As much as bloggers and influencers get irritated when agencies and marketers send them pitches that are irrelevant, lacking in info or completely generic shotgun approaches, so do PR’s when content creators show the same lack of understanding or even common courtesy. The relationship between PR agencies and content creators doesn’t have to be difficult. […]
One of Stellenbosch’s most beloved wineries that once heralded a new era for South African wine has been transformed. The famed winery lies within Stellenbosch’s Upper Blaauwklippen Valley, in the foothills of the Helderberg mountain. For these new wines, Stellenzicht take their inspiration from the farm’s ancient heritage and champion pedigree. They also declare the […]
Marketers and Marketing Managers, I know you have been tempted to pull out your big scissors and cut your marketing budgets because, let’s face it, times are tough and wine buyers are few during the third prohibition. You probably have a CFO on your back about your 2021/2 marketing budget and now, more than ever, […]
A love story, a family legacy, a noble title, a small hill on a historic farm looking across the ocean – all these are entwined in the story of the new De Grendel Proposal Hill Brut Rosé, an elegant vintage Pinot Noir Cap Classique released to mark the 300th anniversary of the landmark Cape farm. […]
Festive traditions might seem a distant memory as the end of a pandemic-driven 2020 approaches, but the heritage Stellenbosch estate of Blaauwklippen has a solution for getting into the festive spirit – an open-air evening of Classical Carols by Candlelight on Sunday, 13 December, that will delight the whole family. Some of South Africa’s leading […]
Bigger isn’t always better! The Blaauwklippen Family Market has reopened with a fresh focus on small and local – a place to meet farmers, entrepreneurs, designers, cooks and crafters, and shop for seasonal produce and hand-crafted and sustainably-produced goods. What hasn’t changed is that the market still offers a great weekend outing for the whole […]
Dancing with golden light, a kaleidoscopic spectrum of flavour, made to achieve its full potential over time Vondeling Wines has extended their limited-release Bowwood range with the launch of a full-bodied, natural-fermented wooded Chenin Blanc – a luxurious wine that winemaker Matthew Copeland calls a “kaleidoscopic experience”. Bowwood Chenin Blanc 2019 joins the award-winning Bowwood […]
In search of something special this year for that discerning individual with a taste for the finer things in life? Consider Blaauwklippen’s distinctive Before & After apéritif – a unique, masterful blend of wood-matured red Noble Late Harvest wine and Blaauwklippen 10-year-old Potstill Brandy. Before & After offers sophisticated year-round drinking pleasure – served chilled […]
Seven De Grendel wines receive 4.5* ratings De Grendel capped its 300th anniversary year with the achievement of a new milestone – a remarkable four five-star ratings in the 2021 Platter’s South African Wine Guide. “A year ago we received our first-ever Platter’s five-star award. To boost that to four five-star ratings this year, along […]
Starry honour for a stellar wine named for a rare and starry flower Vondeling Wines has been awarded five stars in the 2021 Platter’s South African Wine Guide for Babiana 2019, a distinctive white blend aptly named for the rare indigenous Babiana noctiflora, a starry night-blooming flower found only on the Paardeberg mountain that Vondeling […]
