Hands on Wine http://www.handsonwine.net Finding the rock stars of the wine industry. Woolworths SA supports Hands on Wine. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:40:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Come Join Us at Winex – Cape Town http://www.handsonwine.net/2010/08/19/come-join-us-at-winex-cape-town/ http://www.handsonwine.net/2010/08/19/come-join-us-at-winex-cape-town/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:39:07 +0000 sulandi http://www.handsonwine.net/?p=1076 We will be at WineX at the CTICC in Cape Town tonight and tomorrow night with a selection of our fantastic wine. If you still haven’t gotten your hands on some of these wines, or even if you just want to get to taste them once again, come look for us at the Hands on Wine stand. Bring your friends and join us for a glass – Cheers!!

]]> http://www.handsonwine.net/2010/08/19/come-join-us-at-winex-cape-town/feed/ 0 Pieter Walser – on both sides of the camera. http://www.handsonwine.net/2010/06/07/pieter-walser-infront-and-behind-the-camera/ http://www.handsonwine.net/2010/06/07/pieter-walser-infront-and-behind-the-camera/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:03:23 +0000 sulandi http://www.handsonwine.net/?p=1049 We asked Pieter Walser what he thought of his Hands on Wine Rock Star film:
Making a film about myself was at the same time both easy and really challenging, as there’s no limitations to what you can do. Xaver and myself decided to travel back in time in order to produce a movie that looks like it was filmed over a period of ten years. We used some old footage, but most of the filming was shot in one (long) day. Here are some picture of the day. To view the finished product, have a look on Pieter’s page.

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 All will be revealed soon…

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The Parlotones Push me to the Floor wine video was filmed on Monday 16 March 2009 on the wine farm Romond outside of Somerset West.  Film director Andre Liebenberg and his wife Rhona, was so kind to let us use their beautiful farm and wine cellar as location for the shoot.  Andre also played the role of assistant director to Xaver Walser.

It was a long day of shooting with the band and a even longer evening for the dancers, but fun was had by all. Many bottles of Push me to the Floor and Giant Mistake helped to sooth our thirsts and it also reminded us of a time we felt inspired….to dance! 

Duwayne Smith from Alchemy Images spent the day with us capturing the magic on camera.

The film is currently in the editing stages but will be featuring here soon.

 

Andre Liebenberg and Xaver Walser by Alchemy Images by Alchemy Images by Alchemy Images Allan Mullins aka The Boss by Alchemy Images by Alchemy Images by Alchemy Images by Alchemy Images by Alchemy Images by Alchemy Images Pieter Walser and his lovely wife Aneen Dinner Time Niel going banana's by Alchemy Images by Alchemy Images by Alchemy Images by Alchemy Images Kahn helping Niel with his lines by Alchemy Images by Alchemy Images by Alchemy Images by Alchemy Images by Alchemy Images by Alchemy Images Mrs Liebenberg, lady of the house. by Alchemy Images speak to the hand... by Alchemy Images by Alchemy Images by Alchemy Images by Alchemy Images by Alchemy Images by Alchemy Images by Alchemy Images ]]> http://www.handsonwine.net/2010/04/09/its-a-wrap/feed/ 0 Rehearsals, Rehearsals… http://www.handsonwine.net/2010/04/07/rehearsals-rehearsals/ http://www.handsonwine.net/2010/04/07/rehearsals-rehearsals/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:54:50 +0000 sulandi http://www.handsonwine.net/?p=815 A lot of preperation (or perspiration) and hard work went into the Push me to the Floor wine film.  Due to time restraints, we had to have everything perfect for the day of the shooting. Here are our fantastic dancers who represented members of the media in the 1920’s rehearsing their routine under the cracking wip of film director Xaver Walser.

Xaver setting the pace Scramming for positions (Silent) Media Frenzy Media Frenzy Push me to the flooooooorr!! ]]> http://www.handsonwine.net/2010/04/07/rehearsals-rehearsals/feed/ 0 We are so sorry the owl did not survive http://www.handsonwine.net/2010/03/08/we-are-so-sorry-the-owl-did-not-survive/ http://www.handsonwine.net/2010/03/08/we-are-so-sorry-the-owl-did-not-survive/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:43:49 +0000 sulandi http://www.handsonwine.net/?p=766 We had a fabulous visit with winemaker Lourens van der Westhuizen and his beautiful wife Lizelle on his family farm Arendsig, just outside of Robertson. Welcoming us was the latest addition to their (brand new) family;  a St Barnard puppy called Boerseun . Don’t let the word puppy fool you – this guy is not at all that little and most definitely the king of his castle. 

The couple spoiled us with good food, great company and fantastic wine – Arendsig originals offcourse (we will be featuring one of these babies in our portfolio very soon).  Lourens’s original cellar is now used as a beautiful tasting/dining room and also hosted their wedding in December – breathtaking scenery completes this perfect picture. Fun was had by all, until it was time to head home…

On our way back we hit a bird (we thought it was a duck) with our minibus. After freaking out and turning around to see if there is anything we can do to save the animal, we learned that it was indeed an owl.  Siskha generously offered her pashmina to wrap the owl in to keep warm while Steve sat holding it in his arms, cradling it like a baby. We arranged to meet the SPCA at Worcester and just as we pulled up, the owl awoke kicking and screaming. A bite on the finger later, Steve managed to hand the owl over to its caretaker -  pashmina and all. It was a very heartfelt rescuing effort and we were all very positive that the owl will survive. Unfortunately we learned the next day that our friend did not make it after all. Very sad indeed.

Lourens tells us the history of Arendsig and its vineyards Lourens teaching Steve a thing or two about winefarming Lourens giving us the cellar tour Tasting some of his new creations The boys in deep discussion Steve enjoying Lourens's fabulous wines Lourens sharing his secrets Group Foto!! a bit af a process to get everyone together... Allan and Boerseun exchanges a few words ]]> http://www.handsonwine.net/2010/03/08/we-are-so-sorry-the-owl-did-not-survive/feed/ 0 Visiting the mothership of SA vineyards http://www.handsonwine.net/2010/02/26/visiting-the-mothership-of-sa-vineyards/ http://www.handsonwine.net/2010/02/26/visiting-the-mothership-of-sa-vineyards/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:51:55 +0000 sulandi http://www.handsonwine.net/?p=651 On 19 February the Hands on Wine team took our partners at Woolworths to visit our good friends the Bosmans in Hermanus.
We had the priviledge to visit the clonal garden where they nurture various clones of grape varietals. This garden is magic!  We got to taste the fig and the guava in various grapes and were treated to a magnificent lunch in the forest.

Ivan Oertle from Woolworths Michelle Swanich from Woolworths doing some serious grape tasting Jabulani Fakude from Woolworths Jannie Bosman Snr Jannie Bosman, Steve Straker and Jabulani Fakude Petrus Bosman and Charles Visser (Vititec) - Charles knows from which country every clone originates The guys got on the back like true gentleman so that the ladies can enjoy the aircon and Jannie Bosmans stories about their beautiful farm De Bos ]]> http://www.handsonwine.net/2010/02/26/visiting-the-mothership-of-sa-vineyards/feed/ 1 Push me to the floor gets bottled http://www.handsonwine.net/2010/02/25/push-me-to-the-floor-get-bottled/ http://www.handsonwine.net/2010/02/25/push-me-to-the-floor-get-bottled/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:10:21 +0000 sulandi http://www.handsonwine.net/?p=644 Specially for you, a sneak preview of this fabulous new product.  Push me to the floor is finalised and bottled, ready to be released. You will see that all but the font lable is visible in these photos – very much on purpose of course. We do not want reveal it all just yet…

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