The Protégé Programme marks the contribution of the Cape Winemakers Guild (CWG) to the transformation of South Africa’s wine industry and serves as an opportunity for members to transfer knowledge and skills to the next generation of dynamic young winemakers. Since its inception in 2006, the Protégé Programme has established itself as the most successful skills development programme in the South African wine industry. So far, 36 protégés have completed the three-year internship, nine are currently participating in this ongoing programme, and 18 now either hold leading winemaking roles or have their own winemaking projects.

Silvermist wine estate gets year off to a thumping start with Drumstruck

Drumstruck is rare for any theatre show to run for more than a few weeks in South Africa, let alone twice daily to full houses and consistent five star, rave reviews. But then again, Drumstruck is not just any theatre show. Billed as the most authentic and interactive African experience in Cape Town, Drumstruck, which has been running in Cape Town since last October, has been captivating audiences (or rather, participants) with its unique South African symphony of music, food and wine. Drumstruck is the brainchild of entrepreneur Warren Lieberman,

Before the show, guests are treated to a 45-minute wine tasting that is presented by charismatic Silvermist winemaker and owner, Gregory Brink Louw, while kids (and those who prefer) are offered a selection of delicious farm-brewed iced teas to taste. The wine tasting in itself is a South African treat, and includes the presentation of four wines from across the Constantia Valley, including two of Silvermist’s organic wines (guaranteed not to give a hangover!) and interspersed with a taste of African performance and dance.

Guests are then led into a specially curated theatre space, which houses an extraordinary selection of traditional African instruments, and which accommodates a maximum of 80 audience members. The show is facilitated by some of South Africa’s top percussionists and performers, Mpho Rasenyalo, Tumelo Seleke and Zama Qambi, who are no strangers to the global music world and have shared the stage with the likes of Shakira, Will I Am, K’naan, and 30 Seconds to Mars and performed for top CEOs and world leaders including Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton and George Bush.

Dates & times: The show runs most days from Wednesday to Sunday, twice daily at 11am and 5pm until the end of April 2024.