IT’S INTERNATIONAL CABERNET SAUVIGNON DAY TODAY – HERE ARE SOME OF MY CURRENT FAVOURITES…

International Cabernet Sauvignon Day, on September 2nd. Time to celebrate this King of Grapes, a vineyard crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc...

REVISITING UNUSUAL & DIFFERENT WINES OF OUR WEBSITE PARTNERS…

I visit unusual and different wines from our website partners, from which I derive a lot of fun, all perfect for this time of the year...

DE WETSHOF ESTATE NAISSANCE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2018, EXCELLENT AS A PARTNER TO DALEWOOD FROMAGE ESTATE CHEESE…

De Wetshof Estate Naissance Cabernet Sauvignon 2018, a jewel in the De Wetshof crown, filled with all the wonderful Cabernet attributes. Excellent sipping wine, great with food..

De Wetshof Lilya 2020, a new release from the Estate, watch my YouTube Video…

De Wetshof Lilya 2020 De Wetshof Wine Estate in the Roberston Wine Appellation is a family owned business. Leading Chardonnay producers in the country, the Estate alwo produces a fabulous range of other varieties of wines. Peter de Wet - De Wetshof Winemaker on this Family Owned Estate Peter de Wet has produced a special

October 7th, 2020|Categories: podcasts, wine of the day|Tags: , , , Robertson, Robertson Wine Valley, Robertson Wines|

De Wetshof Limestone Hill Chardonnay 2020, perfect with my Dalewood Wineland Wild Mushroom Brie, topped with Panko, Enoki Mushroom, Thyme & Lemon Pangratatto…

De Wetshof Limestone Hill Chardonnay 2020, in the words of Robert Parker, American Wine Critic, "this wine possesses more sheer drinkability than 99% of the world’s Chardonnay I have experienced..."

July 28th, 2020|Categories: wine of the day|Tags: Dalewood Fromage, , , , , Robertson, Robertson Wine Valley, Robertson Wines|

De Wetshof Finesse 2019, Carey Boucher Erasmus’s Focaccia is a great partner…

De Wetshof Finesse 2019, a delicately oaked Chardonnay from the De Wets of the Robertson Wine Valley. Expertly grown, sit specific and a perfect Robertson expression...

May 24th, 2020|Categories: wine of the day|Tags: , , Danie de Wet, De Wetshof Chardonnay, , , , , , , Robertson, Robertson Chardonnay, Robertson Wine Valley|

De Wetshof Finesse 2019, great with Dalewood Fromage Boland Cheese…

De Wetshof Finesse 2019, a fine Chardonnay, delicately oaked, though packed with flavour, a perfect Robertson expression...

February 28th, 2020|Categories: wine of the day|Tags: Dalewood Fromage, De Wetshof Chardonnay, , , , , Robertson, Robertson Chardonnay, Robertson Wines|
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Valentine’s Day Podcast #10, De Wetshof Lilya Rosé 2019, good with De Wetshof Mosbolletjies…

De Wetshof Lilya Rosé 2019 is a fine example of a dry Rosé made in the traditional method called saignée, where the juice is taken from the skins...

February 8th, 2020|Categories: wine of the day|Tags: Cabernet Franc, Danie de Wet, , , , , , , , , Robertson, Robertson Wine Valley, Robertson Wines|

De Wetshof Estate Naissance Cabernet Sauvignon 2017, perfect with Jane-Anne Hobbs’s Slow-Cooked Moroccan-Spiced Beef and Apricot Stew with Naartjie Couscous…

As Chardonnay specialists, De Wetshof Estate produce some truly fine reds as the Naissance Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 shows, classical in style...

August 12th, 2019|Categories: wine of the day|Tags: , , Danie de Wet, De Wetshof Chardonnay, De Wetshof Naissance Cabernet Sauvignon, , Jane Anne Hobbs, , |
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De Wetshof Thibault 2010, perfect partner to Jane Anne Hobbs’s Slow-roasted Stuffed Leg of Lamb with a Basil Walnut Sauce…

A Bordeaux style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot, a wine of substance, the De Wetshof Thibault 2010...

November 7th, 2018|Categories: wine of the day|Tags: , , , Danie de Wet, , Jane Anne Hobbs, , Merlot, , Robertson, , South African Red Blend, |

Two Studs from Excelsior, Peter de Wet names two wines after the Estate’s stud horses…..

Excelsior Evanthius Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 and Excelsior San Louis Shiraz 2012, two fine wines from this Robertson Wine Valley Estate, named for two of their stud horses.

October 12th, 2018|Categories: Michael's Writings|Tags: , , Excelsior Wine Estate, , Robertson Wine Valley, |
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Danie Morkel joins De Wetshof as Winemaker

Johan de Wet, CEO of De Wetshof & Danie Morkel De Wetshof Estate in Robertson welcomed a new winemaker at the beginning of the year with Danie Morkel joining the team of this premier wine farm known for its range of site-specific Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and other wines. A BSc graduate in Oenology and Viticulture