Andrea Mullineux, award winning winemaker of Mullineux Family Wines in the Swartland, has become the 5th woman to be inducted into the Cape Winemakers Guild since its inception in 1982.
The only new member to join the Guild this year, Andrea is a formidable winemaker.
Cellarmasters in the Kitchen, the fabulous collection of wine chronicles and recipes in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Cape Winemakers Guild, has won a 2012 Gourmand World Cookbook Award. Written by Wendy Toerien with contributions from all 45 members of the Cape Winemakers Guild, Cellarmasters in the Kitchen won the category Best Matching Food & Drinks Book in the South African leg of this prestigious international competition.
We've just received exciting news that "Cellarmasters in the Kitchen" is the winner of the category "Best Matching Food and Drinks Book in South Africa" in the Gourmand World Cookbooks Competition.
Cellarmasters in the Kitchen will now compete against winners in the same category in other countries for The Best in the World. The winner will be announced on 23 February 2013 at the annual Awards event taking place in Paris during the Paris Cookbook Fair at Le Carrousel du Louvre, under the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum.