Jake White Wine Launch

The South African Rugby Legends Association is being assisted by victorious Springbok coach Jake White to raise funds for the development of sport by introducing an exclusive red wine nationwide in August to commemorate the Rugby World Cup 2007 triumph.

The Wildekrans Jake White Selection 2007 Cape Red, is masterful blend of 50% Pinotage, 25% Shiraz and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon that Jake White has been carefully crafting with wine makers William Wilkinson and Neils Verburg.

Jake White and his team won the Rugby World Cup in 2007 after a patient process of selection, understanding the integrity of each player's talent, training and discipline, cajoling when necessary, coaching with a firm hand and a clear vision, and finally, after years of careful nurturing, blended the varied and exciting characteristics of each player into a mature, unstoppable, winning team.

The same process applies to this world class wine - it takes time and passion and starts with the best selection from the vineyard. The grapes were carefully harvested from the healthiest Pinotage, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards which were slowly and carefully fermented in new French oak to allow each cultivar's character to emerge fully. As these wines reached the peak of their potential, Wildekrans winemaker William Wilkinson, consultant winemaker Neils Verburg and Jake White converted the trio of cultivars into this elegant unity. A team effort has created a single, balanced, world beating blend.

Wildekrans Jake White Selection 2007 - a celebration of a World Cup winning team!

Production limited to 2007 bottles only.

In buying this wine you are helping the South African Rugby Legends Association to empower and enable South Africa, its people and its sport to develop and improve in the forthcoming years. South African Rugby Legends Association has, amongst it's many other initiatives, such social responsibility programmes as:

IQHAWE : "Hero" or "Champion" in Xhoza- is a project co-ordinated countrywide involving 4,500 children per province in a talent identification tournament with the 40 top players selected to attend lectures and development programmes for eight months, enabling them to be upstanding members of their respective communities.

STREET KIDS CRIME PREVENTION : where, with the South African Police Services strategic team, SARLA tackle the ever-present issue of children living on the streets, getting them into sport /education programmes, shelter and reuniting them with their families and communities.

ADOPT A SCHOOL : in which the top 100 playing rugby schools which will in turn adopt four schools in the disadvantaged areas in their vicinity and provide them with school books and equipment and include them in their sports days.

LEAVING A LEGACY : the newest programme that the Legends have undertaken. The programme goes into specified areas where land is developed, a synthetic surface is laid and a community/ club house facility built. These Legacy Parks can be used by the community for sporting events or social welfare programs tackling health and education issues.

FIELD OF DREAMS : To further assist in raising funds for SARLA's social development programmes, the eLan Group have generously donated a plot of land at the Blythedale Coastal Resort which will be raffled off once four thousand pledges have been made and honoured.

The 'Field of Dreams' initiative is an international competition with former players as ambassadors. Five countries have been selected and each ambassador will select the charity of their choice in their country. All money raised will be split between the selected charity and SARLA's social development programme.

The Launches will take place at the following venues and dates:
Cape Town: 13 August, Bishops High School
Durban: 23 August, Havana Restaurant
Johannesburg: 28 August, 75 Grayston Park