Winex 2010
Winex is taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre this week. Last night the girlfriend, the french guy and I headed over to see what all the fuss was about. We paid our R100, got our glasses, walked in and quickly realised there were two distinct types of people there:
- Boozers – people like me, who are lured in by interesting wine estate names, cool branding and the search for my favorite merlot.
- Aficionados – those okes who spent at least 20 minutes at each stand, sampling each wine in detail using the calculated method below:
Excuse me ma'am, do you...
As I’m sure you know, there are only a few rare occasions when it’s okay to ask a lady if she spits or swallows. Winex is one of them. Just look at how many people where there at 8pm on a Thursday night:
Drinkers unite for the good of the grape!
I don’t believe it’s humanly possible to sample something from each and every stand at the event – there are just too many! So a couple of highlights include my personal favorite on the night…
Shiraz by A Few Good Men
It was also great to bump into my friends from Meerlust. There was no need to fight the crowds for a taste of their sweet nectar cause I’m fully stocked back at the pad. You should be too!
Moving right along, best branding and bottle concept went to these guys (although it tasted terrible to me)…
Push me to the floor... laa laa laa laa la la
At the end of the evening we lined up by one of the many breathalysers to see if we were okay to drive. I scored a worthy 0.03 on the cock-eyed-scale. Surprisingly under the legal limit (0,05) considering the way I felt!
aaand BLOW...
Don’t drink and drive now folks… and visit the Winex website here - you can still go tonight!
