OCTOBER 2014 News from the Swartland! Our perennially popular range of dessert wines has recently been expanded with the release of the Swartland Red Muscadel. Fans of the Hanepoot, Red Jerepigo, White Jerepigo, Cape Ruby and Cape Vintage products will enjoy this forfied wine with its aracve light pink nt and disncve sun-ripened muscat and berry flavours. Now available at the cellar and leading wine retailers countrywide. Swartland Winery's website has been given a vibrant new look. Visit the improved, user-friendly site at www.swwines.co.za, where you will find more informaon about the cellar and our wines. Spring has arrived, and the flowing contours of the Swartland region has been transformed into a lush green landscape of budding vineyards, with fervent preparaons underway for the new harvest season. October is known as the most beauful month in the winelands for good reason, and it is the perfect me to visit Swartland Winery to replenish your wine stock and to taste our new offerings. SWARTLAND RED MUSCADEL NEW WEBSITE IMPRESSIVE MEDAL HAUL SWARTLAND BUILDING BRAND IN EUROPE Swartland is one of South Africa's most recognizable brands abroad and the cellar already exports wine to 42 countries worldwide. Our markeng manager, Pieter Terblanche, recently travelled to Europe to expand and strengthen Swartland's trade relaonships on the connent. Pieter's desnaons included the UK, Austria, Poland and Belgium where he conducted various trade visits. Swartland Winery's trophy cabinet is overflowing with new addions aſter stellar performances at recent wine shows. We were awarded a sought-aſter double gold (grand d'or) medal at the Michelangelo Internaonal Wine Awards for the Bush Vine Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, as well as two gold and five silver medals. The Michelangelo Awards is widely regarded as one of South Africa's most authoritave wine compeons and entered wines are annually scrunized by a large panel of esteemed internaonal judges. Two of our wines, the Swartland Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 and Swartland Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot 2013, also received gold awards at the 2014 Gold Wine Awards, a compeon aimed at idenfying the best value wines on the local market, thus guiding consumers in their purchasing decisions. GOSPEL SKOUSPEL Swartland Winery acted as official wine sponsor of the 2014 Gospel Skouspel, presented in conjuncon with Radio Tygerberg. This popular music event, which features performances by the country's top arsts, takes place annually at the Grand West Arena and this year has been expanded to include a show in Pretoria. Swartland is proud of our associaon with this world class producon that provides an excellent plaorm for Afrikaans Chrisan music. Our recently released Contours Collecon has a fresh, innovave approach to its content and packaging, and is the perfect companion for a picnic or those leisurely summer lunches around the braai. Look out for our special promoonal Contours giſt packs at leading wine retailers throughout the country. With the fesve season fast approaching, this striking giſt pack, which includes two free wine glasses, is sure to be a must-have on your shopping list! P R O M O TIO N: CONTOURS COLLEC T I O N 2014 Michelangelo Awards