Are you a fan of Pinotage? Well, I certainly am, and one can’t go wrong with a Pinotage from Stellenbosch Hills who have been producing this value-packed South African wine for 75 years! It’s only R92 a bottle and you can buy this Pinotage on the Stellenbosch Hills Website! The History of SH Pinotage The…
What a treat it is to experience where wine started in South Africa – the Constantia Wine Route. For the past 335 years, Constantia has stood proud as the oldest, uninterrupted wine-growing region in the Southern-hemisphere. Now you get the chance to taste through all 9 Constantia Wineries with one ticket this May 2020. General…
What’s the #SaWineLockdown all about? In the days leading up to the South African 21-day Lockdown, the government did not only put a ban on walking dogs but also on the sale of alcohol during the period 26 March – 16 April 2020. This is a huge knock for the wine industry at a critical…
What’s the Sa Wine Lockdown all about? SA Wine companies have to pause all sales for three weeks due to the South African Lockdown with COVID-19. That makes me really sad. It’s a big knock for the industry. So what can we as wine lovers do to help? Just because wine sales have stopped, doesn’t…
The Pick n Pay Wine & Food Festival Cape Town that was scheduled to take place at the V&A Waterfront North Wharf from 3 – 5 April 2020 has been postponed. The event organizers have been closely monitoring the unfolding coronavirus situation in South Africa, and following the Presidency’s briefing, agree that every precaution must…
La Motte Wine Estate, internationally acclaimed for its exceptional wine tourism offering, will close all tourism experiences from Monday, 16 March until Monday, 23 March 2020. The closure follows information from a guest who visited the estate on 9 March and who since tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. La Motte received this news on…
