Daydrinking Friday: WIN Tickets To The Wine Show

Last week Ms Hook and I were invited to an event for The Wine Show at Salt Vodka Bar in Bantry Bay. It was an unusually warm evening and the sunset was amazing. It's very naughty of me not to have taken any pictures, I know, but I was so busy drinking wine and having a good time that it completely slipped my mind.

The event was a tasting of some traditional favourites from a few of the estates that you'll find at the show.  
The Wine Show, launched in 2006, "welcomes everyone from connoisseurs to wine novices and aims to show that you don’t have to be a connoisseur to enjoy a good glass of wine". Now isn't that pretty much exactly what we always talk about on this blog? Exactly.

The wines we tasted at the event were:

Bovlei Pinotage Rosé Secco
Bovlei Sauvignon Blanc
Bovlei Merlot

Blaauwklippen White Zinfandel
Blaauwklippen Zinfandel
Blaauwklippen B&A (Before & After)

De Krans Pink Port
De Krans Tawny Port
De Krans Reserve Port

We were really suprised by their reasonable prices. The Bovlei bubbly for instance, retails for less than R40! The ports we tasted were delicious and I'll definitely be stocking up on a couple of those for winter.

The Wine Show takes place in Joburg from 4 to 6 May and Nelson Mandela Bay from 8 to 10 June. Dawn Wing will be there to offer a courier service which means that you could literally buy hundreds of cases of wine and not have to worry about carrying them around all day. (Or making Grandma sit in the corner to watch over them while the rest of the family drinks.)

At the Joburg Show, you'll be able to taste over 1000 wines from over 150 producers. For an additional R20 over and above the R100 ticket price, you can gain access to the WineExtra & IWSC Gold Lounge. The lounge will showcase wines and spirits that have been awarded Gold Medal status with tutored tastings and theatre sessions.

John Woodward, the Director of The Wine Show says: “Our aim at The Wine Show is to strip away the

snobbery from wine and prove to visitors that you don’t need to be a connoisseur to enjoy a good

glass of vino. In South Africa we are blessed with a multitude of local wines to suit every occasion,

meal and mood.” My sentiments exactly, John.

Tickets are available from Computicket. For more information visit The Wine Show's website.

I've got two sets of double tickets to give away!

How To Enter:
1. Comment below and tell me what your favourite wine is, along with your name and email address
2. Tweet about this giveaway and remember to include me (@Natalie Roos) and a link to this post

*Competition open to South Africa only. Tickets are for either the Joburg or PE show, depending on 
  where the winner lives.
*Competition is open for one week, closing on Friday, 27 April