Ostrich & Brandy

Sunday Times wine writer Neil Pendock ...has opened South Africa’s first “gallery of wine” at the Taj Cape Town. Showcasing either a style of wine, a region of wine production or a winemaker, the gallery in the hotel in Wale Street, Cape Town, will host eight exhibitions, each curated by an expert from the wine industry or affiliated sectors. Open Tuesday-to-Saturday, from noon to 7pm, in the hotel’s Lobby Lounge, the Pendock Wine Gallery @ Taj has provided a catalogue for each exhibit. This gives visitors an opportunity to understand why each of the six showcased wines were given their moment in the sun.

The first exhibition kicks off with a “super six” selection of 2011 vintage pinotages chosen from this year’s ABSA Top Twenty Pinotages. Next month Pendock will showcase “Ostrich October” – an exhibition of six Swartland wines and Karoo brandies – curated by Juan Louw Jr. of Nuweland Winery, near Malmesbury. -

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