David Finlayson "GS" Cabernet Sauvignon Named the Best Cabernet Sauvignon in the World by the prestigious Concours International des Cabernets wine competition last week the team at David Finlayson were kind enough for us to try it and we were blown away. The GS Cabernet Sauvignon is no stranger to accolades...
May has arrived and along with it the gradual start of winter, and of course the ever welcome winter rains that go with it for us in the Cape!...
Brookdale Sixteen Field Blend The Rudd family, owners of Brookdale saw opportunity and potential in what was, at the time, an overgrown and under-used area of land in the Paarl Winelands. Tim Rudd acquired the property with a clear vision in mind to create a world-class...
Nativo Wine Concepts and Hughes Family Wines go back many years from the inception of their brand Nativo, both a White and a Red blend which have been available in our stores and on our online platform since inception. However recently we were introduced to several...
As the Easter weekend looms ahead of us we start seeing the long warm days of summer slowly coming to an end and autumn easing in. The vineyards are now taking a break after the harvest this year, which means we can expect to see...
Normandie Est. 1693 Normandie Est. 1693 is one of the original twenty nine French Huguenot farms in the Franschhoek region of the Cape Winelands. Their location on the slopes of the Groot Drakenstein Mountain peak is twenty-eight kilometres from the Atlantic Ocean, set in a unique...
Craven Wines It feels like the Craven's are hitting their stride with the release of their 2021 vintages. There was a certain confidence and calm during their presentation last week to the Cape Town trade. They know their wines are good and if you looked at...
The 2022 harvest has been interesting and relatively unpredictable in most areas despite most soil moisture conditions being a lot better. The excellent rains we received in 2021 kept our dams relatively full all helping with irrigation management. The weather during harvest season, which started...
Maanschijn A collaboration between two winemakers, Douglas Mylrea and Paul Hoogwerf, who attended both high school and university together. After studying winemaking in Stellenbosch, they went on their separate journeys, gaining experience in cellars and vineyards around the world. Many vintages passed before a series of fortunate events...
Fryer's Cove Fryer’s Cove is the only vineyard within the Bamboes Bay ward, which is also the smallest ward in South Africa. The vines of Fryer’s Cove dot the hillside 500 meters from where the cold ocean throws its breakers against a rocky shore. Fryer’s Cove...
