I don’t care what the beer tastes like (small lie) I’d drink it just because of the packaging - see you there:

Wednesday 7pm.

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If you live in Cape Town then this is the weather outlook for the next couple of days:

Now some of you may find this depressing - but I see it as perfect red wine weather!
With a craving for red wine and the weather as it is - I can think of nothing better that heading [...]

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Last nights Wine X 2009 at the Cape Town Convention Centre was a real blast - thoroughly entertaining and fun.
Some observations:
- there were notably less estates attending - which actually wasn’t a bad thing
- the show was a little more dynamic this year with more features and fun stands (under the influence E2)
- the quality [...]

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I’m heading through to WineX in Cape Town this evening with a couple of friends.
The main objective for us will be to go and laugh at our good friend the Wine Thief at his Under the Influence stand (E2) - he’ll be the ugly guy in the pink suit.
As it is with most years, my [...]

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If you are planning on going to the 2009 WINEX THE RAND MERCHANT BANK WINE FESTIVAL then look no further than this sweet little offer from our friends over at Under the Influence:
UNDER THE INFLUENCE is pleased to announce that we have secured a special ticket offer for patrons to the 2009 WINEX THE RAND [...]

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