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Grande Provence Voted in Top 100 Wineries in the World
Yet another superb feather in the cap for the Cape Winelands

The award winning 5-star Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate in Franschhoek has once again attained international recognition and added even more prestigious wine awards to its long list of accolades by being voted as one of the TOP 100 wineries in the world, selected out of 1,423 producers.

States General Manager, Rykie van Tonder: “We are extremely proud to have been acknowledged for our achievements as a world leader in the wine and hospitality industry. This is testament to all the hard work our team delivers day after day to offer our guests only the very best.”

Grande Provence has triumphed with two gold awards for its Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 and The Grande Provence 2004 at the second largest wine competition in the world, the AWC-Vienna International Wine Competition.

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Yet another superb feather in the cap for the Cape Winelands
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Dombeya Shiraz 2006 wins Gold at the International Wine and Spirits Competition
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Cape Town's new Roundhouse restaurant situated in Camps Bay's The Glen opened on the 9th June 2008
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New 2009 Platter's Guide Reveals Best South African Wines
Whose wine is the finest of them all - the latest edition of the definitive guide to South African wine reveals all...

The 2009 edition of the John Platter's Guide, South Africa's original and still best-selling wine annual, was unwrapped in Stellenbosch on 13 November along with the names of the five-star wines and the coveted awards for Superquaffer, Wine and Winery of the Year.

Now in its 29th year, Platter’s is the definitive guide to who’s who and what’s what in South African wine, with comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of most currently available brands, as well as wine cellars, winelands restaurants and accommodation, tourist attractions and more.

For the new edition, the guide’s tasting panel reviewed some 6,400 individual wines and in the process identified 85 wines as potentially worthy of the maximum five star rating. After a further round of tasting, a record 33 labels...