De Grendel Op die Berg Syrah 2020, so good with Liver in a sour sauce…

From snow bound Witzenberg Vineyards in Winter, De Grendel's Founding Winemaker Charles Hopkins makes a superb example of a Continental Climate Wine - De Grendel Op die Berg Syrah 2020...

June 23rd, 2022|Categories: podcasts, wine of the day|Tags: , Charles Hopkins, De Grendel Op die Berg Syrah 2020, , , Ian Bergh, , , South African Wines, |

CAPE PORTRAIT WINES – TWO GREAT BLENDS FROM DURBANVILLE HILLS, BY KOBUS GERBER & WILHELM COETZEE. SUPERB FOOD WINES…

Kobus Gerber and Wilhelm Coetzee launch two blended wines under the Cape Portraits Label, Two utterly delicious and different wines...

DE GRENDEL ROSÉ 2021, A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME WOULD NOT TASTE AS FINE…

De Grendel Rosé 2021 In one of the most perfect marine climate settings in the Cape, De Grendel Wine Estate sits on the slopes of the Tygerberg Hills, thus named for the spotty indigenous fynbos which covers it. Facing Table Mountain in the South and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Estate is a

November 9th, 2021|Categories: podcasts, wine of the day|Tags: , Charles Hopkins, De Grendel Restaurant, , , , , Ian Bergh, |

DE GRENDEL OP DIE BERG CHARDONNAY 2021, PERFECT WITH DIANNE BIBBY’S BUTTERED ROAST CHICKEN…

De Grendel Op die Berg Chardonnay 2021, is born in the Witzenberg where snow covers the vineyards in Winter...

October 20th, 2021|Categories: podcasts, wine of the day|Tags: Chardonnay, Charles Hopkins, , De Grendel Restaurant, , , Ian Bergh, , , South African Wines, |

Durbanville Hills Chenin Blanc 2018, great with Dianne Bibby’s Wild Rice Chicken Salad with Avocado…

Durbanville Hills Chenin Blanc 2018, a fine expression of the grape, the largest planted wine grape in South Africa...

August 27th, 2019|Categories: wine of the day|Tags: , , Durbanville Hills, Durbanville Hills Chenin Blanc, Durbanville Hills Winery, , Kobus Gerber, |
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Durbanville Hills Collector’s Reserve The Lighthouse Merlot 2017, perfect with a tranche of Dalewood Fromage Huguenot…

The Durbanville Hills Collector’s Reserve The Lighthouse Merlot 2017 is an excellent expression of the grape grown in the Durbanville Wine Appellation..

July 31st, 2019|Categories: wine of the day|Tags: Dalewood Fromage Huguenot, Durbanville Hills Winery, , , South African Merlot, , |
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Durbanville Hills Collector’s Reserve The Cape Mist Sauvignon Blanc 2017, nice partner to Lizet Hartley’s Cream of Mushroom Soup with Parmesan Toasties

The grapes for the Durbanville Hills Collector’s Reserve The Cape Mist Sauvignon Blanc 2017 come from separate vineyards which provide the building blocks for a fine expression of a cool climate Sauvignon Blanc.