NAMAQUA WINES AT THE 2012 SHIRAZ SHOWCASE

Come and join us at the 2012 Shiraz Showcase on Tuesday 7 August from 17:30 at the Vineyard Hotel in Newlands. Our winemaker will be there with our standard 750ml Shiraz range as well as our 750ml Spencer Bay Shiraz.

Tickets are R 100 per person and include a wine glass and light snacks. Get your tickets now from Webtickets (www.webtickets.co.za). We hope to see you there!

GET YOUR TICKETS FROM COMPUTICKET FOR THE 2012 HUISGENOOT NAMAQUA-FEES

The Huisgenoot Namaqua-Fees is taking place on the Vredendal Sportsfields from 25 to 27 October this year. Come and enjoy some of the best in South African entertainment, including Emo Adams and his band, Riana Nel, Juanita du Plessis and Theuns Jordaan, Willem Botha, Dozi, Andriëtte and Heinz Winckler.

Be sure not to miss the Pars-en-proetent and the Mej Matzikama competition. For all the sports lovers out there, make sure you don’t miss out on the mountain bike race and fun run. Tickets are now available from Computicket (www.computicket.com) and vary between R 80 and R 190 per person.

Namaqua Wines Athletics Club Shines in Marathons all over SA

The Namaqua Wines athletics club has been earning their stripes in marathons all over South Africa - from the Comrades Marathon to the Oorlogskloof Trail Event in Vanrhynspas. We’re bursting with pride and we know that they will continue to keep the Namaqua Wines name high!

Congrats to Sanet Calitz and Henry Scholtz for winning bronze medals in the 2012 Comrades Marathon. It was Sanet’s fifth Comrades Marathon and Henry’s ninth. If everything goes as planned Henry will be running his 10^th Comrades next year to qualify for his permanent number.

Athletes Carin Lochner, Stanely Porter, Riaan Combrinck, Alwyn Maass, Maretha Combrinck and Adele Maass fared well in the Oorlogskloof Trail Event on the 26^th of May. The Namaqua Athletes completed the 18 km and 42 km marathons respectively. Alwyn Maass and Maretha Combrinck did excellently in the Mixed Open and came second in their categories. They also placed third in the overall marathon. It was an amazing experience and the athletes will definitely be returning next year!

Namaqua Wines was well represented at the popular SAD half marathon. Approximately 21 Namaqua Wines athletes participated in the marathon and a silver medal was taken home. Under the watchful eye of marathon maestro Alwyn Maass, newcomers Nico Louw and Joshua Fourie managed to finish the marathon with good times. Well done to all of you!

Five Namaqua Wines athletes completed the 50 km Addo Trailrun in March. The trailrun was organised by Extreme Marathons and was very challenging! The route had stunning views and everyone had a great time despite the difficult route. The athletes recommend the Addo Trailrun to everyone who’s up for a challenge!

Namaqua Wines cyclists take on the Cape Argus Cycle Tour, and finish with big smiles!

We’re so proud of our Namaqua Wines cyclists! All 18 of them finished the 2012 Cape Argus Cycle Tour on Sunday 11 March, and for many of them it was their first time taking on the gruelling 109 kilometres. To add to this success story – one of our trusty cyclists conquered the tour with a prosthetic leg, proving that nothing is impossible when you put your mind to it! These cyclists won’t be resting in winter - they will be taking on various Mountain Bike Challenges. We wish them all the best with this, and know that they will make us proud!

Namaqua fanatics

Namaqua Wines fanatics came out to show their support at the Namaqua-fees that took place between 27-29 October.

Desert Champions

Maretha and Alwyn of the Namaqua Athletics club have successfully completed the Kalahari Augrabies Extreme Marathon 2011.

After a grueling 10 days of running a marathon in the Kalahari desert, Alwyn has completed the race in 2nd place over all and Maretha was 1st in the woman's league. Congratulations!

After all the hard work, there is nothing better than relaxing under the shade of the Namaqua Gazebo!

Turning up the heat

Namaqua athletes, Alwyn and Maretha, are turning up the heat at this year's Augrabies Extreme Marathon having finished the 4th stage of the race with outstanding results. Despite the intense heat of the Kalahari desert, Alwyn achieved a 2nd placing and Maretha was the 1st woman to cross the finish line! Keep it up!