Restless River is home to Burgundian style Chardonnay and lean Cabernet Sauvignon in the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde appellation. Here Craig and Anne Wessels have since 2004 steadily stuck to their guns with the way they farm, and the way they work in the cellar. The soils are...
Newton Johnson Vineyards is synonymous with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir and more specifically from the Upper Hemel en Aarde appellation. Gordon Newton Johnson has been at the winemaking reins since 1999. Some can call it luck that he met Nadia, from a 6th generation winemaking family,...
Nestled against the slopes of Helderberg, Longridge is the leading organic and biodynamic farm in Stellenbosch. Here they honour the age-old organic traditions by looking down into the earth, making sure there are no harmful chemicals or toxins in the ancient, decomposed granite soils, or...
On this Saturday, join us for something a little less known and very exciting. FRAM Wines is the wine baby of Thinus Kruger, a man that is very familiar with making delicious wine for people, and who embarked on his own journey in 2013 after...
Let's gather around the table with Peter-Allan to taste the latest Crystallum wines and learn about the secrets of all the different vineyard sites they currently work with. From Shaw’s Mountain, Elandskloof, Kerksaal, Vrede and more, the names of the vineyards where these 3rd generation...
John and Karen Loubser started Silverthorn wines on the banks of the Breede River, near Bonnievale more than two decades ago. Karen's dad had a vision, a dream, when he purchased this 11 hectare property in the '70s. But it took another 20 years before...
Those who know Burgundy well says one can never know everything or understand it fully. Just as you think you got your head around the appellations, you realise you have it all wrong. However, one must keep trying and learning and maybe one day get...
The now 164 hectare property that we know of as Jordan Wine Estate was acquired in 1982 by Garry Jordan’s parents. This is where an extensive programme of replanting began, specialising on planting classic varieties on specific soils and slopes. Gary’s background is in Geology,...
This Saturday we are really in for a treat! Berene Sauls, a long-standing employee at Hamilton Russell Vineyards, founded Tesselaarsdal in 2015. Her story is steeped in South African history, and is well worth hearing. We are lucky enough to have Berene herself with us on...
Nico Grobler is the creator of ‘The Valley wines’, a man with unbridled passion for “finesse, elegance, perfume, restraint, purity, freshness.” Known for his exceptionally focussed Chardonnay and Pinot Noir under the La Brune label, The Valley was created to offer amazing quality wines, made...