ICWM Black Tie Dinner at Jewels Restaurant, Spice Route Farm

ICWM Black Tie Dinner at Jewels Restaurant, Spice Route Farm

At the annual Institute of Cape Wine Masters Dinner held on Saturday 28 November 2020 at Jewels Restaurant at Spice Route, the annual Wine Personality of the Year was announced and a new annual floating trophy introduced – named after Dave Hughes, the founder of the...
ICWM Graduation Ceremony at the Barrel Cellar, Nederburg

ICWM Graduation Ceremony at the Barrel Cellar, Nederburg

Four new Cape Wine Masters (CWM) who graduated from the Cape Wine Academy (CWA) during lockdown were presented with their diplomas at a ceremony in the Nederburg Barrel Cellar on Friday, 27 November, after the graduation was delayed since May, due to Covid-19...
Drinking Windows 2

Drinking Windows 2

Subscriptions for Drinking Windows 2 are now available. Tickets can be purchased from Quicket at the following link: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/112595-institute-of-cape-wine-masters-drinking-windows-two-subscription/#/...
Jacques Lombard – the first blind Cape Wine Master student

Jacques Lombard – the first blind Cape Wine Master student

On Tuesday 18 May 2020, the Institute of Cape Wine Masters and the Cape Wine Academy were the topic of discussion on national Afrikaans radio station RSG Radio, and included an interview with Jacques Lombard – the first blind person to qualify with a diploma at the...
A take on the Harvest of 2020 – Danielle Le Roux CWM

A take on the Harvest of 2020 – Danielle Le Roux CWM

I deal predominantly with the Donkiesbaai range (whose grapes come from the Piekenierskloof area) which came in earlier this year than the average timing. The quality however was tremendously impressive – evenly riped and healthy grapes. There was a bit of a...