Experience the magic of The Tumbling Strawberry at Franschhoek Uncorked this weekend!

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Enjoy a glass of Pierre Jourdan Belle Rose with a ripe strawberry tumbling in the bubbles for R20 per glass. Or sip away on a glass of Pierre Jourdan Brut, Pierre Jourdan Brut Sauvage and Pierre Jourdan Blanc de Blancs for just R20 a glass.

See you this Saturday!

Join us at Franschhoek Uncorked, this weekend, and experience the naked oyster!

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Four oysters and a glass of Brut Sauvage [or any other Pierre Jourdan bubbly - excluding the Pierre Jourdan Reserve] for just R50.

10 oysters and a bottle of Pierre Jourdan Brut Sauvage [or any other bottle of Pierre Jourdan bubbly excluding the Reserve] for just R195.

Join us this weekend, at Haute Cabriere, for Franschhoek Uncorked!

Celebrate in style with us, naked oysters and Pierre Jourdan Cuvée Brut Sauvage.

On Saturday, the 4th of September we are open from 10am to 3pm. We’ll be closing two hours early because our Tanja will be getting married in the Cabriere cellar later in the evening.

On Sunday we are open from 10am to 5pm.

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!

I think that my brother Tamo, our Cape Town Haute Cabriere ambassador, summed-up this past Bastille festival best … ”it was wild, it was fun and it was the most celebratory Franschhoek Bastille Festival ever! There were moments when I felt as if I was back in France in Springtime. Add to that the feeling of celebrating Madiba’s birthday and it was an experience impossible to beat!”

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In fact over the weakend we enjoyed terrific Pierre Jourdan sales and, as one friend remarked, it looked like every Bastille visitor had a bottle of Pierre Jourdan in her / his hand.

If you were drinking Pierre Jourdan or Haute Cabriere this Bastille thank you for your support. If not, never fear, there is always next year!

We’ve had quite a few international visitors in the Haute Cabriére Tasting Room lately. They are all out to support their respective football teams but in between the matches a number of them have come out to the winelands to taste what we, as a wine producing country, have to offer.

We work really hard at our experience in Haute Cabriére Tasting Room and it’s great to hear back from people who enjoyed that experience. Recently the Haute Cabriére Tasting Room team received a lovely email from Steve (one of our international football supporting visitors). Steve has very kindly given us permission to post his complimentary email here, on our blog. Thanks Steve!

Steve’s email:

“You may remember our visit to you last Thursday. Because there were so many of us it was not possible to thank you personally but may I now do that electronically. I found you to be a thoroughly charming and very knowledgeable guide and when I return, sometime in the future with my wife (as I surely will for I was captivated by your beautiful region ), we shall make a point of visiting Haute Cabriére and maybe cracking a bottle or two.”

If you’re in Cape Town this week, for the very exciting Spain vs Portugal game on Tuesday, why not take some time out and join us in the Franschhoek winelands?

Here are some pictures of the snow on the mountains surrounding the Franschhoek Valley.

Well there is snow on the mountains surrounding Franschhoek, excellent Franschhoek wine and Cap Classique tasting in the Haute Cabriere Tasting Room and delicious food being prepared by the Haute Cabriere Restaurant.

We suggest you head out to Franschhoek and make a day of it. We’ll see you tomorrow!

We’re running a delicious restaurant special at the moment:

Enjoy a two course meal for only R120 per person and three course meal for only R150 per person. This special is available Monday - Friday and it runs until the 12th of June 2010.

We look forward to seeing you!

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.