Tuning the Vine is creating new ways of thinking, drinking and connecting within the wine industry of South Africa. The inner city wine route has given over 130 producers from every wine region in the Western Cape access to existing
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It’s a race to the good deals for our first#InnerCityWineRoute on 7 October 2015! Here are few lovely deals to inspire you to buy tickets now! Early Bird tickets are up for grabs – priced at R100, R50 off the
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Together with Fine Wine Events, Tuning the Vine 2015 presents another hip urban wine adventure, this time as Cape Town’s very first #InnerCityWineRoute! After an exciting 2014 launch event at The Lookout, Tuning the Vine 2015 takes to the hippest
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We followed behind a stream of chinese tourists into Rickety Bridge one rainy Saturday morning to meet with Wynand Grobler, winemaker at Rickety Bridge. Quickly we were tucked away in a corner of the cellar out of the tourism bustle
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There’s little to beat meeting with up with the maker of one of your favourite bottle of bubbles and  have it served chilled on the peaceful patios of the Simonsig Farm with fun conversation about wine and passion. Find out more about
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We met up with Clayton Reabow one Saturday morning and got to know him a little better over bottles of his beautiful Chardonnay.  While we learnt some of the ABC’s about wine and winemaking, we learnt more importantly about Clayton’s
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We met up with maverick winemaker, Craig Hawkins at Lammershoek. It’s hard not to get caught up in Craig’s real passion for natural wine making and his openness to push the boundaries of winemaking and wine in general. And of course,
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Yes, it is all coming together quite deliciously. This week we defined the final touches to the Taste Theatre experience – thanks to Higgo Jacobs, who will be taking our Tuners on an exciting wine adventure  from the familiar to the
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31 October may be Halloween, but it is Hello-Wine time at Tuning the Vine at the Lookout, V&A Waterfront. Starts 12noon to 8.30pm on Friday, 31 October and Saturday, 1 November and to 5pm on the Sunday 2 November. So
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“There are no failures in life, just people who give up,” a lesson Melissa was taught from a very young age and a message she has carried with her throughout. Previously a pilot who mastered the skies, she is now
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