Matthew Day is clearly at home on a farm. At the wheel of a drop-top safari vehicle Klein Constantia’s winemaker is taking me on a slow drive around the estate.
The ascents gradually increasing, the views of the Constantia Valley and False Bay
This morning we picked the first grapes for the season and on 2 February, we celebrate SA wine’s 363rd birthday. The 2022 SA harvest is here. It is predicted to be slightly late again and slightly smaller, but I can feel the anticipation. Have you ever
Such was his respect and reverence for their wines, Napoleon forced his troops to salute the vines of Gevrey-Chambertin as they marched through Burgundy, en route to a bit of strenuous French dictatorial conquering, violent mayhem and flashy blood-lett
Harvest season has begun in the Cape Winelands and knowing when to harvest is a fine art. Choosing the perfect moment is a mix of style, balance and wisdom, let’s take a closer look at what makes grapes ready to harvest.
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De Grendel Proposal Hill Cap Classique Brut Rosé 2017
De Grendel Wine Estate is in the Durbanville Wine Appellation, though divorced from it by the Tygerberg Hills on whose southwest facing slopes it is situated. A mere 20 minutes from the city
Tokara, the family owned Stellenbosch Wine and Olive Estate, has triumphed at the 2021 Global Fine Wine Challenge by securing the Trophy for the best New World Bordeaux blend and Double Gold for Cabernet Sauvignon.
The highly acclaimed Tokara D
Many families of the wine world, predictably, ascribe their generational involvement with vineyards and wine to the grape’s elixir being for them “a way of life”. But experiencing the second flight of Franschhoek’s von Arnim clan now running their Haut
Candice Nassen joined the team at Tokara in November 2021 as Assistant Winemaker to Stuart Botha. She’s a double graduate with degrees in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Cape Town, and Viticulture and Oenology from the University of Ste
Tokara Reserve Collection Sauvignon Blanc 2021, the latest vintage of this acclaimed cool climate showstopper with its signature saline finish, fits like a glove with creamy West Coast mussels.
“Originating from arguably the finest terroir in t