Storm Wines & Hannes Storm After 12 vintages in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley – ‘Heaven-and-Earth’ – working intimately with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, Hannes Storm discovered two tiny parcels of land with particularly exceptional terroirs. The two vineyards, one in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley and the other in...
Ann Ferreira started the Pieter Ferreira label in 2019, named after her famous winemaker husband. Pieter is chairman of the Cap Classique Producers Association and both he and Ann have always been passionate about bubbly. Pieter has been instrumental at Graham Beck for decades and his dedication and...
We have the privilege to host Anthony Hamilton Russell for a vertical tasting of Hamilton Russell Vineyards Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. 50 years ago, in 1975, founder, Tim Hamilton Russell, purchased the undeveloped 170 hectare property, after an exhaustive search for the most southerly site on...
Restless River is synonymous with authentic, elegant wine. Craig and Anne Wessels own and run this small family estate in the cool Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. Craig is committed to absolute site expression and a minimalist approach. Each vineyard on their farm is registered as a Single Vineyard...
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,...
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...