Sandy is Cabrière's 'lady on the ground' in the Gauteng region, but also oversees Mpumalanga and
the Free State and has been doing so for 6 years.
Sandy grew up in Springs but relocated to Pretoria to study Fine Art. It was while studying there that
she met her husband Rob Nicol, now Meridian's General Manager, and the two have been together, and
working for Meridian, ever since. Sandy cut her teeth doing telesales for Wine Direct, but jumped at the
chance to move over to Meridian when this position became available.
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Cabrière always plays an active role in the Bastille Festival, which has taken place in
Franschhoek every year for decades. This mimics the annual Bastille Festival in France which commemorates the storming of the French prison, La Bastille on 14 July 1789, marking the start of the French
Revolution with its battle cry: Liberté, Egalité et Fraternité.
It is a peasant festival, where old and young, rich and poor, gather together to celebrate freedom in the greater sense. Therefore food, wine and games would be the order of the day.
In keeping with this tradition, Cabrière always has a stall offering wine for tasting, backed up
by the Haute Cabrière Restaurant selling something delicious such as their offering this year of
tempura prawns. And don't forget games: Jeff cobbled together a team for the boules tournament, which is sponsored by Cabrière; while Takuan valiantly took part in the barrel race with Cabrière's
security attendant, Lorenzo. The two were slightly mismatched in size, which probably accounts for the
'slip up' towards the end of their heat (see photo).
- Focus On: Sandy Nicol
- Chardonnay/Pinot Noir 2009
- Bastille Festival
- Pinot Noir
According to Takuan, the 2009 vintage was one of the best ever: "Three consecutive cold, wet winters
allowed the vines to recuperate well and store up what they need to produce top quality fruit.
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After numerous vertical tastings this past year, we have picked up that the even numbered vintages are
fuller and rounder than the odd vintages, the former expressing abundant fruit whereas the latter is more Burgundian in style.
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