The winners of the 2014 Absa Top 10 Pinotage

The winners of the 2014 Absa Top 10 Pinotage competition

Allée Bleue		2012	Allée Bleue Pinotage
Bellingham		2013	Bellingham The Bernard Series Bush Vine Pinotage
Beyerskloof		2011	Beyerskloof Diesel Pinotage
Delheim		2012	Delheim Vera Cruz Estate Pinotage
Diemersdal Estate		2013	Diemersdal Pinotage Reserve
Rijk's Private Cellar		2010	Rijk's Reserve Pinotage
Simonsig Estate		2012	Simonsig Redhill Pinotage
Spier		2012	Spier 21 Gables Pinotage
Wildekrans Wine Estate		2012	Wildekrans Pinotage Barrel Select Reserve
Windmeul Kelder		2013	Windmeul Pinotage Reserve

BEST OLIVE OILS IN SOUTH AFRICA NAMED AT 2014 ABSA TOP 5

l to r Nick Wilkinson (Rio Largo), Brenda Wilkinson (Rio Largo), Chris van Niekerk (Morgenster), Willie Lategan (ABSA), Vittoria Jooste (SA Olive), Willie Zastron (ABSA), John Acland (Groote Vallei), Stephan Loubser (Willow Creek) , Photograph: Andrew Gorman

 

 
The crème de la crème of South African extra virgin olive oils were unveiled at the Absa Top 5 Olive Oil Awards today. Groote Vallei, Morgenster, Rio Largo and Willow Creek were recognized as the winning producers, edging out an impressive line-up of leading olive oil exponents for the coveted Top 5 positions.



The Absa Top 5 accolades were awarded to: Rio Largo Premium Blend Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Intense), Rio Largo Gold Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Medium), Groote Vallei Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Medium), Morgenster Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Intense) and Willow Creek Estate Blend Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Medium).

The runners-up are: Eden Olives Muiskraal Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Delicate); Gabriëlskloof Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Medium); Marbrin Olive Growers Intense Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Intense); Mulderbosch Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Intense) and Willow Creek Food Lover’s Signature Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Medium).

SA Olive and Absa instituted the Top 5 competition in 2013 as an extension to the annual SA Olive Awards. The Absa Top 5 olive oils were selected from the ranks of this year’s SA Olive Awards top achievers by a revered panel of olive oil experts.

The competition thus provides a platform for the South African olive oil industry to showcase its very finest. South African oils are regularly recognised around the world for their quality and distinctiveness, and competitions like the Absa Top 5 play a pivotal role in educating local consumers about the industry and its diverse spectrum of products. According to Willie Zastron, Absa Provincial Head for Business Banking in the Western Cape, the Absa Top 5 aims to shine the spotlight on the superlative quality of these oils, thus increasing awareness and helping consumers to appreciate SA olive oil for the national treasure it has become.

"This is the second year in which Absa has partnered with SA Olive as we continue to promote uniquely South African olive oils made by the top South African producers. This partnership reflects Absa’s commitment not only to SA Olive, but also to South African agriculture as a whole," says Zastron.

The tasting panel led by Mauro Amelio – an accredited panel leader and international olive oil expert from the National Association of Olive Oil Tasters (ONAOO) in Italy – was comprised of South African industry specialists Gerrie Duvenage, Reni Hildenbrand, Louise Rabie, Robert Claasens, Leonard Arangies and Benedetta Lami.

Following today’s announcement, Absa will be inviting top clients to taste the Top 5 olive oils as well as this year’s Top 10 Pinotage wines in KwaZulu Natal during October.
Visit www.saolive.co.za for more information or contact SA Olive at tel (021) 870 2900 or email info@saolive.co.za.

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Down memory lane - Videos - Kitesurfing & Nerve Events South Africa

Time flies when you are having fun – Check it out on our You Tube Channel

 

In 1998 Nerve Events (Pat and Paul) started a journey which has taken many paths over the last 16 years. One of the benefits of our business has been all the amazing competitions we have been given the opportunity to create and work on for many clients, and with those events came a lot of media and opportunities to film the occasion.

In those “early days” the TV production houses supplied us with copies of the events on Beta-Cam and then VHS…. Interesting times which sometimes meant the tape got snagged in the VCR and lost… , you know the story , then along came DVD and this opened new doors to share and view the shows, then came social media. This plus the fact that we know enjoy ADSL lines has just made life an absolute party with respect to sharing and letting all those that participate in the events enjoy the event after the fact …. For eternity….

Over the last month we have been taking great opportunity of this technology and created a YOU TUBE channel for Nerve Events , of which I have loaded as much event footage (there are still loads of events that I do not have the tapes) as I can for the purpose of History and Nostalgia , we want to share the events with the thousands who have been a part of the ride in one way or the other. To this end you as the viewer can share with your friends and families, many of the “surfers”(kiters/SUPers/Longboarders/Pro Surfers/) filmed are now fathers and mothers of kids who are already starting their own surfing careers. Some of the competitors are grand-parents, so this is a gift for you all to share and enjoy, to laugh and sometimes even bury your head in embarrassment, thrills and spills captured for eternity but it is all damn good 

My next project is to work on the VHS and Beta Tapes, to convert them and upload to the channel, I have also come across other videos of a historic nature that were captured on VHS on SATV like more of the Gunston 500, SA Longboard champs and others and will endeavour to upload them as well.

Please visit and watch and share –  YOU TUBE - and please search Nerve Events

Example - http://youtu.be/40kyPF4YZTw

What you can find on the channel today:

Lizzard Nando’s Surf Pro  - Numerous

Rusty Cave Rock Classic

Hurley SA Jnr Champs

Gotcha Pro – Numerous

South Coast Surf Carnival – Numerous

Durban Surf Carnival – Numerous

Loads of interviews and inserts on all the events from SABC aired programmes advertising and promoting the competitions

More to follow……..

Enjoy,

Durban Surf Carnival 2014 - Women in Sport SABC 2 - Nerve Events