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Welcome to MATUBA.

Welcome to the home of premium wine from the heart of the fruitful Cape Winelands, located at the tip of Africa. May we take this opportunity to fill your glass with our enthusiasm for both fine wines and the great game of golf.

 
 
 
     
 
NEWS
Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show seeks the best for the tenth year
Judging for the 2011 Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show competition took place at Grande Roche in Paarl from 9 to 12 May. Nine panellists, working in groups of three and including one international judge on every three person panel, made their way through the 1 062 submissions from 225 producers. [Read more]
 
There's nothing like the Hunter wine country
Graham Howe visits Hunter Valley wine country, the birthplace of wine tourism in Australia while attending the Australian Tourism Exchange in Sydney in April. He wrote about it for the South African Wine website. [Read more]
 
SA's Simon wins 2nd European event
South African golfer Ashleigh Simon shot a final round five under par 67 to win her second Ladies European Tour (LET) event by three shots on Sunday in the ISPS Handa Portugal Ladies Open in Campo Real. [Read more]
World Golf Hall of Fame inducts six new members
Six new members were inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Monday night during a ceremony in St. Augustine, Fla. The 2011 Class includes Ernie Els, former President George H.W. Bush, Doug Ford and Japanese star Jumbo Ozaki, along with two posthumous inductees, Frank Chirkinian and Jock Hutchinson. [Read more]

Matuba wine available on Wineweb

Matuba offers the finest wines from the heart of the Cape Winelands. You can also buy our wine online by looking it up on Wineweb, selecting your favourite and making your purchase.

 
Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show
The results of the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show will be announced in Cape Town on 1 June and the countrywide roadshow will follow immediately until 15 June 2011. Public tastings in Cape Town and Johannesburg take place at the CTICC on Thursday 9 June and Sandton Sun on Friday 10 June.

Book your place now at Computicket. Tickets are R100 if purchased by 5 June or R120 thereafter or at the door.

Visit the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show website for further information and historical statistics. The 2011 results will be available on the website from 15h30 on Wednesday 1 June.

Cheers,

Matuba
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