Love is blind!

A few weeks ago Western Cape Wineries, started by New Zealander Christine Andrews, held a Blind Wine Tasting evening at the Two Ocean’s Aquarium at the Cape Town Waterfront. Other than learning about and enjoying the wines, its main aim was to raise money for Heartfelt in an effort to buy school books for one of the local schools we support in the Makapanstad district.

The venue was spectacular. There were four tables of 10 settings set up amongst the fish tanks. Everyone tasted 10 different wines over the evening while sharks, turtles and all kinds of fish swam past, creating an ever changing wallpaper.

At the end of the evening bottles of wine donated by various wine farms were put up for auction. Christine managed to raise a whopping R6087.00 for Heartfelt. Wow – now that's going to buy a lot of books!

We’d like to say a very special thank you to: Allee Bleue, Creation, Hamilton Russell, Daschbosch, Delaire, Buitenverwachting, Trizanne, Morena, Conradie, Barista, Bilton, and Pulpit Rock for donating their wine for the auction. Also to Brooklands Guesthouse for donating a night in their honey moon suite valued at R3000.00 and to Van Doorns for donating R500. What a brilliant evening and a brilliant outcome.

The money raised will make such a difference to the Makapanstad children’s lives – it truly is a gift (for life).

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