The De Grendel Farm is situated in the Tygerberg Hill area and covers 330 hectares of Fynbos mountain slopes. In 2000 the first trellises were planted on the farm. Wine making has now joined hands with De Grendel’s other farming passion, Holstein cattle and dairy farming. The first grapes planted were Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot…. [Read More]
Rainbow’s End Family Reserve
Rainbow’s End is a family-owned boutique wine estate close to Stellenbosch situated within the Jonkershoek Mountain range. The farm has been part of the Malan family heritage dating as far back as French Huguenot’s times. The name reflects on the promise of “a pot of gold” at the end of the rainbow. In this case,… [Read More]
Colmant Méthode Cap Classique
“Quick!! Bring on the Bubbly!” I am sure we are all very familiar with the legalities surrounding the name Champagne. The name calling or in this instance, the not so much there of regarding Champagne vs Sparkling Wine. In 2002, Belgian born Jean-Philippe Colmant (JP) and his wife took a leap of faith and moved… [Read More]
De Toren Fusion V
“Without aim and direction you are nowhere. Our wine crafting roadmap is clear and precise, our objective is to develop and re-define the Bordeaux concept and adapt it to be uniquely South African… achieving very complex, balanced and expressive wines.” This is the quoted mission statement of De Toren Wines. Their everyday credo to producing… [Read More]