At Wine Menu, we'd like to celebrate 100 years of South Africa's beloved grape, Pinotage. What makes Pinotage special for South Africa? Well it's not just any wine; it's a big part of our culture, skill, and pride, making waves all around the world. A...
Pierre Rabie, already considered himself a “winemaker” at the tender age of 9. His friends and partners, Karen van Helden and Robert Stelzner, were introduced to the wine when helping him with the bottling of his Giant Periwinkle wine many years ago. The wine would...
Pam is a much loved friend of the Wine Menu team (who we are forced to share with the rest of the Johannesburg trade). When she's not introducing Joburg to a vast array of fantastic wines, Pam is at Wine Menu joining in on our...
Momento began in 2013 while Marelise Niemann was winemaker at Beaumont Family Wines in Bot River. She has since become known for wines of purity, elegance and honesty, working with old vines in both Bot River and the Swartland with a minimal intervention approach putting terroir...
A life-long dream that’s a decade old now; a love for the natural sciences led founder Francois Haasbroek down the wine route. Studying viticulture and oenology (wine making) at Stellenbosch University was the first stop, shortly followed by the formative experience of working under one...
Lourens Family Wines (founded in 2016) is a small family-owned business in the beautiful valley of Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa. Franco "Poenie" Lourens' (Winemaker/Proprietor) goal is to make honest wines with personality and character that tell a story about special vineyards, unique sites and the...
For both Louis and Rianie Strydom, a love and passion for wine, vineyards and soils started at a young age. The logical step was to study and achieve a Diploma at Elsenburg Agriculture College, and a B.Sc Agric in Viticulture and Oenology from the University...
"South African wine is not a short story. It’s an odyssey. Its characters have their adventures shaped by the places they travel and the people they meet. Damascene is about a quest for revelation, and each wine is a chapter in this odyssey." The Damascene founders...
Villiera is a leading South African producer of award winning Cap Classique and still wines. Since producing their first Cap Classique in 1984, they have been pioneers in the category bringing excitement and recognition to bottle fermented wines in South Africa. Villiera also have a...
Time at Baccō is a slow rhythm, gently flowing like the seasons. Just as the life cycle of the vine cannot be rushed, creating any rare work of art requires patience. We believe that true wellbeing lies in synergy with nature, nurturing our environment and...