Amandelboord Pinotage Makes it Four! De Grendel is celebrating a fourth Top 10 place in a row in the Winemag.co.za reports this year – this time for the Amandelboord Pinotage 2018, along with 90 points for the current 2019 vintage of this consistent top performer. De Grendel is the only winery to have achieved four […]
De Grendel Elim Shiraz Makes It a Double – and a Triple Unique in its cool-climate origin and unique in character, De Grendel Elim Shiraz 2018 has been named in the Top 10 in the Prescient Shiraz Report 2020 by Winemag.co.za – adding to its Top 12 status in the 2020 Shiraz SA Challenge recently. […]
Kunjani Wines, Restaurant and Villas today announced it has been recognised as a 2020 Travellers’ Choice award-winner for their restaurant. Based on a full year of Tripadvisor reviews, prior to any changes caused by the pandemic, award winners are known for consistently receiving great diner feedback, placing them in the top 10% of hospitality businesses […]
De Grendel Elim Shiraz 2018 is a Top 12 champion in the 2020 Shiraz SA Challenge, maintaining the impressive track record of a distinctive wine that continues to attract accolades. Producer association Shiraz SA announced the Top 12 winners in their annual challenge in an online event on Thursday, 30 July, with judging panel convenor […]
Showing the character of a vintage considered the most outstanding in a decade, Kunjani Shiraz 2015 is a winner in the Shiraz SA Challenge 2020 which unveiled South Africa’s Top 12 champions earlier this week. In the ultimate accolade for South African shiraz producers, Shiraz SA announced the Top 12 in the annual Shiraz SA […]
For many producers, great wine reviews do not come around often enough, especially if they come from a reputable wine critic, well-known wine personality or acclaimed magazine. But should the day arrive where a Michael Fridjhon, Tim Atkin, Christian Eedes or Jancis Robinson sings your wine’s praises, it is important to maximise the review to […]
With the change of seasons comes the beautiful transformation of our vineyards from vibrant and lively greens to deep oranges, golden hues and bright reds as summer gives way to a much-needed resting period – resting for the plants, that is, not for the people who work with them. Seasonal Vineyard Maintenance Once harvesting is […]
I’m sure a lot of you have given much thought to the branding elements of your blog, business and website, such as the name and logo, and that you may be reasonably happy with the choice you have made. But unless you have paid a creative agency thousands of ZAR’s to do research and come […]
At the end of a long week, gather the family round the table and let the creative duo of Hamm & Uys do the cooking with a home-delivered three-course Sunday lunch of traditional favourites served up with their characteristic fun and flair. Johnny Hamman and Marius Uys’s restaurant Hamm & Uys at Blaauwklippen in Stellenbosch […]
Paying homage to more than 300 years of wine history and the distinctive blue-grey granite that gave the farm its original name, Blaauwklippen has released a classic Bordeaux blend in their range of premium red wines – De Blaauwe Klip 2017. Blaauwklippen’s Stellenbosch terroir with its mineral-rich decomposed granite soils lends itself to producing superior […]
