Excellence in a Bottle: Rikus Neethling Chenin Blanc 2024
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…
February the month of Love
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!
Uncorking the Year: Wine, Events, and Memories of 2024
Friends raising a glass of wine on 2024
Journey of Semillon
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…
Circle of Wine
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…
Out and About
“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…
Can Malbec be proudly South African
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…
The LOVE language of WINE
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…
I’m SIXTEEN going on SEVENTEEN
Can’t believe we are starting a new year already, 2024 is here! Not sure if its age but it feels like we are turning years…
Wine-ing Down to the End of the Year
Can’t believe we are already in November and harvest is just 3 months away. It’s quite a while since I have written a blog. So…
Let’s go Bokke!
The past few weeks I have found myself in different parts of the country. One of the things that stands out right now is that…
Bizoe Estalet Syrah & Henriëtta
Yes, we’ve had plenty of rain, and we’re all looking forward to warmer weather and sunny days! New season brings new life to the vineyards.The…
Rain, Sunshine, Wine and Fun
Looking back at the past month, this is how I can describe the past 30 days. Returning from London, I made a stop in Johannesburg,…
Sunshine in London
I just arrived back from London to work with our wine partners Davy Wine Merchants, to support them at their annual portfolio tasting. For a…
Fire and Wine
This week the wine industry decent down to Graaff-Reinet for the weekend for the annual Stoeptasting. Stoeptasting is organised by The Karoo Wine Club
Turning seasons
Just a few weeks ago when looking over the vineyards you saw this beautiful colour blankets over vineyards. With all the leaves falling to ground give you this sad feeling of winter is here
Small but Quality harvest 2023
Harvest 2023 will probably known as one of the smallest harvest in the last 15 years, but it has the potential to be best quality…
Size matters harvest related
Topic that has been spoken a lot the last few days between winemakers is the size of 2023 harvest. Rumors are doing the round that…
Crush 2023
Harvest 2023 did start in with Sauvignon blanc grapes from Stellenbosch. Yes, I am surprised that this specific block delivered more grapes this year than…
