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Spoil your family with an Easter adventure at Spier…

Easter adventure at Spier, so much of a choice of venues. great wine, great food and comfortable beds...

March 12th, 2020|Categories: Michael's Writings|Tags: PJ Vadas, Spier, Spier Farm, Spier Farm Café, Spier Hotel, Spier Wines, Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Wines, Tara Vadas, Vadas Smokehouse & Bakery|
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August news from Spier Wine Farm in the Stellenbosch Wine Appellation…

August news from Spier, an Exhibition of Artworks from the Spier Collection, and Spier receives World First in Vegan Certification...

August 18th, 2019|Categories: Michael's Writings|Tags: Athi-Patra Ruga, Control Union, Frans Smit, Helen Sebidi, Jordie Meijer, Spier Farm, Spier Wines, Stellenbosch, Vegan Certification|
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The Vadas Smokehouse & Bakery offer a Winter Special, well worth the trip…

The Vadas Smokehouse & Bakery is a destination at any time. PJ & Tara Vadas have special winter offerings mean you need to get there soon...

June 21st, 2019|Categories: Michael's Writings|Tags: PJ Vadas, South African Wine, Spier Farm, Spier Wine, Vadas Smoke House & Bakery, Vadas Winter Special|
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Pork & Fennel Meatballs, a good match with Spier’s new Seaward Shiraz 2017…

Spier’s new Seaward Shiraz 2017 & the Chardonnay 2018, uses grapes which are affected by maritime climates, gentle sea breezes cooling the vineyards...

June 21st, 2019|Categories: wine of the day|Tags: #wineoftheday, Chardonnay, Italian Meatballs, Shiraz, South African Wine, Spier Farm, Spier Wines|
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Five Ways to Spoil Mom at Spier this Mother’s Day…

Spier is such a vibrant destination, great food, great wine, a spa, a Smoke House and Bakery and plenty places to spoil Mom at Spier this Mother’s Day...

May 2nd, 2019|Categories: Michael's Writings|Tags: Eagle Encounters, Eight Restaurant, High Tea at Spier, South Afrcan Wine, Spier Farm, Spier Hotel Spa, Spier Wine, Vadas Smokehouse and Bakery|
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Spier – on the Eerste River, a gem in the Stellenbosch Wine Crown…

Spier Estate on the Eerste River in the Stellenbosch Wine Appellation has so much to offer, history, fine wines, fine food and more...

December 30th, 2018|Categories: Michael's Writings|Tags: Frans Smit, PJ Vadas, Restaurant Eight, Spier Farm, Spier Picnics, Spier Wine Estate, Spier Wines, Stellenbosch, Vadas Smokehouse and Bakery|
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Spier Spring tasting 2017, exciting offerings of food from the farm with Spier’s wide range of wines…

Spier Spring tasting 2017, exciting offerings of food from the farm with Spier's wide range of wines. Other wonderful activities on the Estate...

October 4th, 2017|Categories: Michael's Writings|Tags: South African Wine, Spier Farm, Spier Spring Tastings, Spier Wines|
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Spier Farm launches The Spier Farm Kitchen overlooking Spier’s historic Werf, offering anything from picnics to gourmet treats – and wine

Spier Farm Kitchen launches The Farm Kitchen overlooking Spier’s historic Werf, offering anything from picnics to gourmet treats - and wine

September 26th, 2017|Categories: Michael's Writings|Tags: South African Wine, Spier Farm, Spier Picnics, Spier Wine|
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Spier Farm people – meet Ben Ngubesilo, banqueting manager

Spier Farm People - the reason for its success.

July 21st, 2017|Categories: Michael's Writings|Tags: Ben Ngubesilo, Spier, Spier Farm, Spier Hotel, Spier Wines, Stellenbosch Hotels, Winelands Hotels|
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fav-57 As a young aspiring chef, Michael laid a solid foundation for his career at the Cordon Bleu Cooking School in London. Over the next 30 years he had a series of high profile hospitality management posts, was the Public Relations Manager for Boschendal and ran three successful restaurants in the Cape, one of which, Parks, featured in the national top 10 restaurants.

Michael is a family man, author and broadcaster.
A lifetime devoted to the promotion and appreciation of the South African wine and food industry has earned him many accolades, including the Lannice Snyman Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2013 Eat Out Awards.

Michael continues to be prolific, informative and entertaining on his wine and food website, michaelolivier.co.za

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