Exclusive, limited, super premium, paying tribute to the rare qualities and lasting love of strong women – Anna is the latest release from boutique Stellenbosch estate Kunjani which has at its heart the celebration of life, love, and soul connections. Anna is a luxurious and complex barrel-fermented Sauvignon Blanc made especially for Kunjani’s husband-and-wife owners […]
De Grendel’s unique Elim Shiraz 2019 has made history with the highest score ever achieved in the Veritas Awards, South Africa’s highly respected and longest-running wine competition. The Veritas judges scored De Grendel Elim Shiraz 2019 a record-setting 98 points, earning a Double Gold medal for the wine in the results announced on Saturday, 6 […]
A fresh approach to fusion-cuisine awaits lovers of Kunjani Wines’ famed long, sociable lunches, with new executive chef Michael Huni bringing his experience in luxury safari and winelands cuisine to the Stellenbosch restaurant’s contemporary casual fine dining style. Visitors to the boutique winery in the Bottelary Hills, with its daring modern African-influenced architecture and interior […]
Elgin Vintners has added a new element to its tranquil and supremely comfortable country retreat on a working wine farm – The ESSE Pamper Room, offering body and beauty treatments with leading organic, probiotic and ethical skincare range Esse. The boutique winery and country house set amid the orchards and vineyards of the picturesque Elgin […]
De Grendel’s three different expressions of shiraz/syrah, grown in three different regions, may be diverse in character and style but they share the distinction of award-winning quality, with all three wines achieving upwards of 90 points in the 2021 Winemag.co.za Prescient Shiraz Report and a Top 10 place for De Grendel Elim Shiraz 2019. The […]
Elegant and complex, full-bodied, fragrant and fresh – the maiden vintage of De Grendel Op die Berg Syrah is a distinctive wine grown in one of South Africa’s highest, and coldest, winemaking districts. Op die Berg Syrah 2019 is the third addition to De Grendel’s Op die Berg range. These wines are grown literally “on […]
De Grendel Op die Berg Chardonnay 2020 has brought home two best-in-show trophies and a place in the Top 10 Producers for De Grendel in the 2021 Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show. A unique wine from the cold continental climate of the Ceres Plateau, De Grendel Op die Berg Chardonnay 2020 was awarded the Miele […]
Elgin Vintners The Century 2017, a wine made in tribute to a pioneering centenarian of the Elgin Valley, has shown the ageability of white wines from this cool-climate region by claiming the trophy for Best Museum Class White Blend in the 2021 Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show. A classic white Bordeaux blend of Sauvignon Blanc […]
If I’ve said this once, I’ve said it a thousand times: Social media is more about sociology and psychology than sales and technology. FACT. Being behind the wheel of many social media platforms and advising clients on their social media strategy means I get to see and experience first-hand what works and what does not. […]
Guess what? The same things that irritate PRs and brand managers about bloggers and influencers, work in reverse too. While writing a post with advice for bloggers and influencers on successfully pitching to PR’s, brand managers and marketers, I also asked some of the bloggers I work with what they most wanted from their side […]
