http://www.botriverwines.co.za Wines from the Overberg, bot rivier, wine, hermanus, wine route, farm, Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:13:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wineries of Bot River celebrate together! 9 – 11 September 2011 A fabulous weekend celebrating the advent of Spring for wine lovers, nature lovers and families to get together for the good-time event of the year with gastronomy, tastings, entertaining activities , local artists and so much more. Our line up this ... http://www.botriverwines.co.za/2011/08/botriviera-spring-festival/ You'll never put a betta bit o' Botrivier in your glass! by Cathy Marston ...read more on food24.com http://www.botriverwines.co.za/2011/03/bot-river-press/ Well known four times winner of the Comrades marathon Vladimir Kotov is the quest 21km participant of the 6th Botrivier Van der Stel Pass Challenge on Saturday 30 October 2010. Vladimir won the race in 2009 and has been invited to defend his title with stiff competition expected this year. The ... http://www.botriverwines.co.za/2010/10/botriver-ready-to-host-vladimir-kotov/ Can you beat the Bot River Barrel Race Rollers? October is Barrel Fest in Bot River! The wineries started to paint their barrels for the 3rd annual Barrel Race. The Bot River station will be the centre of attraction with a lovely farmer’s market, food, live music, prizes and lots ... http://www.botriverwines.co.za/2010/09/bot-river-wineries-challenge-you/ The community of Bot River is actively involved in investing in the future of their children. BEF  (Bot River Education Foundation)is a voluntary association established in 2005 with the aim to motivate and encourage students in the Bot River community to study in the fields of engineering, accounting and medicine ... http://www.botriverwines.co.za/2010/09/educational-excellence-in-the-bot-river-community/ Listen to the Audio Clip, 40 seconds long....  [audio:http://www.botriverwines.co.za/wp-content/uploads/audio/Botriviera pink party eng.mp3] A fabulous weekend celebrating the advent of Spring and Rosé created by the Bot River winemakers targeted at the pink wine buying market. Participating wine estates will celebrate Rosé by hosting an appropriately pink event with gastronomy, competitions, tastings, blendings, ... http://www.botriverwines.co.za/2010/07/botriviera-spring-weekend-drink-yourself-pink/ ‘Shunting’ is a railroad term for when the train changes from one track to another, and this little spot in Botrivier certainly shunted my perception of the sleepy town of Botrivier. I’d been there a few times to visit Beaumont wines (always a worthwhile visit) and had passed through several ... http://www.botriverwines.co.za/2010/05/the-shuntin-shed/ So I was so excited by the pizza and Birkenhead at the Shunting Shed in Botrivier last time, I decided to go back – with reinforcements. So I planned along with several others to spend a Saturday afternoon watching rugby there, which is what we did. We arrived. We ordered ... http://www.botriverwines.co.za/2010/05/botriver-round-ii/ Bot River Valley Vineyards Association are again ready to roll with their annual Barrel Race on the 31st October 2009. Held at the Bot River station, races are relay-style with time trials leaving the two best teams competing for the grand prize in the final race. Number of entrants is limited, ... http://www.botriverwines.co.za/2009/08/get-your-barrels-rolling-%e2%80%93-great-fun-for-fund-raising-ahead/ On the 31st October hundred of entrants are expected to line the start of the 5th Botrivier van der Stel Pass Challenge. The 2009 race promises to be the biggest yet.So fasten your tekkies and head off to the historic Botrivier Station for the start - just ½hr drive from ... http://www.botriverwines.co.za/2009/08/5th-botrivier-van-der-stel-pass-challenge-31-october/