Good Wine, Good Food, Good Friends...

Andy Hilliard educating the Stumpjack masses on South African wine.
Image by Jaslyn Gilbert of the HTR.

What else could you ask for? Andrew Hilliard delighted us with both his smooth South African wines and tales of life at Beau Joubert. It was one of the most enjoyable and edifying wine tastings we've experienced. Outstanding wines (every single wine in their line was a thumbs up winner); a passionate and knowledgable presenter; a bunch of good friends; some tasty cheeses, bacon/scallops and prosciutto wrapped shrimp hors d'oeuvres...made for a very nice evening. Jaslyn Gilbert from the Herald Times Reporter was on hand snapping photos for an upcoming feature on the Beau Joubert Winery in the HTR's Lakeshore Living magazine.

South African Wines of Beau Joubert

BEAU JOUBERT's rich viticultural history spans back to 1695 when the governor of the Cape, Simon van der Stel, allocated the property, Veelverjaagt to Coenraed Visser. One hundred years later, the farm was sold to a French Huguenot descendant, named Dirk Daniel Joubert. He in turn, divided the farm between his two sons; the one retained the Veelverjaagt name while the other named his portion La Provence, to honour the birthplace of his forefathers... from the Beau Joubert website.

I encourage you to check out the website of Beau Joubert vineyards of South Africa. It is quite beautiful! And their wines are wonderful! Meet Andrew Hilliard, Managing Director/Owner, this Thursday evening for a wine tasting event. We hope you can join us!

South African Wines of Beau Joubert
Thursday, Nov. 20th 6:30pm-8:00pm
Members: $15.00 Non-members: $20.00