Cape Town, 30th January 2012 – the company of wine people TM is pleased to announce a restructure of its Kumkani brand as a black owned business with a strong commercial focus to grow sales in both the local and international markets. Allison S Adams-Witbooi, a former winemaker at Stellenbosch Wine Services, has agreed to form a 50/50 partnership with the Company to grow the brand and take it in a new direction....

With love in the air and Valentine’s Day around the corner, the luxurious, five star guest house at Holden Manz, the magnificent boutique wine estate nestled between two rivers with majestic mountain views, is offering a special accommodation package for couples for the whole month of February. Stay for three days at the beautiful Cape Dutch style guest house during week days in February and you will only have ...

All aspirant winemakers participating in the Cape Winemakers Guild Protégé Programme have been given the rare opportunity of making their own wines in their own dedicated Quintessence French oak barrels donated by the Cape Cooperage Group. This Paarl based company has extended its support of the Guild’s Protégé Programme by donating a barrel to every Protégé in his or her second year until 2014, ensuring th...

Watches with minute repeaters have always ranked among the rarest, most precious, and most elaborate timepieces. In an extremely compact space, their intricate inner life brings together hundreds of individual parts that interact and function in harmony, or move next to each other with minimal clearances, without making contact. The objective of the effort is to strike the time displayed on the dial with the best pos...

Prepare to get your hands dirty as you harvest the best of the Robertson Wine Valley, from Friday 24 February until Sunday 26 February.

Chill out on Sundays amidst the Franschhoek vines and live la dolce vita with tapas, wine and lounge music at Holden Manz, the magnificent boutique wine estate nestled between two rivers with majestic mountain views. Join tapas lovers on the vibrant cellar terrace every Sunday from 11h00 till 17h00 this summer until the end of March for a wide selection of tapas dishes. Better still, start with tapas and stay...

Save the date for the second annual Winebiz Conference which this year will take place at the Spier auditorium on the 30th of August 2012. The Winebiz Conference which focuses on the marketing and sales of wine is aimed at wine marketers, general managers and winery owners. The conference promises to inspire and transfer knowledge that can be used in the wine industry. The programme will focus on strategy, marketi...

After playing to a capacity crowd of around 1 400 here last year, the ever-popular local group, Shiraz, is set to delight the audience yet again on Sunday, 22 January 2012 at the Helderberg Nature Reserve in Somerset West. The Concerts are presented by the Friends of the Helderberg Nature Reserve and Fleur du Cap. Three members of Shiraz might be better remembered as the chart-topping family group from the U...

Simonsig Estate has started 2012 at a hectic pace as one of the first wine estates in the Stellenbosch region to welcome this year’s harvest. Their Pinot noir grapes used for the iconic Kaapse Vonkel are the first variety once again to make it to the Simonsig cellar. Simonsig cellarmaster Johan Malan is exceptionally pleased with the quality of the grapes this year even after the extreme heat experienced during...

Waterkloof Estate has extended its lineage of elegant wines shaped by bio-dynamically farmed vineyards with the launch of the maiden Straw Wine 2009 under the acclaimed Circumstance label – made from 100% naturally sundried Chenin blanc grapes. The Circumstance Straw Wine 2009 with its golden sun-kissed allure, stems from 22-year old, windswept vines on the low lying slopes of the Schapenberg on the out...

Add sparkle to your Valentine’s Day and treat your loved one to a special dinner paired with La Vallée Rosé, the first off-dry Méthode Cap Classique Rosé from the House of J.C. Le Roux. To make your Valentine’s Day extra special, pair J.C. Le Roux La Valleé Rosé with fresh strawberries, aromatic Thai chicken curry or a mouth-watering dessert of gold-crusted crème brûlée. This Rosé is th...

Head down to Hartenberg Wine Estate in the Stellenbosch Winelands on Saturday, 11 February 2012, and enjoy some of the finest flagship Weisser/Rhine Rieslings from top cellars paired with superb deli fare at the inaugural Riesling Rocks festival. Some of the Cape’s best purveyors of fine deli food will be providing delicious treats to enjoy with the wines, whilst local musicians will set a festive tone for this ...

Spoil someone special on Valentine’s Day with a romantic dinner for two at the Franschhoek Kitchen, the signature restaurant at Holden Manz, the magnificent boutique wine estate nestled between two rivers with majestic mountain views. Chef Bjorn Dingemans who joined the Franschhoek Kitchen after honing his craft working alongside some of the finest chefs in London, has created a delicious three course menu ...

Swing into 2012 with the gypsy sounds of Manouche at the monthly Tapas and Jazz evening on Saturday, 14 January 2012 at Hartenberg, one of the leading wine estates on Bottelary Road in the heart of the Stellenbosch Winelands. With their sometimes unconventional instrumentation and a good deal of original material, this local jazz band is back at Hartenberg for another round of gypsy swing. The price per person is...

The second Veuve Clicquot Masters, one of the most sophisticated events on the South African Polo calendar, is set to take place on Saturday 25th February 2012 at Val de Vie Wine and Polo Estate outside Cape Town. The prestigious Champagne House sponsors some of the world’s biggest polo events, and the2011 Veuve Clicquot Masters was their first foray into African polo. The eventproved to be a resounding success,...

Belvedere Vodka and one of Cape Town’s leading fashion designers Kluk CGDT joined forces and put on a stylish evening for Cape Town’s fashion forward on Wednesday, 14th December 2011. Guests where given an exclusive preview of Malcolm Kluk and Christiaan Gabriel du Toit’s new flagship store in Bree Street as well as a showcase of their latest collection recently shown at New York Fashion Week. In keeping ...

Summer has arrived and there is no better way to celebrate than getting into the sun with a refreshing Belvedere Vodka cocktail! Whether you’re lazing around on the terrace while the sun goes down or dancing your cares away at a summer pool party, you have to try one of the many summery Belvedere cocktail combinations whilst you’re soaking up the rays this summer. If a fruity guava, lychee and pineapple ex...

Pongrácz, the much loved Méthode Cap Classique which celebrates its 21st anniversary this year, is the only South African Brut to win a medal as one of the best sparkling wines in the world at the 2011 Effervescents du Monde held in Dijon, France. One of just two South African Cap Classiques to win a medal in this prestigious international competition of the world’s best sparkling wines including Champagn...

Visit the House of J.C. Le Roux for a rare festive season indulgence and taste three vintages of their flagship Méthode Cap Classique, Scintilla, with a selection of handmade fudges available exclusively during the Summer in Stellenbosch Valley weekend from 16 to 18 December 2011. Come a taste how three very special vintages of the J.C. Le Roux Scintilla, 2001 – 2003, are paired with lip-smacking fudge to ...

Prepare for a sensory feast of taste, colour and flavour at Die Bergkelder, with delicious wine, food and salt pairings during the Summer in Stellenbosch Valley weekend taking place from 16 to 18 December 2011. With unique savoury parings including Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Viognier paired with golden cheese straws and Khoisan flaked salt, Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Chardonnay paired with Olives and Fleur du Cap ...