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Exclusive Wines from Steenberg new at RED SIMON
Cape Town (South Africa), 04.07.2014. RED SIMON, the specialist for South African premium wines, proudly includes the exclusive top class winery Steenberg as a new partner to the range and thus extends its portfolio with excellent premium wines of international standing. Steenberg is one of the oldest wine farms and can look back on more than 330 years of success. The estate in Constantia was founded as early as 1682 by the German Catharina Ras. Back then, the estate was called ‘Swaaneweide‘ which is why the swan is still the emblem of the winery. In the 1990s, not only the vineyards but also the manor house were completely renewed. Nowadays, you can find a luxury hotel, two outstanding restaurants as well as a wonderful golf course there. Steenberg is especially famous for its Sauvignon Blanc which is at its best in the Cool Climate region. The red wines like the […]
RED SIMON wins Allesverloren as a new Partner Winery
RED SIMON, the specialist for South African premium wines, is happy to announce its new partner winery: the renowned estate Allesverloren. The long-standing estate Allesverloren can look back on a turbulent history. As early as 1696, the brave widow Cloete founded the wine farm when she arrived at the inhospitable Swartland region as one of the first settlers. The name Allesverloren signifies the looting and pillage of the farm in 1704. The impressive slopes of the grand Kasteelberg Mountain offer ideal conditions for cultivating heavy, robust red wines for which Allesverloren receives awards on a national as well as an international level. The unique terroirs make for strong, healthy vines and grapes that are turned into wonderful vividly coloured, powerful wines. Its fruit-dominated character excites wine lovers worldwide. Allesverloren focuses on the cultivation of classic port wine vines which is not very common for South Africa. Resulting are the exciting […]
A Winery with Tradition and History: Klein Constantia at RED SIMON.
Voerde/Cape Town (South Africa), 6. August 2013. RED SIMON, the specialist for premium wines from South Africa, is very happy to have won the traditional winery Klein Constantia as a new partner. Klein Constantia, idyllically located on the foothills of the Table Mountain, has a 320-year-old history of success and numerous famous and high level aficionados of the Klein Constantia wines. The estate is mainly famous for its Vin de Constance. Awarded with 5 Stars by John Platter and 95 Parker Points, it is considered to be the best South African dessert wine of all time. As early as in the 18th and 19th century, the Vin de Constance made grand personalities, poets and wine gourmets swoon, for example Napoleon Bonaparte, Frederick the Great and Jane Austen in ‘Sense and Sensibility’. The cool climate on the foothills of the Table Mountain is perfect for outstandingly good white wines. The Sauvignon […]
Braai Weeks at RED SIMON: Enjoying and Having a Barbecue the South African Way.
Voerde (Germany), 25th June 2013. RED SIMON, the specialist for South African premium wines will celebrate Braai Weeks in the next few weeks. A typical braai is a barbecue event in South Africa with friends and family which lasts for several hours and at which hearty food is eaten and great South African wine is drunk. People talk shop about the right wood, the right meat and of course the right barbecue. For South Africans, braais are part of their cultural heritage; this is why it comes as no surprise that there even is a National Braai day which is celebrated along with the Heritage Day each year. At RED SIMON, too, the next weeks will be all about the topic of braai. Selected wines that match a barbecue as well as typical South African barbecue recipes will be presented. As a special offer, RED SIMON has compiled a ‘Let’s […]
Excellent Premium Wines from Warwick – new at RED SIMON
Voerde/Stellenbosch (South Africa), 18.06.2013. RED SIMON, the specialist for premium wines from South Africa, proudly includes Warwick as a new partner winery to the range and thus extends its portfolio with excellent Cape Blends of international standing. RED SIMON carries one of the most comprehensive Warwick wine assortments in the whole of Europe. The Warwick Estate is located on the foothills of the Simonsberg in the middle of the famous wine region Stellenbosch. In 1964, it was newly created on historic grounds by Stan and Norma Ratcliffe and mainly Norma led the winery to the top of the South African wine elite with passion and skills. Together with their son Mike, they created a new version of Cape wines: Cape Blends – cuvees that owe their basis to the originally South African grape variety Pinotage. One prime example for an excellent Cape Blend is the ‘Three Cape Ladies’. Full-bodied with […]