22 Jun Experience Middelvlei in a different way
By now you are surely craving Middelvlei’s popular Boerebraai lunches, wondering when the next time will be that you get to tuck into a juicy lamb chop or the freshly baked potbrood. Hopefully soon you’ll get to enjoy these tasty treats again, but for now the team will be tickling your taste buds with their alternate delicious offering.
22 Jun Stellenbosch Hills re-invents fun snack-and-wine pairings
Create a home tasting event with easy email-and-collect
Stellenbosch Hills is about to move your lockdown me-time to a whole new level. The winery that made wine pairing fun by thinking “out of the box” has now re-invented the concept, putting pizzazz all back inside - for your enjoyment at home.
08 Jun New release wines mark 75th anniversary for Stellenbosch Hills
Prominence for Pinotage – the winery’s first bottled red wine
The year 1945 was forever etched into human history as the end of a disastrous war. For a small group of wine farmers in Stellenbosch, it marked a victory in independence 75 years ago that would eventually lead to the establishment of Stellenbosch Hills. The event is especially significant in the case of the just-released Stellenbosch Hills Bushvine Pinotage 2017. Pinotage was the first red wine cultivar bottled under the young winery’s name. Back then, it was known as Vlottenburg Cellar and became Stellenbosch Hills in 2003.
10 Mar The comeback of Viognier | Flagstone Wines
Legend has it that Viognier is an ancient grape originating in Dalamatia (present-day Croatia) and was brought to the Rhone Valley during the Roman occupation. One legend states that the Roman emperor Probus brought the vine to the region in 281 AD; another has the grape packaged with Syrah on a cargo ship navigating the Rhône river, en route to Beaujolais when it was captured, near the site of present-day Condrieu, by a local group of outlaws.
15 Jan Waterkloof unveils its charming Cape Coral 2019 Mourvèdre Rosé
Release marks 10th harvest milestone for winemaker
Celebrated Helderberg wine estate Waterkloof has drawn back the curtains on the latest creation in its Circumstance range for premier, site-specific wines to reveal the Cape Coral 2019 Mourvèdre Rosé. For winemaker Nadia Barnard-Langenegger, the release is especially poignant – it marks her 10th anniversary harvest at Waterkloof.
29 Oct Kleine Zalze – Méthode Cap Classique Chardonnay Pinot Noir Vintage Brut 2013
The Kleine Zalze Méthode Cap Classique Chardonnay Pinot Noir Vintage Brut 2013 was our Bubbly of choice as the Springboks took on the mighty Wales. The game which started off as kicking soon turned into a nail bitting semi final for the books. The Kleine Zalze...
01 Aug Stellenbosch Hills | New Sense of Place is a new pinnacle for Stellenbosch wine
I attended the launch of the Stellenbosch Hills limited-edition range of wines that promise rare insight into some of South Africa's finest terroir in Stellenbosch has been unveiled. Named Sense of Place, the portfolio showcases the diversity of expressions that vineyards at their peak are capable of.
18 Jul Waterkloof unveils the latest vintage of its Circle of Life White
Renowned biodynamic winery Waterkloof has released the latest vintage of its eagerly-awaited Circle of Life White blend. Showcasing both the gentle hand applied in the winery and a life-affirming approach in the vineyards, the 2016 Circle of Life White is again a proud standard bearer for wines that eco-friendly farming can deliver.
12 Jun Flagstone Wines Two Roads Chardonnay for Tasting Note Tuesday
Nothing excites me more than Chardonnay In my wine glass, the versatility excites me especially when the wine is showcases the winemakers flair Chardonnay is a relatively neutral grape with a flexible character, it derives the bulk of its flavours from terroir, where it reflects the growing conditions with terrific fidelity, and barrelling, where it’s intrinsic flavour needs to be coaxed out. Creatively it’s a blank canvass for winemakers and that’s an exciting space to exhibit the craft of winemaking.
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