Matthew Van Heerden comes from a family of farmers, which stimulated his interest in viticulture and winemaking. After 15 vintages of working with exceptional vineyard sites, he fulfilled his goal to reflect SA's unique vineyard sites in his own hand crafted signature wines. This all came...
Join us for the Women of Wine South Africa (#WOWSA) Mini Wine Festival! This year we're hosting the event on Friday 14 August at Wine Menu in Kramerville. Experience a relaxed walk around tasting, featuring exceptional female winemakers that are reshaping the South African wine industry. Some...
Winshaw Family Vineyards, currently in the hands of brothers JP and Pierre, represents a very important part of the South African wine industry. Their great-grandfather, Dr. William Charles Winshaw, started the Stellenbosch Farmers’ Winery, and their grandfather, Bill Winshaw, continued the growth of this company....
The vision at Gabriëlskloof is to produce fine wines that reflect the complexity, richness and diversity of their unique terroir. They strive to do this in the most environmentally friendly way possible, showing respect for the region’s biodiversity at all times. Gabriëlskloof is the realisation of...
David Nieuwoudt is what we call a ”Duracell bunny”. There is no end to his energy, entrepreneurial spirit, and collaboration ideas and ultimately all of it results in really hard work to make the best wines possible from select sites. Cederberg is a name synonymous...
"We nurture the vast, micro-climate soil pockets of Stellenzicht to steward and sustain what nature provides each year. Our wines truly are expressions of our terroir. The first owner of Stellenzicht in 1692 created a legacy of over 300 years of winemaking excellence. Since its...
Some of us are head over heals in love with Grenache, for others, there's still a bit of misunderstanding. Is it a light chillable red or is it something we should take more seriously? Where does it fit in? Hard to believe that we did our first Grenache...
“The story of Idun is about more than a passion for winemaking and a journey of discovering the Elgin Valley. Idun is inextricably woven into the story of our family,” says founder Albert Rousset. Idun Wines was born when the family travelled to the southwest coast...
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...
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...