q&#38;A session with Angus McIntosh aka Farmer Angus. This is chased by a tasting of Spier’s internationally recognised organic wines, that is hosted by Spier organic winemaker and Cultivate member Tania Kleintjes, and which starts at 18h30. There is no booking required for either event and strict COVID-19 protocols will be observed. McIntosh, under the mentorship of Christo Kok, started farming on 126 hectares of irrigated pasture at Spier Wine Farm near Stellenbosch in December 2008. Farmer Angus is one of two grass fed, pasture-reared beef producers in the Western Cape. Biodynamic and regenerative agricultural principles and practices are applied [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Warm up with hearty, slow-braised Karoo lamb shank</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2020 13:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of the Spier Hotel, this hearty, warming dish is winter comfort food at its best. The delicious slow-braised Karoo lamb shanks can be cooked until the meat falls off the bone. Enjoy your meal with a bottle of Spier Creative Block 3. SLOW-BRAISED KAROO LAMB SHANK (serves 4-6) Ingredients: 30 ml (2 tablespoons) vegetable oil 4 medium-large lamb shanks, trimmed of excess fat 1 large white onion, diced 2 large carrots, peeled &#38; finely chopped 6 garlic cloves, finely grated salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 500 ml (2 cups) beef stock 375 ml (1,5 cups) red wine 4 large tomatoes, chopped 30 ml (2 tablespoons) tomato paste 4 sprigs rosemary 4 sprigs thyme 5 bay leaves Method: Preheat the oven to 160 °C. Heat the oil in a large, wide oven-proof pot over medium-high heat. Brown the shanks on all sides, then remove from pot and set aside. Add the onions and carrots to the pot and fry over medium heat until softened, then add garlic and cook for one minute. Return the shanks to the pot and season generously with salt and pepper. Add stock, wine, chopped tomatoes, paste and herbs. Bring to a simmer, [...]]]></description>
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