MS Walker hosted South African wine representatives and their brands for a traditional braai (barbeque) and tasting at Kempenaar’s Clambake Club in Middletown on May 7. The wines of Bayten, B Vintners, DeMorgenzon, Excelsior, Glenelly Estate and Raats Family Wines were paired with education for trade guests, who enjoyed learning about the range of wines and producers from within the Stellenbosch and Constantia Valley Wines of Origin classifications. All Cape Classics imports, the wines are available in Rhode Island via MS Walker.
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- A variety of portfolio selections from MS Walker of South African wines including B Vintners, Glenelly’s, Raats, Raats MR Mvemve Raats de Compostella and Glenelly’s Lady May, a flagship Cabernet Sauvignon.
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- Nick Bureau, Export Director, Glenelly Estate; Lars Maack, Winemaker, Bayten; Carl van der Merwe, DeMorgenzon; Gavin Slabbert, B Vintners and Raats Family Wine; Peter De Wet, Winemaker, Excelsior Wine Estate; and Brewer Raats, Raats Family Wine.
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- Visiting winemakers Carl van der Merwe of DeMorgenzon and Nick Bureau of Glenelly grilling authentic South African Boerewors sausage. Both wineries are located in South Africa’s Stellenbosch Wine of Origin classification.
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- Trade guests mingled with visiting winemakers and tasted South African selections from within the MS Walker portfolio while enjoying traditional braai.
