These will be served alongside two comparison wines from other South African producers.
Your ticket includes:
🍷 A guided tasting of 7 South African wines
🍷 Practical wine tasting techniques
🍷 Side-by-side wine comparisons
🍷 Food pairing and wine-buying tips
🍷 A short take-home handout covering the course
What you’ll learn:
– How to taste wine with confidence using simple, practical techniques
– The foundations of South African wine and its history
– South Africa’s key grape varieties and wine styles
– How to identify and describe aromas, flavours and structure
– How climate, soil and winemaking affect the finished wine
– Practical food and wine pairing tips
– How to choose and buy wine with greater confidence
South Africa is home to some of the world’s most exciting wines, with a rich winemaking history and an incredible range of grape varieties, regions and styles.
Join us for a relaxed, hands-on introduction to South African wine through guided tasting, conversation and practical learning.
During the course, you’ll taste seven carefully selected wines. Five wines from the Ex Animo portfolio will showcase some of South Africa’s key varieties and styles, alongside two comparable wines from other South African producers. Tasting the wines side by side will help you understand how different producers approach the same grape variety or style, and what makes each wine distinctive.
We’ll cover the fundamentals of wine tasting, explore South Africa’s most important grape varieties, and look at how climate, soil and winemaking influence what’s in your glass. You’ll learn how to identify aromas and flavours, describe a wine’s structure, pair wine with food, and choose bottles with greater confidence.
Everyone. This is an introduction, so no previous wine knowledge is needed. If you usually reach for a beer, cocktail or whisky, this is a great place to start with wine.
It’s also ideal for hospitality students, curious drinkers, anyone who feels overwhelmed when choosing a bottle, or those who would simply like to sound a little more convincing when talking about wine with friends.
Come on a date, book with a group, give the course as a gift, or make it part of your Saturday. By the end of the session, you’ll have a practical tasting framework and the confidence to choose, enjoy and talk about wine with ease.
By the end of the course, you’ll have a solid understanding of South African wine, a practical tasting framework, and the confidence to choose, enjoy, and talk about wine with ease.
Introduction to South African Wine
Saturday, 12 September 2026
10:30 – 13:00
Ex Animo Wine Co. HQ
145 Sir Lowry Road, The Palms Centre, Level 2, Woodstock
R495.00Add to basket
If that sounds familiar, this course is for you.
The tasting will include five wines from the Ex Animo portfolio:
🥂 Sparkling Wine
🥂 Chenin Blanc
🥂 Chardonnay
🥂 Cinsault
🥂 Cabernet Sauvignon
These will be served alongside two comparison wines from other South African producers.
Your ticket includes:
🍷 A guided tasting of 7 South African wines
🍷 Practical wine tasting techniques
🍷 Side-by-side wine comparisons
🍷 Food pairing and wine-buying tips
🍷 A short take-home handout covering the course
What you’ll learn:
– How to taste wine with confidence using simple, practical techniques
– The foundations of South African wine and its history
– South Africa’s key grape varieties and wine styles
– How to identify and describe aromas, flavours and structure
– How climate, soil and winemaking affect the finished wine
– Practical food and wine pairing tips
– How to choose and buy wine with greater confidence
South Africa is home to some of the world’s most exciting wines, with a rich winemaking history and an incredible range of grape varieties, regions and styles.
Join us for a relaxed, hands-on introduction to South African wine through guided tasting, conversation and practical learning.
During the course, you’ll taste seven carefully selected wines. Five wines from the Ex Animo portfolio will showcase some of South Africa’s key varieties and styles, alongside two comparable wines from other South African producers. Tasting the wines side by side will help you understand how different producers approach the same grape variety or style, and what makes each wine distinctive.
We’ll cover the fundamentals of wine tasting, explore South Africa’s most important grape varieties, and look at how climate, soil and winemaking influence what’s in your glass. You’ll learn how to identify aromas and flavours, describe a wine’s structure, pair wine with food, and choose bottles with greater confidence.
R495.00Add to basket
Who is this course for?
Everyone. This is an introduction, so no previous wine knowledge is needed. If you usually reach for a beer, cocktail or whisky, this is a great place to start with wine.
It’s also ideal for hospitality students, curious drinkers, anyone who feels overwhelmed when choosing a bottle, or those who would simply like to sound a little more convincing when talking about wine with friends.
Come on a date, book with a group, give the course as a gift, or make it part of your Saturday. By the end of the session, you’ll have a practical tasting framework and the confidence to choose, enjoy and talk about wine with ease.
By the end of the course, you’ll have a solid understanding of South African wine, a practical tasting framework, and the confidence to choose, enjoy, and talk about wine with ease.