ON THE evenings of Wednesday 6 March and Thursday 14 March, there will be walk-around tastings at Caroline’s Fine Wine Cellars in Cape Town showing 25 of the 5 Star laureates in the 2019 edition of Platter’s SA Wine Guide. For the list, see here.

At the tutored tastings on the evenings of Thursday 14 March and Wednesday 20 March, the focus at Wine Cellar in Johannesburg and Cape Town respectively will be on the 2017 vintage of Pinot Noir from the Hemel-en-Aarde outside Hermanus, together with wines from serious producers in other regions. Highlights here.

Also coming up this month is Tuning the Vine along Cape Town’s Inner City Wine Route, as well as bubbly festivals in both Pretoria and the Mother City – see below.

TOP SA WINE EVENTS

6 MARCH
Platter’s 5 Star Wines – Tokai, Cape Town

13 MARCH
Tuning the Vine – Cape Town CBD

14 MARCH
Platter’s 5 Star Wines – Cape Town CBD

14 MARCH
SA Pinot Noir 2017 – Dunkeld, Joburg

20 MARCH
SA Pinot Noir 2017 – Obs, Cape Town

21 MARCH
Fijnwyn Food & Bubbles Festival – Pretoria

31 MARCH
Festival of Bubbles – Cape Town