A menu bursting with lively flavours fusing African and European cuisine is an invitation to live the good life at Kunjani in Stellenbosch, where fine wines and sleek contemporary design meet passion and warm hospitality. The contemporary restaurant in Stellenbosch’s Bottelary Hills owned by the husband-and-wife team of South African Pia Watermeyer and German Paul […]
Elgin Vintners has joined the growing global trend for canned wine with the launch of Fynbos Lite, premium vintage red and white wines in convenient, eco-friendly packaging that are light in all senses of the word – a lighter carbon footprint, light on alcohol and lighter on the waistline. Fynbos Lite celebrates the home of […]
The newly-opened Elgin Vintners Tasting Room is an ideal destination on a visit to the scenic valley of vines and orchards, to taste their distinctive cool-climate wines and enjoy a cheese platter or picnic with spectacular views of the valley, farmlands and surrounding mountains. Located in the heart of the fertile Elgin valley, with its […]
De Grendel celebrates its 300th anniversary this year, marking three centuries of a Cape landmark whose story – and that of its fourth-generation owners, the Graaff family – is deeply woven into South Africa’s history. Renowned for its award-winning wines and its restaurant rated among the best for fine dining in South Africa and Africa, […]
Blaauwklippen’s new Farm Shop & Deli is all about local, offering a country-style destination in the heart of Stellenbosch that’s easily accessible for locals and stocks the best of locally grown and produced deli fare. The old farm stables on Stellenbosch’s oldest wine farm were carefully converted over the past three months to house the […]
De Grendel Op die Berg Pinot Noir 2017 has claimed the Pinot Noir Trophy in the Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards 2020, a lofty accolade for a wine that reflects its unique terroir almost a kilometre above sea level where vineyards are blanketed in winter snow. The trophy for the overall top-scoring Pinot Noir […]
A single vineyard and grapes treated gently and with care produces the delicate and elegant Ridgelands Pinot Noir, its rare quality recognised with a Double Gold award in the 2020 Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards. Elgin Vintners Ridgelands Pinot Noir 2018 was one of just 89 out of more than 1 500 entries to make […]
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 […]
