Franco Lourens really is one of our rising stars, with a relatively small production still at this stage. Howard John red blend, named after his dad, was the start of it all in 2016. He was still working for David Finlayson at the time, making the...
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...
Danie Steytler Jnr has been making waves with his pure and classic wines, yet following in the footsteps of his dad, who was a leader in the creation of Pinotage blends in South Africa. Danie's great-grandfather planted the first vineyard on the farm in 1946,...
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...
Stephanie wrote the following after a recent tasting of Khakibos: "The only way to move forward is to look backwards. Last week we glanced back to our very first bottling of 2018 Khakibos (the first vintage was 100% Verdelho) and we journeyed through each blend and...
We absolutely love Chenin Blanc! It’s one of our favourites! And it is Drink Chenin Day on the 8th of June, which just so happens to coincide with our Saturday Sipping Session! Bonus! We will be tasting Chenin Blancs from Beaumont, Remhoogte Wine Estate, Harry Hartman...
Alheit new vintage release tasting with Chris Alheit The tasting that sold out last year, even before we announced it, is back! Not much needs to be said about Alheit wines. Those who are lucky enough to get their hands on some of the single vineyard wines,...
Bruwer Raats founded Raats Family Wines in 2000, and since then has narrowed his focus on Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc. He believed that specialising would lead to success, and this belief was not unfounded, as today, Raats Family Wines is regarded as a leader...
Join us for an exclusive Saturday Sipping Session with the winemaker himself - Richard Schroeder - presenting his Groot Phesantekraal wines. While vines were always cultivated in this area over the centuries, Groot Phesantekraal was known as a successful cattle, sheep and grain farm until the...
Bernhard Bredell is one of the most exciting young winemakers on the scene with 8 vintages behind his back under the Scions of Sinai label. A familial history spanning as far as 160 years back in the Helderberg sub-region of Stellenbosch, he hopes to reclaim...