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November 27th Wine Wednesday - Off the Record and Paul Wallace Wines

Wednesday, November 27th, Nautical Wheelers will present the Wines of Bobby Wallace. Bobby is the winemaker at his family's wine farm in Elgin, South Africa. He works alongside his father, Paul Wallace, a viticulturist. Paul manages and tends the wine farm and has helped many of the wine farms in Elgin plan and tend the vineyards. Mother Nicky is the business manager and keeps everything running as it should on the farm, including the winery and she assists with distribution. This week Nautical Wheelers Wine Wednesday line up features Bobby’s Off the Record Wines, a Chenin Blanc and Shiraz, and the Paul Wallace Wines: Little Flirt Sauvignon Blanc, Brave Heart Polywood Pinot Noir and the Black Dog Malbec (there are...

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Wine Wednesdays in November, Join us on the 6th of November, 2024, Taste the Wines of Johan Viljoen - Winemaker and Viticulturalist, South Africa

Johan Viljoen is a winemaker from South Africa. (Camilla & Bill write), In 2021, we first tasted some of the wines that Johan made and loved them. Later we met Johan while visiting Stellenbosch in South African, tasted more wines and experienced his hospitality while showing the winery and vineyards..............

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Second Annual South African Braai and Wine Tasting

Complimentary, Drop in Wine Tasting with Andy and Bobby Wallace: New Bern - August 23rd, 4pm-6pm Ticketed, Wine and Braai Event with Special Guests Andy and Bobby Wallace:  Oriental, NC - August 24th at 1:00 pm ~ Nautical Wheelers is So Excited to Invite You to Our Exclusive Second Annual South African Wine and Braai Event! Saturday August 24th at 1pm Nautical Wheelers will be hosting their second annual Wine and Braai event in Oriental. Please help us give a warm welcome to our special guest, winemaker Bobby Wallace who is travelling all the way from South Africa to join us at this event and teach us about his wines. For those who were unable to join us last year, a...

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July Wine Tasting with Andy

The Postman is back to health. Our friend Andy was facing medical concerns last month and was unable to make it to our June tasting. We are so thankful to our loyal customer base who was so gracious and understanding as we navigated a last-minute Sip N Shop. We had fun tasting some untasted wines with you all, but we know Andy was missed!  Fear not, Andy is back to health and is planning to be here July 12th and 13th to share five delicious South African wines with you. Rain, hail, or snow won't keep the postman away and that's why friends in South Africa call Andy "Die Posman". He is always on the go getting his customers what...

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