What a great road trip I had to the small town of Tulbagh, about a two hour’s drive from Cape Town. I started the day with wine tasting at one of the oldest wineries in the area called Theuniskraal, which directly translated means ‘Theunis’ Farm’. Afterward, I ventured into the old town for a walk…
This is the first time I tried the Vondeling Babiana White wine blend and was really pleasantly surprised. The label is really minimalistic and classy, the screw cap a bit more premium and it is also a conservation champion! The blend majority chenin blanc with three Rhône style varieties: roussanne, grenache blanc and viognier. I…
I was very excited to be sent the new flagship vintage of the Groote Post Seasalter 2018. 50% of the wine spent time in oak barrels and the other 50% on the fine lees in stainless steel tanks. There is 10% Semillon added to this Sauvignon Blanc which is quite trendy at the moment –…
What a treat it is to enjoy some excellent Noble Late Harvest wines over the Christmas period. You can sip on them, pour them over your ice cream or what I recently discovered, is to add them to tonic water for a delightfully delicious pool side refreshment. When one thinks sweet wine in South Africa,…
Just on the boarders of the Constantia Wine Route and on the way to Hout Bay, lies a new kid on the old block – Silvermist Organic Wine Estate. It is the only Organically Certified Wine Estate in the Constantia Valley. Blink and you might miss the entrance to this massive estate nestled up high…
Just before the Huguenot tunnel lies one of South Africa’s original and iconic wine brands – Nederburg. Purchased in 1791 – it has an incredibly rich history – some of you may actually still have a Nederburg in your family cellar from the 1960s or 70s (if you do, take a piccie and tag me…