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Welcome
to The South African Wine Society (SAWS)
The South African Wine
Society, now in its 19th year, is a non-profit wine tasting
club focused on promoting knowledge about and access to
South African wines in Canada. This is achieved by hosting
informative wine tastings, relaxed social; dinners and
providing members with an opportunity to savour wines
which are readily available, as well as vintage collections
from our carefully stocked cellar.
Why not join the Society and embark on a journey discovering
the wines and foods of remarkable South Africa and
its leading wine producing regions?
Learn about our
Wine Cellar – a hidden member benefit.
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February Gourmet Dinner Featuring Pinotage
Monday, February 15th (Ontario's Family Day Holiday)
Tony Xavier’s restaurant, Chega, has developed a menu that provides the opportunity for you to savour the art of the pinotage grape. All the wines will be pinotage-based, originating from various South African wine growing regions to show that top quality pinotage wines can be vinified from grapes cultivated in a variety of soils and climates. Tony Xavier has arranged the menu specifically for these wines.
On Monday, February 15, join us for a food experience second to none. Dinner will be described in superlatives.
.To find more information about the event, including registration, follow this link.
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What the South African Wine Society Offers
We hold 8 to 10 events per year made up of wine tastings and dinner with wine matching.
TASTINGS
- Differences between South African and Canadian Wines
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Monday with Meerlust
- Wine and Art
- Steenberg Vineyards
- Lanzerac vertical tasting
- Port, Cheese & Chocolate including truffles & chocolate-dipped strawberries
- Hidden Gems of the Cape
- Take the Mystery out of Wine and Food Pairings
DINNERS
- Gourmet Game Dinner
- Lammershoek Dinner
- Christmas Dinner
- Braii - Annual BBQ
Events are located in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Excluding our annual Braii, events occur on weekdays, from 6:30 p m to 8:30 pm.
Features eight South African wines.
Is accompanied by dinner and/or appetizers
Allows you to try South African wines that are often not available at the provincially run liquor control board (LCBO).
Is led by an industry expert - a winemaker, a wine writer or other professional.
Is cost-friendly. As a non-profit organization, our aim is to allow you to try an extensive variety of high-quality wines at a reasonable price.
Each year we offer two of special events.
In February, we have the Gourmet Dinner Event on the evening of Ontario's Family Day holiday..
In June, we spend a lovely afternoon at Mario's farm just 45 minutes outside Toronto. This event exposes you to a traditional African Braii (BBQ) which includes Lamb on the spit, Chicken kebabs, boerewors (sausage), Stywe pap (if you haven't tried it, now is the time!), biltong (a dried meat like jerky), and traditional South African milk tart.
To find out more information on our events you can contact us by email at: SAWSinfo@rogers.com
If you want information on becoming a member visit our Membership page or you can email
our membership coordinator at SAWS-membership@rogers.com.
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