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15 Nov Feast of the Flower and Three New Members
The Commanderie welcomed three new Commandeurs at the Fête de la Fleur held on 3 November at Simonsig Wine Estate in Stellenbosch. Carina Gous is one of South Africa’s leading wine marketers who headed the wine division at Distell before becoming an independent consultant. In her...
11 Sep GCVB Newsletter Summer 2017
It has been almost a year now since the presidency of the Grand Conseil du Vin de Bordeaux was entrusted to me. I have put myself at the entire disposal of this fascinating and absorbing role. Read full PDF Newsletter...
24 Jul Ban de Vendage in Sunny Cape Town
The end of March usually brings the first brush of fresh autumn air to the Cape Winelands, but not in 2017. This year’s summer was long, hot and dry and the South African chapitre of the Commanderie de Bordeaux held its Ban des Vendanges while...
19 Mar GCVB Newsletter March 2017
I set myself the priority of encouraging discussion within the huge family of Bordeaux Wine. This group gathers together the men and women who grow the vines and make the wines of Bordeaux, as well as the Wine Brotherhoods.
08 Nov Fête de la Fleur
During the Fête de la Fleur event at De Wetshof estate three Commandeurs were inducted, dr Winifred Baumann, Siobhan Thompson and Luke Krone....
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