Market Day wine sale
We will be having a Market Day wine sale at our Welmoed cellar door in Stellenbosch.
Dates: Thursday 30 September to Saturday 3 October 2010
Venue: Welmoed Cellar door.
The following wines will be on sale:
If you have any queries regarding the Market Day sale, please contact our cellar door directly on 021 881 8062.
Braai recipe for Heritage Day
Heritage Day, held on 24 September, is a celebration of South Africa’s melting pot of cultures and legacies. Braai (called barbeque in other parts of the world) is part and parcel of South African culture and this day has been named National Braai Day or Braai4Heritage Day. 
Traditional South African braais are not so much about the food…it’s more about the company. It’s the perfect opportunity to catch up with long-lost friends and enjoy a glass of wine while nursing the coals in preparation for a delicious meal.
If you are looking to spice your braai up a bit, try the following steak kebabs recipe. It is really delicious.
Recommended wine: Welmoed Pinotage – a typically South African wine varietal. This is a charming well-balanced medium bodied wine with a vivid ruby-red colour.
Steak Kebabs
Ingredients
1 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon Worcesteshire sauce
1 teaspoon mustard, prepared
1 medium sized sirloin steak, cut in cubes
1 large green pepper, cut in pieces
2 medium onions, quartered
2 medium tomatoes, quartered
Skewers
Method:
Braai onion in oil and remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice, soy sauce, worcestershire sauce and mustard – pour over meat and vegetables. Cover and marinate overnight in refrigerator.
Remove meat and vegetables from marinade, reserving marinade. Alternate meat and vegetables on skewers.
Braai kebabs 5 minutes on each side over coals, brushing frequently with marinade.
Reminder: To celebrate our wine-making tradition, Welmoed is giving two people the chance to win a weekend away to one of SA’s heritage sites:
Win a weekend away for two people to one of SA’s heritage sites in your local area
- Prize includes: Accommodation for two people, plus a wine hamper
- Prize excludes: Transport – this is for the winner’s own account, and other optional extras (eg. Mini bar)
Enter: Visit www.welmoed.co.za to enter the competition
Source: braai.co.za
Cabernet Sauvignon – The king of grapes
A recent American winelover’s survey found that Cabernet Sauvignon is deemed to be the king of grape varieties.
The reason for this accolade can be found in the ability of this variety to be cultivated in many world wine regions, producing wines of similar class, elegance and quality as in Bordeaux .
Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the world’s most popular red wine grape varieties. It is the product of a crossing between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc during the 17th century in France.
This truly global variety has a rich wine tradition within the South African wine industry. Wine has been produced at Welmoed since 1690 and Cabernet has always been one of the key cultivars cultivated in this region.
The Welmoed Cabernet Sauvignon is great example of how the class and elegance of this wine variety is also produced outside of Bordeaux.
Source: wineloverspage.com
Welmoed wines celebrates rich heritage
With its proud winemaking tradition and rich history dating back to 1690, what better way to celebrate our country’s diverse cultural legacy on Heritage and Braai4Heritage Day than enjoying Welmoed wines while braaing with family and friends. 
Celebrated on 24 September annually, the government has described Heritage Day as an opportunity to celebrate “aspects of South African culture which are both tangible and difficult to pin down: creative expression, our historical inheritance, language, the food we eat as well as the land in which we live”.
Our wines seamlessly incorporate our rich history with a modern, approachable wine style, and pair perfectly with South Africa’s “national meal” of braaivleis and boerewors.
To further celebrate our heritage, Welmoed is giving two people the chance to win a weekend away to one of SA’s heritage sites.
Win a weekend away for two people to one of SA’s heritage sites in your local area
- Prize includes: Accommodation for two people, plus a wine hamper
- Prize excludes: Transport – this is for the winner’s own account, and other optional extras (eg. Mini bar)
Enter: Visit www.welmoed.co.za to enter the competition
Boerewors Quiche: Traditional but different
Boerewors is one of the traditional South African delicatessens and is much more versatile than people may think. 
A boerewors quiche, for instance, is a lovely way to serve something different by using common ingredients.
Recommended wine: The Welmoed Merlot will complement this dish perfectly.
Boerewors quiche recipe:
Pastry:
- 1 1/5 cups (300 ml) Cheddar cheese, grated
- 1 cup (250 ml) flour
- 125 g Stork margarine
Filling:
- 500 g boerewors
- 1 cup (250 ml) Smokey BBQ Marinade
- 15ml margarine
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- handful of rocket
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup (250 ml) milk
- 1 cup (250 ml) cream
Instructions
Pastry:
- In a bowl mix together 1 cup of cheese, flour and margarine until a soft dough forms
- Press into a large, greased pie dish or 2 small dishes
Filling:
- Marinade boerewors in Smokey BBQ Marinade
- Cook on braai (or under the grill), then slice
- In a pan fry onion and garlic in a little margarine, and allow the onion to caramelise slightly
- Arrange onion, boerewors and rocket on the base of the pie dish
- In a jug mix together the eggs, milk and cream, pour over filling
- Top with reserved cheese
- Bake in a preheated 180°C oven for about 1hour 15 minutes or until quiche is firm in the centre
- Hint: To save some time, use your leftover, marinated boerewors for this delicious South African twist on an ordinary quiche
Source: whatsfordinner.co.za
Welmoed launches mobi site
We are proud to announce that our mobi site is up and running and it seems to be a great success.
Here is a recent article about the mobi site:
Traditional wine brand, Welmoed, is expanding its reach, accessibility and proving that it’s ahead of the curve with the launch of its new mobi site.
The mobi site, developed by Cell Smart, features an interface that is easily accessible using a basic cellphone with WAP (wireless access protocol), and comes with a variety of content modified for cellphones.
The mobi site is an extension of the Welmoed 2010 beautiful game promotion currently running Checkers and Checkers Hyper stores nationwide. The promotion was developed to offer soccer fans and Welmoed consumers the opportunity to win a luxury holiday for two to a game lodge.
Corne Oosthuizen, SA and SADC brand and business development manager for the company of wine peopleTM says, “We are continuously trying to innovate with new and exciting offerings extending the wine brands and this site is going to do just that, this will be an ongoing offering and platform for consumers to engage with Welmoed.”
The new easy-to-use Welmoed mobi site contains content such free audio downloads of winemaker Stephan Smit’s commentary and a food and wine pairing guide, free downloads and the opportunity to enter the competition to win the pinch-me-I’m-dreaming holiday to a game farm. The new mobi site can be found by visiting www.welmoed.mobi from a mobile phone.
Functionality includes:
- Wine list of varietals
- Product information sheets
- Varietal tasting notes
- Recipe pages
- Food and wine parings
- Winemakers audio commentary
- Competition links
- Ask a question
- The ability to refer friends
Thanks to its range of varietal specific wines, Welmoed has enjoyed considerable international success and the brand is growing from strength to strength.
Welmoed has a proud history dating back to 1690, and is continually innovating with the digital age; the launch of a mobi site offers consumers the opportunity to have Welmoed wine information in the palm of their hands as consumers navigate towards mobile platforms.
“We hope that this promotion will make the brand and beautiful game experience even more memorable for consumers, long after the final whistle has blown on the sporting event, once the promotion ends, the mobi site will still be available and kept updated,” concludes Oosthuizen.
Old meets new in Soweto
Soweto is again showing its hospitality as the Soweto Wine Festival is set to again be a huge hit. This relative new festival is in its sixth year and is starting to become a highlight on the South African wine festival scene
In contrast to this ‘new’ festival , old and traditional wine brands like Welmoed is again set to be one of the outstanding exhibitors with wines that over deliver on quality at the price point.
With a history which date back to the 1690 and with centuries of winemaking traditions it is a perfect fusion as the old brands meet the ‘new’ Soweto wine festival.
So please join us for a glass of wine at this great event and experience the fusion of old meets new in Soweto.
For more details, visit: sowetowinefestival.co.za
