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Matuba wines are the proud title sponsors of an exciting, new-concept golfing tournament, which takes place for the first time on South African soil at the Simola Golf Estate on July 16^th, 2006.

The tournament, to be known as the Matuba Open, is the first in which  handicap golfers will be able to compete for handsome cash prizes.

According to the rules of amateur golf, there are limitations on prizes that an ordinary amateur handicap-golfer may win, and only registered professional golfers are permitted to compete for big cash prizes.

Over the years, however, there has been a growing desire for golfers who do not wish to become professional players, to be able to compete in a professional-style tournament, which has given rise to the establishment overseas of the so-called “non-amateur code”. 

The South African Non-Amateur Golf Association (SANAG) has now been instituted, and it is under their auspices that this first tournament will be held in Knynsa.

“We are delighted to be involved in something as novel as this tournament” says Mr Stanley Henning, head of National Sales at Cape Coastal Vintners.  “We see the Matuba wine range as creative and innovative, particularly when it comes to the unique and elegant square bottle in which our flagship premium wines are packaged”.

Matuba premium wines are made from selected vineyards within a wide and diverse area in the coastal region of the Boland.  According to winemaker Koos Jordaan, the fact that the building blocks in the creation of Matuba premium wines come from a diverse area, is very beneficial.

“We have a unique situation in that we can combine the high concentration, bold, full-bodied wines from the Riebeek area, and the cooler, softer fruit flavours from the higher mountain-vineyards of Wellington, with the elegant, fruity wines from the Paarl district.  For a winemaker it’s wonderful to use these combinations in order to arrive at the finished product.”

The Matuba premium range of wines was released last year, and surprised the international wine market with the first square bottle in the world, for their Vineyards Specific flagship premium wines.

Further successes include sales to England and the Scandinavian countries, as well as an award at this year’s Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, at which the Matuba Premium Select Chardonnay 2004 garnered a silver medal.

For further information, contact office@strategypartners.co.za, or visit our web-site: www.matuba.co.za

Matuba is proud to be the Title Sponsor for the very first competition of this kind in South Africa. At last here is an event where handicap golfers can compete for large cash prizes. If you have what it takes to putt for R 15 000 then this competition is for you!

Visit their website for further information: www.sanag.co.za

Bladet Tromsø is a daily newspaper published in Tromsø, Norway by Bladet-Tromsø A/S. The wine writers Nils Opsahl and Knut Barman-Jensen rated the JABULANI bag-in-the-box 5/6 and 6/6 according to their “dice” rating system. JABULANI is now widely available in this form of packaging in Norway.

During the month of May, SOUTH AFRICAN PREMIUM WINES and other top producers and importers presented their best wines and recent vintages in an exciting series of wine tastings in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Orange County and Los Angeles. The South African wine category is growing in excess of 50% in the US market, and industry experts predict that it will be the most exciting category over the next decade.

Most of the tastings were independently organized by the generic marketing council of South African wine while the Orange County event happened in partnership with High-Time Wine Cellars, a leading independent retailer.