Anthonij Rupert Wyne launches maiden vintage L’Ormarins Private Cuvée Cap Classique 2014…
A fine expression of the traditional grapes used in Cap Classique, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, a premier wine in every respect...
LA MOTTE’S NEW VIN DE JOIE BRINGS JOIE DE VIVRE FOR SUMMER
La Motte Vin de Joie 2021 brings joie de Vivre to your Summer meals...
International Chardonnay Day May 27th, we celebrate Mont Rochelle Miko Chardonnay 2017 from The Franschhoek Wine Appellation…
Mont Rochelle Miko Chardonnay 2017, from the Franschhoek Valley, has aged to perfection and eminently drinkable now....
International Sauvignon Blanc Day – 2 great Sauvignons from La Motte…
2 Sauvignons from La Motte in Franschhoek, Sauvignon Blanc celebrating International Sauvignon Blanc Day and its child Cabernet Sauvignon...
Advent Calendar Day 6, La Motte Pierneef Syrah Viognier 2017, a gem from this Franschhoek Wine Estate…
La Motte Pierneef Syrah Viognier 2017, a blend of which the sum is greater than the parts, Edmund Terblanche has made a great wine...
5 minutes with Haute Cabrière Cellar Master Takuan von Arnim (TVA) and Winemaker Tim Hoek (TH)…
5 minutes with Haute Cabrière Cellarmaster Takuan von Arnim and Tim Hoek, hear some of the back stories from this fabulous team...
Holden Manz Visionaire 2014, for me one of the finest to come out of Franschhoek…
Holden Manz Visionaire 2014, a fine wine from Thierry Haberer. Already aged in the bottle, drink it for great pleasure...
Haute Cabrière Unwooded Pinot Noir 2020, is the Bee’s knees, watch my YouTube Video…
Haute Cabrière Unwooded Pinot Noir 2020, a sublime wine where the wonderful fruit of the Pinot Noir grape shines without the necessity of oak..
Haute Cabrière Chardonnay Unwooded 2020, a new addition to the family…
Haute Cabrière Chardonnay Unwooded 2020, a new addition to the fine wine family on this premium Franschhoek Wine Estate...
Vegan Wine? It’s what they do at Haute Cabrière Wine Estate in the beautiful Franschhoek Wine Valley…
Vegan Wine? Haute Cabrière has been doing it since 2015, using only plant based products in the elevage of its wines...
Jane Anne Hobbs’s Tomato, Mozzarella & Chorizo Salad with Caperberries & Basil, perfect with Haute Cabrière Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2019…
Jane Anne Hobbs’s Tomato, Mozzarella & Chorizo Salad with Caperberries & Basil is a great riff on an Insalata Caprese, and so good with the Haute Cabrière Chardonnay Pinot Noir...
Old Road Wine Company The Spotted Hound 2018, perfect partner to Robyn Wallace’s Pork Goulash…
Part of its Quirky Ones Range, Old Road Wine Company's The Spotted Hound 2018 is a delicious four way blend by Ryan Puttick...
Rickety Bridge The Printers’ Devil Belphegor 2017, a ZA Confidential Podcast…
Rickety Bridge The Printers’ Devil Belphegor 2017, a ZA Confidential Podcast…
Old Road Wine Company The Anvil Shiraz 2017, perfect partner to my Waterblommetjiebredie…
Old Road Wine Company The Anvil Shiraz 2017, made by Ryan Puttick pays homage to residents of Franschhoek in another time, in this case The Blacksmith...
Franschhoek Bastille Festival: embracing The Nouveau Normal…
Franschhoek offers a whole nouveau normal way to celebrate Bastille Day. No driving, no parking problems, no crowds, just pure unadulterated fun...
Pierre Jourdan MCC Blanc de Blancs, so good with Fresh Oysters and Nic van Wyk’s Sauce Mignonette…
Pierre Jourdan MCC Blanc de Blancs, is the flagship Méthode Cap Classique, made with Chardonnay on the Haute Cabrière Estate in the Franschhoek Wine Valley...
Pierre Jourdan Ratafia, todays hidden gem on #sawinelockdown…
Pierre Jourdan Ratafia, today's hidden gem on #sawinelockdown, a unique drink made in Franschhoek, none other like it in the country...
Top drops #10, Pierre Jourdan Brut MCC…
Pierre Jourdan Brut MCC, a pioneering MCC from the Haute Cabrière Wine Estate on the slopes of the Franschhoek Mountains...
Top Drops #2, Bellingham The Bernard Series Old Vine Chenin Blanc 2017…
Bellingham The Bernard Series Old Vine Chenin Blanc 2017, one of Bellingham's premium wines from The Barnard Series, made by Richard Duckitt...
Old Road Wine Company 12 Mile Syrah 2017, delicious with Meeta K Wolff’s delicious Vegetable Biryani and 9-Legume Fry – the Punjabi Way…
12 Mile Syrah 2017, a single vineyard wine from The Old road Wine Company, Ryan Puttick has produced a stonker of a wine...
Natasha Pretorius Appointed Winemaker at GlenWood Vineyards…
GlenWood Vineyards is in the Franschhoek Wine Appellation, Natasha Pretorius has recently been appointed Winemaker...
Valentine’s Day Podcast #15, Pierre Jourdan Belle Nectar Demi-Sec Rosé…
Pierre Jourdan Belle Nectar Demi-Sec Rosé, a sparkling new edition to the Pierre Jourdan Range setting a trend for demi-sec Pinot Noir Cap Classique...
Pierre Jourdan Méthode Cap Classique Brut nv, great partner to Christine Capendale’s Apple Tarte Tatin…
Pierre Jourdan Méthode Cap Classique Brut first appeared in 1986, Takuan von Arnim carries on the tradition of fine MCC wines...
A visit to Haute Cabrière Restaurant & Winery – in beautiful Franschhoek, well worth the drive…
Don't deny yourself a visit to Haute Cabrière Restaurant & Winery, it is truly well worth the drive through the beautiful Franschhoek Valley...
Bellingham The Homestead Series Sauvignon Blanc 2019, the perfect wine for Dianne Bibby’s The Ultimate Buddha Bowl Harvest Board…
Bellingham, is the Phoenix risen from ashes in the 1940s still going strong. Perfect example of the quality of wine is The Homestead Series Sauvignon Blanc 2019...
Rickety Bridge honoured With 5 Stars & Joint Best Semillon Award in Platter’s South African Wine Guide 2020…
Rickety Bridge, at the gateway to the Franschhoek Wine Valley takes 5 stars for its Rickety Bridge The Pilgrimage 2017 Old Vine Semillon...
Bellingham The Homestead Series Chardonnay 2018, serve it with Jane-Anne Hobbs’s Salad of Shaved Baby Fennel, Apple and Smoked Mackerel…
From the Bellingham The Homestead Series, a wonderful wooded Chardonnay from the 2018 vintage. Made by Richard Duckitt from Stellenbosch grapes...
Pierre Jourdan Belle Nectar, a non-vintage MCC, good with Dianne Bibby’s Vintage Vanilla Cupcakes with Lemon Curd Buttercream…
Pierre Jourdan Belle Nectar, a non-vintage MCC, a very welcome addition to the Haute Cabrière Wines, deliciously fruit and demi sec in nature...
Franschhoek Summer Wines | 1 February 2020…
Franschhoek Summer Wines at Leopard's Leap on 1 February 2020…
The evolution of Haute Cabrière – a journey celebrating growth & living beautifully …
The evolution of Haute Cabrière has been one of the most exciting happenings in the FranschhoekValley in the last 25 years...
The Haute Collection 2017, a Pinot Noir and a Chardonnay from Haute Cabrière Franschhoek…
The Haute Collection 2017, a Pinot Noir and a Chardonnay, two serious old vineyard wines made by Takuan von Arnim to celebrate the two grape varieities grown on Haute Cabrière in Frasnchhoek...
Pulling out all the stops at this year’s Franschhoek Uncorked Festival 14 & 15 September 2019…
Franschhoek Uncorked Festival 14 & 15 September, the perfect way to get into Spring and enjoy the wines of this Appellation...
Save the date for the Franschhoek Bastille Festival | 13 & 14 July 2019…
One of the fabulous offerings in the beautiful Franschhoek Valley is the annual Franschhoek Bastille Festival on 13 & 14 July...
Franschhoek returns to the Winter Sculpture Fair at the Nirox Foundation Sculpture Park…
Franschhoek returns to the Winter Sculpture Fair at the Nirox Foundation Sculpture Park. We had a wonderful day there last year, great Franschhoek Wines, and fabulous cheese and foods...
Franschhoek Summer Wines | 2 February 2019
Book now for the annual Franschhoek Summer Wines, 12h00 to 17h00 on 2 February 2019 at Leopard’s Leap Family Vineyards...
Haute Cabrière unveils a new look in time for The Festive Season…
Haute Cabrière unveils a new look on its labels, same excellent wine, lovely new livery....
La Bri, Franschhoek, introduces a new range of wines named Double Door…
La Bri, Franschhoek, introduces a new range of sublime wines named Double Door with a charming etching of the cellar door on the label...
La Bri Limited Release Cabernet Sauvignon 2015, so good with Nina Timm’s Fried Liver with Rich Onion Gravy…
La Bri Limited Release Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 is a fine example of a small production of wine from beautifully cared for vines.
Haute Cabrière Restaurant keeps the fire burning this winter…
Home of the finest Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines and Pierre Jourdan Cap Classiques, also has the fine Haute Cabrière Restaurant where chefs Nic van Wyk and Westley Muller plate up truly excellent dishes in the marriage of food and wine...
Haute Cabrière & Pierre Jourdan – the finest of bubbles…
Haute Cabrière & Pierre Jourdan - the finest of bubbles. From an early pioneer of Cap Classique, a range of fine Methode Cap Classiques..
Celebrate Roast Leg of Lamb Day on 7 May
A fine roast leg of lamb with figs Roast leg of lamb. A traditional dish in many cultures. The dinner-table highlight of many a special celebration. The thought of which, brings emotion and memories and hunger... Lesser things have been allocated a special day on the calendar, so it makes good sense to join the