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Dear wine friends & family |
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Wow, what a winter! Those that had the privilege of attending FIFA World Cup Soccer matches at one of the beautiful soccer stadiums, a Fan Fest in our country, or even watching games at home with family and friends, will know that this winter was one of vibrant colours, bee-hive buzzing vuvuzela sounds, rampant cheering and joyful festivity amidst the chill of our South African winter. I think that the 2010 winter will be remembered by our generation as one of the most celebratory seasons of all time!
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Lelienfontein Vine Nursery
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Our vineyards are taking a well deserved break this winter, but in between all the soccer games, our vine nursery, Lelienfontein, has been bustling with activity as we are entering our vine season. Our nursery is regarded as the most successful family owned vine nursery in the Southern Hemisphere and was established in 1888. We are fortunate to have accumulated generations’ worth of knowledge and experience in vine growing, site selection and to have the ability to source from a wide variety of plant material. That is why you can expect to drink a Rosé made from 27 different grape varieties sourced from our vineyards, because we have that many varietals growing in our vineyard garden in Hermanus! Do read more about the 2010 vintage Rosé, which will be released on the 4th of September 2010, during our release weekend. |
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Bosman Release Weekend – 4 September 2010
Get out your calendar. Go to the 4th of September. Write down: “Bosman Release Weekend. 11h00-16h00”. We would love to host you at Lelienfontein for our maiden annual release weekend. Come enjoy a leisurely day on Lelienfontein, tasting wines paired with delicious canapés at various stations inside the exclusive 250 year old cellar while listening to the enchanting sounds of Veronica & Ludmila of Zamar. This unique opportunity will provide a glimpse inside the family’s 8th generation vine to wine story and promises to be a discovery in the synergy between Bosman Family Vineyards and Lelienfontein Vine Nursery. If our wine & canapé tasting has your tastebuds yearning for more, a cozy lounge area will be available to enjoy delectable gourmet treats with wine by the glass or bottle from our private tasting room. Costs are R250 per person & R 150 per person for Bosman Wine Club members. RSVP with Carla at carla@bosmanwines.com before 15 August 2010.
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The following wines will be released on the day:
Bosman Rosé 2010:
With a few more varietals than its 27 varietal predecessor, this youthful wine offers sumptuous flavours of strawberries, watermelon and Roséwater. A crisp, fresh wine to welcome Spring.
R 600 per case. To reserve a case of this wine, click here
Adama White 2010:
Our Adama wines are all about innovation and after the success of our Adama red, we followed up with this innovative blend of Chenin Blanc (60%), Chardonnay (20%), Pinot Gris (10%), Viognier (6%) and Semillon (4%) showing passion fruit, pineapple and peach mélange. Sensibly spicy with length and elegance. Our maiden Adama white vintage.
R 1140 per case. To reserve a case of this wine, click here
Adama Red 2008:
Still making friends wherever it goes, our new Adama Red vintage with exotic dark berries and persistence is a powerful wine that makes for good dining conversation.
R 1140 per case. To reserve a case of this wine, click here
Pinotage 2009:
Following up on the highly acclaimed 2008 maiden vintage, this is our individual interpretation of South Africa’s indigenous grape with elegance, persistence and clarity of fruit being the focus.
R 2160 per case. To reserve a case of this wine, click here
Optenhorst Chenin 2009:
One of the gems of our Special Vineyard Selection, the Optenhorst Chenin Blanc made from 58 year old vineyards (the oldest Chenin Blanc vineyard in the Bovlei Valley, Wellington) shows stewed peach and cinnamon flavours and is a proud rendition of Chenin Blanc made from old bush vines. Limited to a 150 cases.
R 1800 per case. To reserve a case of this wine, click here
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The Bosman Cellar Door Experience
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The Bosman Release Weekend is a good opportunity for you to see how we have been hard at work to give you a cellar door experience at Bosman Family Vineyards that will be memorable. However, if you can not attend our release weekend, we would like to invite you to visit us at Lelienfontein in Wellington to experience it for yourself. Booking is essential and we can take groups of up to 12 people. Remember that there is no charge involved for Bosman Wine Club members and you are welcome to invite your friends. |
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For those of you involved in the corporate environment, we have also equipped ourselves to host groups of up to 12 for executive meetings if you have the urge to get away from your usual environment to think outside the box.
If you would like to reserve a tasting or make and inquiry, please feel free to contact Christelle at christelle@bosmanwies.com |
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People are talking about...
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Bosman Family Vineyards have recently received the following reviews: |
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Pinotage 2008
4 stars (Wine Magazine)
93 points (Beverage Tasting Institute, USA 2010)
“I can say after the recent public tasting that your Pinotage 2008 was a truly brilliant wine! Awesome! Keep up the excellent work! Looking forward for your Chenin Blanc. Cheers!”
(Dusan Jelic, Facebook)
Adama 2008
92 points (Beverage Tasting Institute, USA 2010)
Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
92 points (Beverage Tasting Institute, USA 2010) |
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If you had a great experience tasting our wine, why not tell us about it on FACEBOOK or give us a review of our cellar door experience on SPITORSWALLOW.
We would love to hear from you. |
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Seasonal Selection
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Vertical Cabernet Sauvignon
| 2 x Bosman Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 |
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| 2 x Bosman Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 |
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| 2 x Bosman Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 |
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| 2 x Bosman Family Vineyards Adama 2008 |
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| 2 x Bosman Family Vineyards Chenin Blanc 2008 |
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| 2 x Bosman Family Vineyards “27” Rosé 2009 |
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SEASONAL SELECTION PRICE
AVERAGE BOTTLE PRICE |
R950 (12 bottles)
R79.17 |
Click here for more information and to order your Seasonal Pack!
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Projects supported by Fair Trade
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Bosman Family Vineyards is Fair Trade accredited which means that we are externally audited on an annual basis to comply with a clear set of minimum progressive criteria insuring we farm in an economically sustainable and environmentally and socially responsible manner. We are thrilled to see the first fruits of our Fair Trade projects in 2010 and will keep you updated with developments in this area. |
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A New computer for youth projects and administrative tasks
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New sport uniforms for the Lelienfontein Youth Club |
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No excuses!
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As you know, at Bosman Family Vineyards we would like to solve your problem of being without good quality wine. However, we recently received this video on how to open a bottle of wine without a corkscrew and thought that it might be another handy solution to a problem!
> WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE
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Epilogue
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It was Don Millar who wrote in his book Blue like Jazz:
“I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn’t resolve. But I was outside the Bagdad theater in Portland one night when I saw a man playing the saxophone. I stood there for fifteen minutes, and he never opened his eyes.
After that I liked Jazz music.
Sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself. It is as if they are showing you the way”
With the FIFA World Cup Soccer 2010 being something of the past, I would like to thank all 32 participating teams for “showing us the way” and helping us love soccer. As a country we needed this. It has brought us together. It has opened our eyes and the eyes of the world to our beautiful country, its people and all its wonderful possibilities.
To South Africa!
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