What an unexpected honor to be awarded 95 points by Wine Magazine Chenin blanc Report for our Rikus Neethling Chenin Blanc 2024! My motto with the Rikus Neethling Range has always been to offer good quality wine at a good price. Receiving this rating truly justifies that belief! This is always a strange...

February, the month of love, only a few days away from Valentine’s Day. It’s another reason to start thinking about which bottle of wine to open for special occasions!

Friends raising a glass of wine on 2024

The Journey of Semillon My love for Semillon started way back in 2006 at Mountain Ridge Wines in Wolseley. It was my first vintage as assistant winemaker under the guidance of Francois Agenbag that we made Semillon in different styles.  The Bizoe journey started in 2008 and the first...

I think it’s a repeat of all my previous blogs in August, what I am about to say, “What a privilege to work with vineyards and to shape their future by cutting old shoots away to make space for new life.” Pruning season is in full steam now. Although...

“Time flies when you’re having fun!” There’s so much to discuss since my last blog. Typically, once the harvest ends, it means I have to be on the road regularly to take our beautiful wines across the country. First things first, the harvest is done, and I am extremely...

I think there should be more Malbec in South Africa! According to me Malbec has a South African personality.  Argentinian Malbec has become so popular around the world that wine drinkers associate the Malbec grape with Argentina. I would like to argue the fact as there is so many...

2024 has barely started and we have already celebrated another Valentines Day. I am sure some of you shared a bottle of Bizoe Wines for the first, second and numerous times with your partner. Harvest is on the go, running in the cellar is the thing I love most...