I don’t think most people realise just how close the last Franschhoek fire came to Haute Cabrière. Below are some post Franschhoek Fire images.
The fire moved from this part of the Franschhoek Valley to the Cabriere section - that's a long way to travel.
The upper Cabriere vines and the blackened Franschhoek Mountain. The brown pieces, dotted through the vineyard, are because the fire jumped with the wind. We were incredibly lucky not to lose the whole block.
Takuan stands on the road between the highest lying Cabriere vineyard and the blackened Franschhoek Mountain. It really was incredibly close!
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.
Valentine’s Day 2010 is only nine days away and even though your partner, girlfriend, boyfriend, wife, husband, lover, mother, father etc may say it doesn’t matter it really does.
Flowers are romantic but, around this time of year, they cost a small fortune … they look nice but that’s about it. What you really want is a gift that both you and your partner, girlfriend, boyfriend, wife, husband, lover, mother, father etc can enjoy together. And what is better to enjoy together than a chilled bottle of Pierre Jourdan Belle Rose and some delicious Belgium chocolate?
For Valentine’s Day 2010 we’ve paired up with Huguenot Fine Chocolates (local Franschhoek producers of Belgium chocolates) and put together a gift everyone can enjoy. For R105,00 you get a bottle of Belle Rose and a heart shaped Belle Rose truffle. Or for R170,00 (only R65,00 more) you get a bottle of Belle Rose, two champagne glasses and two heart shaped Belle Rose truffles. Yum!
You can pop into the Cabrière Tasting Room and the La Cotte Inn (in the Franschhoek Village) to purchase both of these amazing Valentine’s gifts. For more information, or to order the Cabriére 2010 Valentine’s Day gift, contact us on +27 21 876 8500.
Pop the bubbly, sing those songs and welcome in 2010. It’s set to be an exciting year and we can’t wait to see what opportunities, challenges and adventures it brings our way. Good luck and remember if it’s not fun it’s probably because you’ve run out of Haute Cabriere or Pierre Jourdan.
If you’re looking for that something special, for that someone special, why not pick up one of our gift packs. They’re so good looking you won’t even have to wrap them. Plus they’re filled with Pierre Jourdan and Haute Cabriere goodness and, as we’ve seen with our continued success this year, everyone is a fan.
Join us for one of our acclaimed Saturday Tastings - the wine tasting experience that simply puts all others to shame - and follow that with a spot of lunch. Yum!
Haute Cabriere, our Franschhoek Restaurant, is sublime. If you stay for lunch and/or dinner we strongly suggest that you try the mussels and the lamb. They’re both out of this world. Completely mindblowing!
See you Franschhoek, or online, over the next few weeks!
The only place worth being this weekend is in Franschhoek. Not heading out to take part in this festival would mistake - one you regret until the 2010 Franschhoek Cap Classique and Champagne Festival rolls around next year. Life is too short for regrets … come on join the fun, you know you want to.
The third installment in the classic Haute Cabriere video week is the Pierre Jourdan Belle Rose tasting. Bear in mind that by the time this video was shot a substantial amount of tasting had already taken place. If you’ve been to Cabriere you’ll know that the rule when it comes to tasting is that you have to swallow because Pierre Jourdan is simply too good to waste.
The second installment in our classic video revival is Achim’s Pierre Jourdan Blanc de Blancs tasting video. This should definitely get you and your palate in the mood for the Franschhoek Champagne Festival this coming weekend. We hope you’re getting excited … because we can hardly contain our glee!
We’ve gone back into our video archives and found some of the original Pierre Jourdan tastings conducted by Achim. With the Franschhoek Cap Classique and Champagne Festival happening this weekend we thought this would be the perfect time for some vintage viewing.
In this video Achim tastes the Pierre Jourdan Brut. Sit back, relax and enjoy the charm.
