A wine that draws you out of your comfort zone and becomes your new happy place. Iconic moments happen around tables, and over the past few decades, Du Toitskloof has earned itself a special place at South African lunch and dinner feasts. Albeit previously known as a...
Goodness from the heart of the Swartland What a pleasure to rediscover the Riebeek wine valley after our Covid-slumber and get right back on the Swartland Shiraz horse. The festive memories of this adored part of the Cape Winelands flashed back as olive trees,...
Stellenbosch sun in a bottle of wine Stellenbosch is synonymous with sophisticated red wines, and Thelema, poised against the South Easterly side of the Simonsberg Mountain, is exemplary. Yet, with some of the highest elevations here, Chardonnay’s intricacies...
Monday Movie Night The Monday’s Child Chenin Blanc 2020 is a wine for all occasions, and as Mondays are the cheat day for TV meals, we paired it with a film that was as intense as the wine. It is virtually impossible to find a movie we both enjoy. I have an...
Baroness Nadine Chardonnay An ethos of excellence Rupert & Rothschild Vignerons needs no introduction. The late Dr Rupert and the late Baron Edmund de Rothschild, two long-time devotees of the world of wine, created something exceptional “greater than...
Ridgeback WinesRidgeback Wines is situated in Paarl in the Western Cape, on the northern slopes of the magnificent Paarl Mountain. The farm extends over an area of 65 hectares, of which 35 hectares are currently under vine. Their winery overlooks a small dam home to...
