Thanks you “Pappa”
January 2001 is clearly still on my mind when my parents driven me down to Stellenbosch to start my first year at The University of Stellenbosch.…
Nieu-Bethesda to Graaff-Reinet
Once a year the whole industry heads down the N1 towards Graaff-Reinet for the yearly Stoeptasting. Off we set to join the fun in the Karoo.…
Let’s hit the road Jack (Part 2)
Adventure down the Garden Route! Following up from my last post about my time in Gauteng, next stop Garden Route with Jo and Nick Lowe…
Let’s hit the road Jack
Let’s hit the road Jack …. (Part 1) One morning driving my kids to school on our local radio station in the Western Cape, KFM…
Bizoe Genant
On Monday 29th of March we completed harvest 2021 with our Bizoe Idioglossia Chardonnay grapes arriving from Elgin approx. 2 weeks after we completed Stellenbosch…
Handcrafted Wines by Rikus Neethling
Handcrafted Wines What does the term handcrafted wine mean for a winemaker? Surely each berry wasn’t de-stemmend and crushed by hand? In my view, it…
Hitting the Red Zone
Hitting the Red Zone! As they say, into the final stretch we go. Most of the white grapes are in the cellar, just waiting for…
2 February 1659 – 2 February 2021
2 February 1659 – 2 February 2021 It feels like quite a significant date in 2021. 2 February 1659 was the first grapes picked by…
It’s not a one day game!
It is not a one day game! As the test series between South Africa and Pakistan started in Pakistan for the first time in 13…
Wine & Dinner = Winner
New Year, New Liquor Ban, New Harvest 2021 starts off with a ban, not a bang. Personally, I would not think we are better…
Head over Hills Weekend
Bizoe Wine were invited by Martin and Theresa Hansson from Head over Hill Luxury Guest House to attend their annual wine show case they present…
A Semillon Affair (Part2)
Semillon Affair (Part2) In our previous post we have explained the Morningstar Semillon. Our next Semillon originates out of the beautiful Franschhoek Valley and…
A Semillon Affair
A Semillon Affair – Rikus Love of Semillon What’s Rikus obsession with Semillon? In 2017 I have visited the Hunter Valley Wine Region approx…
Malbec isn’t only a Argentinian Wine
Malbec 2020 Challenge Awards At the awards function held at 96 Winery Road outside Somerset West on Thursday 15thOctober, the winner of the 2020 Malbec…
The New Normal Wine Trade (Part2)
New Normal Wine World (Part 2) A lot of people will think that the new normal wine world, will most likely … only be ordering…
New Normal Wine World
“In the rush to return to normal let’s use this time to consider which parts of normal are worth rushing back to” – Shelley Giglio…
Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’
It’s Spring, with2021 around the corner. We have heard plenty of people making the statement, can we delete 2020 and move onto 1 Jan 2021.…
Around the world during Lockdown
Around the World during a South African Lockdown As South Africans we prepared ourselves for a 21 day lockdown that turned into a 40 day…
21 Day Lockdown turned into 21 Day Braai
When President Ramaphosa announced a 21 day lockdown on 23rd of March 2020 we all started thinking how to survive 21 days at home. Driving…
In the winery during lockdown and liquor prohibition
In the winery during lockdown and liquor prohibition What are we up to in the cellar during these difficult times? It is a time to…
