MIRRA Semillon 2021 reflects passion, admiration, creative freedom A long-standing love affair with the versatile Semillon grape has come to fruition for Elgin Vintners winemaker and business manager Dr Marinda Kruger with the release of her personal passion project – MIRRA Semillon 2021. While she first fell in love with Semillon when working with 50-year-old […]
The elegance and fruit purity derived from the unique cool climate of the Elgin Valley have earned Elgin Vintners Merlot 2019 a Top 10 ranking in the best of South African Merlot. The results of the South African Merlot Forum’s inaugural Merlot Top 10 competition were announced earlier today (Wednesday, 22 June 2022), with Elgin […]
The Elgin Vintners Site-Specific range showcases selected vineyard sites within the unique cool climate of the Elgin Valley, bringing terroir to the fore in wines made with hands-on attention to the details of the craft of winemaking. With elegantly refreshed labels and packaging and renamed to foreground the Elgin Vintners brand and their distinctive terroir, […]
One cool climate, four different styles – the Sauvignon Blancs of Elgin Vintners have golden quality, with the latest accolade a Gold medal for the 2021 Sandstone Sauvignon Blanc in this year’s Concours Mondial du Sauvignon. Elgin Vintners Sandstone Sauvignon Blanc was one of only four wines from South Africa to achieve Gold in the […]
Everyone could use a refreshed look now and again, and it’s no different with wine. We’ve given our Elgin Vintners range a packaging update, rolled out over the last few months as new vintages have been released. “The updated look is more nip and tuck than facelift – we wanted to clean up the brand […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
