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Whatever your interests and passions may be, from exercise and reading to networking and skill developing, We Are St. Albans - along with our members - are offering local events that will be the place for you to come and make new friends, meet like-minded people, learn new skills, and connect with other locals over shared interests.

We are excited to share that we have launched our first ‘We Are Meetups’ groups - ‘We Are Mums’ & ‘We Are Wine & Spirit Club’ which you are all welcome to come along to! Please see the list of local events below.

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Cellar Door Wines: South African Virtual Wine Tasting

 
 

South African Virtual Tasting with Winemaker Izele van Blerk

An online masterclass with the KWV Mentors winemaker.

The KWV name is historically synonymous with South African wine and brandy - often the everyday drinking end of the spectrum. Since its launch in 2006, The Mentors range has established itself as one of the most sought-after premium brands in the South African wine landscape. Built around a philosophy of expressing terroir and pioneering new wines and winemaking techniques, it is wine that showcases the original philosophy of KWV, and the rich history and depth of expertise at one of South Africa’s leading wine producers and exporters.

Highly acclaimed winemaker, Izele van Blerk joined KWV’s premium Mentor's range cellar team in 2009 where her focus was and still is to maintain the high standard of producing leading, multi-regional wines from the best grapes South Africa has to offer.

We are very much looking forward to meeting Izele on Zoom and tasting a through 3 of her top shelf wines.

Don't miss out - book your ticket asap!

How does it work?
One £60 ticket includes:
- A Zoom Link to log in to the tasting at 19:30 hosted by Penny @ Cellar Door Wines and Izele Van Blerk.
- We will deliver 3 bottles of wine to you plus cheese and snacks.

* Delivery is free if you are local to us, but an extra £9.95 (*possibly more depending on how rural you are) if you are not in the St Albans area. Please note that we cannot send you the wine and food if you are not on the UK mainland!*

The 3 wines you will receive are:
- Mentors Grenache Blanc 2020
- Mentors Pinotage 2019
- KWV Roodeberg1949 Red Blend 2018

The snacks you will receive:
- 1 small waxed truckle of Dambuster Cheddar
- 1 small pack of Smalley's Biltong (please let us know if you are vegetarian and we can replace it)
- 1 box of Peter's Yard Crackers
- 1 small bar of Love Cocoa Chocolate

Unfortunately we cannot courier the popular Spanish crisps, as our new eco-packing doesn't allow space, but if you live locally and would like a pack of these included in your tasting pack, please let us know.

Izele and Penny will talk you through the wines and answer any questions you might have about South African wine in general.

If you have any questions, please call Cellar Door Wines +44 (0)1727 854 488

Click here to purchase a ticket!

Earlier Event: 20 March
St. Albans Festival of Film
Later Event: 15 May
Sustainability Festival 2022