Experience the magic of The Tumbling Strawberry at Franschhoek Uncorked this weekend!

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Enjoy a glass of Pierre Jourdan Belle Rose with a ripe strawberry tumbling in the bubbles for R20 per glass. Or sip away on a glass of Pierre Jourdan Brut, Pierre Jourdan Brut Sauvage and Pierre Jourdan Blanc de Blancs for just R20 a glass.

See you this Saturday!

Join us at Franschhoek Uncorked, this weekend, and experience the naked oyster!

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Four oysters and a glass of Brut Sauvage [or any other Pierre Jourdan bubbly - excluding the Pierre Jourdan Reserve] for just R50.

10 oysters and a bottle of Pierre Jourdan Brut Sauvage [or any other bottle of Pierre Jourdan bubbly excluding the Reserve] for just R195.

Join us this weekend, at Haute Cabriere, for Franschhoek Uncorked!

Celebrate in style with us, naked oysters and Pierre Jourdan Cuvée Brut Sauvage.

On Saturday, the 4th of September we are open from 10am to 3pm. We’ll be closing two hours early because our Tanja will be getting married in the Cabriere cellar later in the evening.

On Sunday we are open from 10am to 5pm.

The Freshly Ground lead singer recently declared herself a huge fan of Haute Cabrière. We think this is great because, as luck would have it, we are also big fans of Freshly Ground.

They were out to visit us, just before the World Cup, with Top Billing so you might have caught something about it on TV? It was a wonderful day filled with fun, laughter, the very best views in Franschhoek, Pierre Jourdan and - of course - sabrage.

The Haute Cabrière Pinot Noir 2007 has finally been released and we can see all you Pinot lovers breathing a collective sigh of relief.

Achim has described this Pinot Noir as “an enticing wine with concentrated aromas of ripe cherries, seducing the palate and lingering long in the mouth. The overall impression is of even more elegance than the 2006 vintage, the unmistakable Haute Cabrière style.”

It’s available in leading wine shops around the country or through our online wine store. If you order directly from us you don’t have to leave the comfort of your home because we’ll deliver directly to your door. Click here to make it happen!

The most recent winner of the Haute Cabrière, Pierre Jourdan and Me competition lives in Belgium and apparently he got the idea (of entering the competition) from our very own Zoë von Arnim.

Apparently Zoë - who together with her husband Koen does a phenomenal job of promoting the family brand overseas -  met the group at an Antwerp wine event on the eve of their departure to South Africa; and it was there that she suggested they enter the competition.

Isn’t that just phenomenal?

This week Takuan is in Belgium visiting Zoë and Koen. While he is there they will be hosting a dinner to promote our wines.

This intimate dinner will give our Belgian wine lovers an opportunity to connect with our cellar master (Takuan) around a table full of delicious food designed to complement, and enhance, the flavours of the wines.

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It all sounds so wonderful … we really wish we could be there!

Takuan is on holiday but he has found time to fit in a few Cabriere related activites. He has hosted two dinners, with our wines, at the Ardeonaig Hotel in Scotland.

The hotel is owned by a South African - Pete Gottgens - who now resides in Scotland. Pete is an exceptional chef, he started the very popular Fishhoek Restaurant in London and has cooked on many occasions for Nelson Mandela and other dignitaries. Pete also happens to be a huge fan of our wines.

If Takuan’s latest comments, which include “Scotland loves our wines and loves me…”, are anything to go by he’s having a wonderful and very successful trip.

We are delighted to announce that the June/July 2010 winner of Haute Cabrière, Pierre Jourdan and me case of Pierre Jourdan is Jolien De Keulenaer.  Congratulations!

If you think you have what it takes to win a case of Pierre Jourdan this August please add it to the Haute Cabrière, Pierre Jourdan and me Facebook fan page and get your friends to vote.

Remember the person with the most likes and comments on a photo uploaded during August - by the end of August - wins the case. Good luck!

I think that my brother Tamo, our Cape Town Haute Cabriere ambassador, summed-up this past Bastille festival best … ”it was wild, it was fun and it was the most celebratory Franschhoek Bastille Festival ever! There were moments when I felt as if I was back in France in Springtime. Add to that the feeling of celebrating Madiba’s birthday and it was an experience impossible to beat!”

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In fact over the weakend we enjoyed terrific Pierre Jourdan sales and, as one friend remarked, it looked like every Bastille visitor had a bottle of Pierre Jourdan in her / his hand.

If you were drinking Pierre Jourdan or Haute Cabriere this Bastille thank you for your support. If not, never fear, there is always next year!