After graduating from Stellenbosch University with a BSc in Viticulture and Oenology, Trizanne worked multiple vintages in Australia, France, and Portugal. She then returned to her homeland and joined the winemaking team at Klein Constantia. In 2004, Trizanne was offered the opportunity to start Anwilka...
Jessica Saurwein’s family surname is steeped in the history of 17th-century winemaking, her forefathers made “sour” wine for the Emperor of Austria. It became her vocation to redeem her family’s reputation in wine, and so, after a gap year working locally and internationally in vineyards,...
Julien and Sophie Schaal is all about Grand Cru Riesling Vineyards in Alsace. All three of Julien Schaal’s Rieslings are made in the exact same way however they all come from different soil types in the Alsace region. All grapes undergo manual harvesting and are then pressed...
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,...
This Saturday we will be sipping on the delightful wines of Ataraxia. Come join us! Greek for "a serene state of mind, free from worry and preoccupation", Ataraxia lives up to the hype. Aptly called The Skyfields, Ataraxia Wines is perfectly positioned on a commanding rise...
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...
We are delighted to welcome you to this Saturday Sipping Session with the gorgeous wines of Catherine Marshall. What began as a festive three-barrel foot stomp event attended by a handful of friends on a south peninsula beach in 1996, produced a very palatable Syrah, and...
We are so excited to taste the newly released Origin Range of wines with Trizanne. Not only are these wines visually in a category of their own, they are true reflections of terroir, guts and grit. We're all familiar with the Sondagskloof White and Benede-Duivenshok Chardonnay....
Peter-Allan Finlayson is visiting us to introduce his 2022 Single Vineyard wines in person. Let's learn more about Shaw's Mountain, Elandskloof, Kerksaal, Vrede and more, the names of the vineyards where these 3rd generation brothers source grapes. You might be more familiar with Cuvee Cinema,...