Simonsig MCC Workshop

Your first lesson in making the best of French Sparkling Wine


Come learn the ABC of MCC when Johan Malan takes you through the time-honoured process of making French style sparkling wine; taste some of the wines and degorge your own bottle of the finest bubbles.

Simonsig Estate upholds the legendary status of pioneering wine excellence shaped by the Malan dynasty's devotion to quality and innovative winemaking.

Simonsig MCC Workshop:

Date: 1 August 2008
Venue: Simonsig Tasting Room
Location: Simonsig Wine Estate, Stellenbosch
Time: 09:30
Price: R250 p/p including a light lunch

For more information please contact Maureen Basson on +27(0)21 888-4915

For those of you who are not wine connoisseurs, and are wondering what 'MCC' is, well we have the answer for you – MCC is - Méthode Cap Classique - which is a classic method of making champagne or sparkling wine.

There are two more activities that are a must during the Stellenbosch Wine Festival:

Simonsig International Cheese & Wine Experience
Simonsig Pruning Workshop

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