Kiara Scott Farmer’s tenure at Brookdale Estate is ending on a high note after she was crowned 2024 Diners Club Winemaker of the Year for her 2022 vintage of Brookdale Estate’s Old Vine Chenin Blanc, that was judged to be the best in the category of Chenin Blanc.
Drawing inspiration from its heritage and predominant use of dryland-influenced vineyards, wine enthusiasts of Perdeberg Cellar’s trusted classic range are in for a surprise. As of the beginning of September, the range will be on shelves sporting a more elegant look. Maintaining the presence of tradition, the upgraded range of classical wines gives the impression of elegance and quality, yet still at the affordability it has become known for.
Simonsig Wine Estate has ushered in a new area for Chenin Blanc with the unveiling of The Langbult Steen Chenin Blanc 2022 – their first wine to gain Old Vine status.
This award-winning barrel-fermented Chenin Blanc, formerly known as Simonsig Chenin Avec Chêne, is a single vineyard Chenin Blanc that has been renamed and given a refreshed look to commemorate this historic milestone in the wine’s evolution.
Say South Africa and you could be talking safaris. Say South African wine and you could be talking Chenin Blanc. Now bring these two national pleasures together by entering a mountain bike Chenin Safari challenge in the Cape Winelands, and you could be having your best autumn ever.
Elethu Wines, a unique South African enterprise has unveiled its inaugural wine, a Cabernet Sauvignon, that received a pre-release double gold medal at an esteemed international wine competition.
The Elethu farm lies on fertile river-fronting land in prime wine country of the Breede River Valley, close to Bonnievale.
South Africa, Wellington, 16 November 2022: It was a distinguished complement of Italian guests and South African wine personalities that gathered at Diemersfontein Wine & Country Estate this week for a very special launch. They’d come to share in the unveiling of The Clockmaker Old Vine Chenin Blanc.
Kleine Zalze Shines at Veritas with Four Double Gold Medals and Best Achiever Award
Stellenbosch wine estate Kleine Zalze reaffirmed its status as one of South Africa’s most awarded wineries on being announced as Best Achiever at this year’s Veritas Awards - the country’s leading wine competition – for producers entering more than 10 wines into the show. At this year’s Veritas Awards ceremony held at the historic Nederburg Wine Estate in Paarl, Kleine Zalze garnered four Double Gold medals and three Gold gongs on its route to the Best Achiever title.
Having established itself as South Africa’s Home of Chenin Blanc, Perdeberg Wines has added to its diverse collection with the launch of The Dry Land Collection Fortitude Fortified Chenin Blanc 2021. The latest addition forms part of Perdeberg’s award-winning The Dry Land Collection of ultra-premium wines.
Stellenbosch has been selected as the global meeting point this November for a prestigious, multi-disciplinary congress on Chenin Blanc, a grape variety regarded as key to the future of wine growing. One of the world’s most heat-tolerant and versatile cultivars, it is South Africa’s signature white wine grape. The country has more Chenin vines planted than the rest of the world combined, but Chenin’s birthplace is the Loire in France.