Look at the Oxford Mail Wine Competition

The Wines of South Africa are launching their Great South African Wine Trail the 15th of May, and will be turning Gloucester Green into a South African Garden.

Visit them from 11am -8pm and you can walk amongst the fynbos garden, talk to wine experts all while sampling a variety of South African ‘eco-friendly’ wines.

While there you’ll get a chance to taste a Spier Private Collection Shiraz. It eminates lovely toasted marshmellow aromas with hints of vanilla, nutmeg and peach. The flavour still has the bold fruit that Shiraz stakes its reputation on, but it is smoother and more sophisticated, reminiscent of a French Rhone.

To celebrate the Wine Trail starting its journey in Oxford, the Wines of South Africa are giving away a private tasting with a winemaker for one lucky person and five friends.

The winner and his/her friends will get access to the top of the Wine Trail bus which has been set up for private VIP parties.

You can taste luscious wines, feed on sumptuous nibbles and experts will be on hand to take you through the vinos and show you some secrets about tasting these treats.

For a chance to win this competition email me or write in with your answers to this question – What will you see in Gloucester Green, Friday 15th May 2009?

a. South African fynbos garden.

b. Californian Redwood tree

c. Tasmanian Blue Gum tree

Send your answers along with your Name, age, phone number, address, and email address (if you have one) to drinks@oxfordmail.co.uk or Jessica Mann, Wine & Drinks, Oxford Mail, Newspaper House, Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0EJ.

You must be over 21 and from Oxfordshire to win.

Keep reading the Drinks pages in The Guide, we will be giving away 10 crates of South African Wine in the next two weeks.