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Danielle Coetsee: Creating Brilliant South African Sparkling Wine at Boschendal

Danielle Coetsee, Boschendal estate, South Africa, South African Wine, Sparkling Wine, MCC

South African Cap Classique (sparkling wine) is poised to achieve even greater international acclaim thanks to a talented cohort of winemakers like Danielle Coetsee (née Jacobs) from the renowned Boshendal winery in the Western Cape.

“This year we are celebrating 40 years of making Cap Classique,” says 27-year old winemaker Danielle Coetsee who tasked with making the estate’s bottle-fermented sparkling wines, popularly known as “MCC” in South Africa, that is made according to the traditional method (Méthode Champenoise) most famously used in the French region of Champagne.

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Whisk(e)y Tasting and Jazz Evening at Akemi Restaurant

oneAkemi, located on the 21st floor of Dar es Salaam’s  Jubilee Towers, hosted its first
Whisk(e)y Tasting and Jazz evening at the centre of the revolving restaurant last week. (more…)

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