In addition to a donation from the Nedbank Eyethu Community Trust, Cape Winemakers Guild members also raise funds through various silent and charity auctions throughout the year. These include the upcoming Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction Showcase in Cape Town on Thursday, 17 August, and in Johannesburg on Wednesday, 23 August 2017. The Showcase offers wine lovers an interactive platform to taste rare auction wines and engage with Guild winemakers. Get Showcase tickets at www.webtickets.co.za.
The Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction takes place on Saturday, 30 September, 2017 from 9am at Spier Conference Centre in the Stellenbosch Winelands. The auction is open to the public. Telephonic and proxy bidding options are also available to those unable to attend in person. Registration for the Auction and VIP Lounge closes on Wednesday, 20 September.
Protégé Programme
Nedbank is a longstanding partner of the Cape Winemakers Guild for over two decades, and has stepped up its investment in the Cape Winemakers Guild Protégé Programme for 2017. The Nedbank Eyethu Community Trust has pledged R700 000 to boost the Guild’s Protégé Programme which currently supports 9 talented young winemakers and a viticulturist completing their internships under the mentorship of some of the country’s finest winemakers.
“One of our proudest achievements after the formation of the Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Development Trust 18 years ago, is undoubtedly our Oenology and Viticultural Protégé Programme. The Guild in partnership with Nedbank, is playing a significant role in the transformation of the wine industry,” says Miles Mossop, chairman of the Cape Winemakers Guild.
The Cape Winemakers Guild Protégé Programme was launched in 2006 under the patronage of the Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Development Trust with the goal of nurturing promising individuals to become winemakers and viticulturists of excellence.
“Skills development programmes like this deliver far more than just training, they also encourage the students to truly believe in themselves, and give them the confidence to build lives for themselves, as they are our country’s future industry leaders,” explains Lindiwe Temba, Executive Head for Corporate Social Investment at Nedbank.
Who: Cape Winemakers Guild
Info, VIP lounge tickets on auction day: www.capewinemakersguild.com
Info: info@capewinemakersguild.com 021 852 0408
Guild Showcase tickets: www.webtickets.co.za
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