We are delighted to announce that the June/July 2010 winner of Haute Cabrière, Pierre Jourdan and me case of Pierre Jourdan is Jolien De Keulenaer.  Congratulations!

If you think you have what it takes to win a case of Pierre Jourdan this August please add it to the Haute Cabrière, Pierre Jourdan and me Facebook fan page and get your friends to vote.

Remember the person with the most likes and comments on a photo uploaded during August - by the end of August - wins the case. Good luck!

Congratulations to Jolien De Keulenaer’s father who is our May / June 2010 Haute Cabrière Facebook Fan Page Competition winner.

If you haven’t yet won a case to Pierre Jourdan, through our Facebook Fan Page Competition, you could still do so this month.

All you have to do is:

1. Upload a picture of you enjoying a bottle of Pierre Jourdan
2. Get your friends to comment and/or like it.
3. The picture with the most comments and likes, at midnight on the 31st of July 2010, wins 6 bottles of Pierre Jourdan.

Good luck!

When the Cape Town Stadium officially opened Haute Cabrière was in attendance. Because - as everyone knows - it’s simply not a event without a bottle of Pierre Jourdan, the Haute Cabrière sabre and Achim von Arnim!

It’s been a while since I’ve updated you about the wines.

So here is the update:

• The Chardonnay / Pinot Noir Blend looks good as does the Pierre Jourdan Brut.
• The Pierre Jourdan Belle Rose will be bottled in just less than two weeks. I’ll let you know how that goes in another blog post.

Before any of you ask you can look forward to the Chardonnay / Pinot Noir Blend in the latter half of the year. Don’t bother asking for specifics because you won’t get them.

We hope you’re all enjoying this glorious public holiday? Franschhoek, at this time of year, is simply breathtaking! It definitely feels like a Pierre Jourdan kind of day … definitely a bottle over a glass day.

Yup if you’re visiting us today we hope you brought along that designated driver. If not you could always try check into one of our fabulous local hotels. We believe that one of them, a certain Le Quartier Français, had their flagship restaurant (The Tasting Room) place 31st in the 2010 World top 50 Restaurants last night. Congratulations Le Quartier Français we’re very proud of your achievement!

If you’re still looking for something to do, on this beautiful mid-week holiday, then we suggest you head out to the Franschhoek winelands and join us for some wine tasting and lunch.

If you’re already on your way we can’t wait to see you!

We hope that you, your family and your friends have a very happy Easter! If you’re going away for the long weekend please travel safely. If you’re running the Two Oceans good luck and if you’re heading out to Franschhoek remember to pop in for some wine tasting, a spot of lunch or a relaxed dinner.

If you can’t get out to us - because you’re too stiff after the marathon - you can always have us come to you. Visit our online store and order yourself a case of Pierre Jourdan or Haute Cabriere. It’ll be delivered to your door and all you’ll need to do is pop it into the fridge.

Not a bad way to spend an extra long weekend.

Normal blogging will resume on Wednesday the 7th of April 2010.

Only one week left until we select our first Pierre Jourdan, Haute Cabrière and Me winner. If you still haven’t entered head on over to our Facebook fan page and upload your photo of your Pierre Jourdan Cap Classique or Haute Cabrière Wine moment, the one with the most comments and likes wins our February 2010 prize (a case of 6 Pierre Jourdan Cap Classiques).

If you’ve already uploaded your picture get your friends to vote. With their help you could be our February winner … and nothing says ‘winner‘ quite like a case of Pierre Jourdan.

There is a very nice video of the Cabriére Sabrage on the Simon and Baker Travel Review site. You’ll see that in this video the person in charge of this specific display of sabrage is non other that Hildegard von Arnim (Takuan’s mother).

So if you’d like to see how Sabrage is really done, and find out about some of the history surrounding it, pay the Simon and Baker Travel Review site a visit.

We love to see photos of you enjoying our wines and cap classiques.

So if you’re having a party, getting married or enjoying a romantic picnic with one of our Haute Cabrière Wines or Pierre Jourdan Cap Classiques, take a photo and post it on our Haute Cabriere, Pierre Jourdan and Me Facebook fan page.

The best photo (that’s the one with the most comments and likes) every month wins six-bottle case of Pierre Jourdan Brut.

Valentine’s Day 2010 is almost here. In fact it’s only 4 days away so there is still time for you to pick up the best Valentine’s Day gift ever. There simple isn’t anything that says “I love you” more than Belle Rose and Belgium Chocolate. Thank goodness we had the foresight to combine the two in our 2010 Cabrière Valentine’s Day Gifts.

Not only have we been busy with harvest and busy preparing for Valentine’s Day, we’ve also been busy battling the Franschhoek Fire.

It really has been quite a week.