by Greg Landman | Sep 12, 2025 | wine of the week
DURBANVILLE HILLS COLLECTORS PINOTAGE 2023 Prominent aromas of mulberries, mocha, sweet cinnamon spice, red cherries and hints of vanilla. An elegant, medium bodied wine with plenty of red fruit, well balanced with well-integrated wood, and soft tannins with a...
by Greg Landman | Sep 1, 2025 | wine of the week
There used to be romantic stories that Syrah or Shiraz originated in Persia but these were disapproved by 1999 DNA tests that proved it was the product of two grapes in southeastern France, Dureza and Mondeuse Blanche. Do not confuse with Petite Sirah, an 1880 cross...
by Greg Landman | Aug 26, 2025 | OUT AND ABOUT, wine of the week
Set in one of the most beautiful areas of the Western Cape, Rietvallei in Robertson has far distant mountains edging the horizon and an almost garden like atmosphere, with country roads lined with cannas demarcating the various farms, “eende vir huur “ signs (ducks to...
by Greg Landman | Jul 23, 2025 | wine of the week
Groot Constantia is the quintessential Cape wine estate. It is also the oldest, wine having been made there since the beginning of the 18th Century. This was the home of the original famous Constantia wines celebrated in literature by authors like Jane Austen, Dickens...
by Greg Landman | Jul 17, 2025 | wine of the week
The home of Chenin is the Loire valley in France but when the French Huguenots fled to South Africa in the 18th century they brought with them, not only this remarkable grape, but their expertise in making superb wines from it. Many of them settled in Franschhoek,...
by Greg Landman | Jul 7, 2025 | wine of the week
This wine is made to honour the memory of Pocket Power, one of the greatest racehorses in South African history, born and bred on Zandvliet on the outskirts of the Robertson Valley Wine Route. This remarkable horse won numerous races, trophies and awards during his...
