Annual Summer Braai @ Eleanor's Home
Vintage Treasurers from Our Cellar @ Blooms
Welcome
Welcome to The South African Wine Society (SAWS)
The South African Wine
Society, now in its 20th 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.
Upcoming Events
Sunday June 24
19th Annual Braai (BBQ)
@ The Cosman's Garden
4:00pm - 8:00pm
It’s summer and that means it is time for one of our most popular casual events -- The new 2012 Braai will be at The Cosman’s with catering by Mario Goriup, our former Braai host. It's a good opportunity for us to meet and mingle with like-minded people whose interests include good food and good wine. For our traditional South African BBQ dinner, we will be featuring a variety of wines from the wine cellar. You just never know – your old favourite may be among them.
This is also your opportunity to invite a friend to have an alfresco dinner with us. Guests pay no premium so invite your friends.
The Menu
- Lamb on the spit (a real treat)
- Chicken kebabs on the braai,
- Boerewors, Chebabs
- Vegetable salad and mixed green salad
- Potato salad
- And of course biltong!!
- Garlic bread
- Traditional South African milk tart
- Chocolate fountain
- A wide assortment of red and white wines.
When: Sunday, June 24, 2012 4:00 pm -8:00 pm (Event runs rain or shine.)
Where: Eleanor Cosman, 8 Paul St Thornhill L3T 2H4 map
Price: $70, Same price for both Members and Guests
Directions: Yonge St north to John St, then east 3 blocks to Paul St
Closing date: Your booking or cancellation must be received by Friday, June 15. Your booking or cancellation will be acknowledged.
Your cheque payable to South African Wine Society or Visa credit card information will reserve your place at the Braai. If we have your credit card information on file, you may book by e-mail to sawsinfo@rogers.com
* Visa charges will appear as Pushka Holdings.
To find more information about the event, including registration, follow this link.
You don't want to miss this one. See you there.
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.Recent events:
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TASTINGS
- Differences between South African and Canadian Wines
- Monday with Meerlus
- 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
- Humber College Gourmet Dinner (Joint event with the Body and Soul of Portugal Wine Society)
- Lammershoek Dinner
- Christmas Dinner
- Braii - Annual BBQ
DINNERS
Event Info:
- 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.
Special Wine Events:
- 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.
