“Come
quickly! I’m tasting stars!” Dom Pierre Perignon, French Benedictine Monk
(1638 - 1715) on tasting his newly created Champagne
Over 75 brands from over 25 bubbly producers
The inaugural SizweNtsalubaGobodo
Celebration of Bubbles Festival is set to dazzle Joburg bubbly lovers over the
weekend of 29 and 30 March with its showcase of some of the world’s finest
Méthode Cap Classiques (MCC) and Champagnes.
Taking place at the newly renovated
Inanda Country Club in Sandton, visitors will have the opportunity to toast the
good life at what promises to be a very stylish affair – glitz and glamour, an
array of the best bubbly and gourmet delights.
Toasting the good life with decadent bubbly at the celebration of bubbles festival this week end
Festival visitors can look forward to
sampling 20 top local and international brands including globally renowned
Veuve Clicquot. This top bubbly brand will be giving those with a taste for the
finer things in life, a taste of its finest French Champagne offering. Other
well-known MCC producers that visitors can look forward to include Graham Beck
Wines, Pongrácz, Villiera, Simonsig, Môreson, Genevieve MCC and Krone.
“SizweNatsalubaGobodo is delighted to
participate in this prestigious event. Twenty years into our country’s
hard-earned democracy, we have much to celebrate. Our participation
allows us to celebrate not only as a country but as a proudly African firm that
has ultimately changed the accounting landscape. Together with our new
brand promise, ‘opportunity exceeded’, we look forward to toasting the
beginning of our commitment to go above and beyond to achieve success across
sectors and at all levels”, comments Nonkululeko Gobodo, Chairperson of
SizweNtsalubaGobodo.
Music, gourmet food and the best in Champagne and Cap Classique
The Celebration of Bubbles is owned
and managed by Darielle Robertson and Michelle van Eyden. Darielle has
vast experience in the wine industry and has managed the annual Franschhoek Cap
Classique and Champagne Festival for the last 8 years. Michelle was a
founding member and shareholder of Vodacom Sport and Entertainment (now SAIL)
and has an extensive background in all aspects of sponsorships and
commercial rights management. Their partnership is based on a desire to
create a sophisticated new event in Gauteng with the sponsor,
SizweNatsalubaGobodo.
The Festival takes place at the
Inanda Country Club in Sandton from 12:00-18:00 on Saturday and Sunday, 29 and
30 March. Tickets are R250 per person and include 10 tasting tokens and a
champagne flute. Book tickets at www.webtickets.co.za or purchase at the entrance. Limited
space available.
Participating Champagne Producers
Veuve Clicquot
Piper Heidsieck
Participating Méthode Cap Classique
Producers
Genevieve MCC
Graham Beck Wines
Saronsberg Cellar
Avondale
De Wetshof Estate
Villiera Wines
J C Le Roux
Moreson
Simonsig Wine Estate
Plaisir de Merle
Pongrácz
Bon Courage
L'Ormarins
Domaine des dieux
Uitkyk Wine Estate
Lords Winery
Haute Cabriere
Krone
For
more info visit the Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/bubblesfestival
or follow the action on Twitter @BubblesFest.
Issued by KL PR & EVENTS
