The annual Diemersfontein Pinotage on Tap event takes place with prepped and primed Pinotage on tap, premium beers and wines, food and treat stalls as well as live entertainment from artists including Gangs of Ballet, Natasha Meister and Newton’s 2nd Law.

The Diemersfontein Pinotage on Tap, South Africa’s most anticipated wine event on the annual calendar is set to take place for the ninth year running on Saturday 12^th October 2013 at Wellington’s Diemersfontein Wine Estate outside Cape Town. Diemersfontein will also bring this event to Johannesburg and Durban, on the 7^th September 2013 and 21^st September 2013 respectively.

South Africa’s most anticipated wine event on the annual calendar , The Diemersfontein ‘Pinotage on Tap’ is set to take place on Saturday 12th October 2013, for its ninth year running at Wellington’s Diemersfontein Wine Estate outside Cape Town.

Diemersfontein will also bring this event to Johannesburg and Durban, on the 7^th September 2013 and 21^st September 2013 respectively.

Guests attending this year’s event can look forward to ‘prepped and primed’ barrels of Pinotage. Cape Town guests can also enjoy one barrel of Chenin Blanc and one barrel of Shiraz. The official Beer partner for the POT festival is the premium, craft slow beer from Darling Brewery

Included in the ticket price, is a range of lunch dishes and sweet treats, as well as some interesting food stalls in a market style environment. Guests can look forward to great entertainment  with an exciting musical line-up for the day, including Gangs of Ballet, Newton’s 2nd Law and Natasha Meister.

Save the date and book your tickets  through Computicket from 10 June 2013. Numbers are limited so wine enthusiasts are encouraged to book early to avoid disappointment! Weekend accommodation specials are also available. Please contact Rene at Diemersfontein on 021 864 5050 or  online@diemersfontein.co.za (Bookings will only be open with ticket sales)

SAVE THE DATE DIARY DETAILS:

Event:                          Diemersfontein Pinotage on Tap 2013

POT JHB

Date: 7 September

Ticket Price: R340 per adult

Ticket and Wine R770 – this includes a case of 6 bottles of the Diemersfontein Pinotage to be collected on the day.

Future Fans (All under 18’s)

Timing: 12:30 – 18:30

Venue: Oakfield Farm, Beyers Naude Drive, Muldersdrift, Johannesburg

Bands: Newton’s 2nd Law & Natasha Meister

POT DBN

Date: 21 September

Ticket Price: R280 per adult

Ticket and Wine R720

Future Fans R80

Timing: 12:30 – 18:30

Venue: The Litchi Orchard, Seaforth Rd, Salt Rock, Durban

Bands: Gangs of Ballet & Natasha Meister

POT Cape Town

Date: 12 October

Ticket Price: R340 per adult.  No Kids ticket.

Ticket and Wine R770, incl Free gift of an original POT Peak Cap.

Timing: 12:30 – 18:30

Venue: Diemersfontein Wine & Country Estate, Jan van Riebeeck Drive, Wellington.

Bands: Gangs of Ballet, Newton’s 2nd Law and Natasha Meister

The Diemersfontein Pinotage on Tap, South Africa's most anticipated wine event on the annual calendar is set to take place for the ninth year running on Saturday 12th October 2013 at Wellington's Diemersfontein Wine Estate outside Cape Town.

Diemersfontein will also bring this event to Johannesburg and Durban, on the 7th September 2013 and 21st September 2013 respectively.

Diemersfontein Wine and Country Estate has belonged to the Sonnenberg family since the 1940s. David's grandfather bought the 183ha farm in the shadow of the Hawekwa Mountains with a panoramic view of Du Toit's Kloof and Bain's Kloof.

From the stoep of the gabled Groot Huis, blue gums rustling in a hot summer breeze framed my view of the sweeping gardens, paddocks, dam and distant Paarl. The perfect breakfast spot.

Yet another week passes and the Cape Doctor keeps pumping with no windless day in site.

With constant wind hitting the Cape and outside being unpleasant, our area has a lot of other things to do like drinking great wines and eating great food. So, instead of feeling sorry for yourself why not pick up a great bottle of wine a few ingredients and create a great day in full of food, wine and friends?

This last week, I have been to a few wine tastings and I have had a great opportunity to taste many good wines along with good food and I have met some great people in the industry. You would generally think that going to a few wine tastings, one would have a lot more to write about, but nothing really caught my attention.

Don't get me wrong; they were great wines.

Once again, I have to thank my father for introducing a great wine to me. He has the weekends to find and taste new wines, which inevitably get passed on to me at some stage.

The wine this week which really caught my taste buds was the Thokozani 2011 Red Blend from Diemersfontein in Wellington.

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