Sauvignon Blanc Day is celebrated annually on the first Friday of May, worldwide. Sauvignon Blanc South Africa again hosted its popular Rolbaldag on Friday 3 May 2024 at the Stellenbosch Bowling Club.
To launch their latest creation, Groote Post chose a celebrated ocean-view landmark, internationally acclaimed for its reimagination inspired by a single grain of corn! On Tuesday 24 October, Groote Post’s Pinch of Salt Chardonnay 2023 was released at an exclusive media event at the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town, making seasoned history.
There are few farms who can boast having 3 active generations invovled in the farming, and Groote Post near Darling is one of them.
The Pentz family identified the best 120 Ha of well drained clay soils to plant 122 Ha of wine grapes.
An 18th Century historic farm, Groote Post is home to Hilda’s Kitchen, one of the Western Cape’s most famous winery restaurants. An easy hour’s drive from Cape Town, the restaurant, which is in its 12th year now, is easily accessed from the R27, the West Coast Road.
The Old Mutual Silver, Gold & Trophy award-winners presented their wines to a very buzzy crowd on Thurs 20th June. Seems that SONA was not enough to draw people away and there was much ticking off of lists and 'Did you taste the xxxx?' going on!
We started with the bubblies of course and a major stand-out for us all was the Steenberg Lady R - which has the most creamy biscuity palate - but sadly out of stock, so we were very lucky to still have some to enjoy.
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