Given very wet, weather on Saturday, we decided that rain in the wine lands must be better than rain in Cape Town, so we left early for our lunch engagement at Fairview. The intention was too meander our way through to Fairview and hopefully discover some gems en-route … we were not disappointed by the [...]

I write this from the little country village of Barrydale and where time is still measured by the hourly toll of the church bell, clearly audible throughout the town. I am retained by the board of Southern Cape Vineyards who produce some wonderful wines  in their Ladismith and Barrydale wine cellars. The jewels in the [...]

The latest addition to the Withington family of wines is a Cabernet Sauvignon 2002. The Wine-of-the-Month club, have already selected this wine as their top Cabernet for July 2006. However, we will be keeping a few cases back for local and international sale. The wine was made in very limited quantities and hand crafted with extreme [...]

As children, the Nederburg Auction, was always a highlight in our calendar as much as it was in my parents. Of course, we did not ever get to go to the event, but we knew very well, that when my parents returned home late in the afternoon, they would be bearing a large and beautiful [...]