We at Wine Menu love old vine wines! So to celebrate Old Vine Day (1st August), we will be opening a special selection of old vine wines from all over the Western Cape to mark the celebration of South Africas beautiful (and sometimes quite gnarly)...
David & Nadia Sadie are a young husband and wife team whose thoughtful, sensitive approach to viticulture and winemaking has set them out as one of the Swartland’s shining stars. Their quest to nurture and restore low-yielding old vineyards is an effort to breathe new...
Self-taught cellarmaster Jose Conde’s first attempt at winemaking was in 2000, and he chose to experiment with his favorite grape, Cabernet Sauvignon. As luck would have it, his father-in-law Hans Schroder farmed arguably the best Cabernet grapes in the region. Made with basic equipment and using...
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,...
Mullineux is the Swartland winery of Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines. Having worked several vintages at wineries in France, South Africa and California, Chris & Andrea chose to settle in the Swartland region of the Western Cape Winelands , firmly believing that the ancient granite and...
Corlien has decided to take the reins this weekend. She will be opening a mystery selection of wines off our shelves for this weeks Saturday Sipping Session. If you know anything about Wine Menu or Corlien for that matter, you know that the wine will...
The Winemaker Born in Cape Town as part of a set of twins, Jolandie Fouche was raised in the Swartland, where she spent the larger part of her childhood roaming the farm and falling in love with the vineyards. After more than a decade of earning her...
Gabriëlskloof sits on a rise in the Botrivier valley between two mountain ranges; the Houwhoek range to the North and the Babylonstoren range to the South. The farm is 15km from the Atlantic ocean at Hawston as the crow flies, and the vineyards benefit from...
Thorne and Daughters Wines was started in 2012 by John and Tasha Seccombe to produce authentic wines in the beautiful Western Cape where they have made their home. It has been a long journey that has taken them around the world and brought them back to where they first...
Meet Donovan Rall, a passionate winemaker and the heart behind Rall Wines, a premium winery nestled in the picturesque Cape Winelands of South Africa. Born and raised in this stunning region, Donovan's love for wine blossomed during his school holidays when he eagerly worked in...