Amazing Snippets Of History: Cape Towns First Wines
It’s intriguing – the history of the Cape’s first wine. Both van Riebeeck and van der Stel played…
Monday, 20 June 2016It’s intriguing – the history of the Cape’s first wine. Both van Riebeeck and van der Stel played…
Monday, 20 June 2016You don’t have to drive far to visit some of the oldest wine estates in the country when…
Monday, 9 May 2016To explore a garden before, or after, tasting the wine grown on the farm is one of the…
Wednesday, 8 April 2015Wines in South Africa do not start and end with the Cape Winelands (Franschhoek, Paarl, Stellenbosch), although one…
Thursday, 11 December 2014Whether you enjoy your wine big, buttery, smooth, opulent, complex, creamy or crisp, the wines made in South…
Thursday, 4 December 2014When someone mentions ‘wine route’ in Cape Town, one usually thinks of Stellenbosch or Franschhoek, not the Cape…
Tuesday, 19 August 2014Even on winterโs day, driving through the gates of Simonsig Estate in Stellenbosch is an experience.ย Tall trees…
Monday, 30 September 2013South Africa is as diverse as it is beautiful, offering so much to do and see for visitors…
Monday, 12 August 2013Fairview Estate has to be one of my favourite wine cellars to visit. It is situated on the…
Tuesday, 26 February 2013We went up to a wedding in December on my boyfriendsโ family farm which is slap bang in…
Friday, 25 January 2013Looking for Wine Farms where you can Picnic in the Western Cape? It’s a perfect day, the weather…
Friday, 11 March 2011Itโs a beautiful sunny day, and I can tell the day is going to be hot. Iโm heading…
Thursday, 24 February 2011While spending time with family in Riebeek West over Christmas, we decided to embark on a wine tour…
Tuesday, 11 January 2011I first hear about fat-tailed sheep during a first-hand account of the efforts at Solms-Delta in Franschhoek to…
Wednesday, 22 September 2010The gardens of Vergelegen: Despite the fact that there over 1000 camellias in Vergelegen’s garden, and the estate…
Wednesday, 11 August 2010