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Vrede en Lust tasting room review

Cruising along the R45 towards Franschhoek for lunch at one of the town's excellent restaurants, there might seem little reason to dally, but that would be to miss out on the worthy destination that is Vrede en Lust, owned since 1996 by former information technology tycoon Dana Buys and family.
 

Lazanou Organic Vineyards Wellington

A small farm in Wellington claims the Best White Wine and Best Wine Overall awards in the inaugural Nedbank Green Wines Awards.
 

Organic practices at Laibach wine farm

So important are ladybirds to Laibach’s organic practices that they are honoured on a wine label, with The Ladybird Red 2007 being named Best Red in the inaugural Nedbank Green Wine Awards. Jeanri-Tine van Zyl reports.
 

Hartenberg tasting room review

I am going to stick my neck out and say it. I think I have found my favourite tasting room. At Hartenberg Estate, history, elegance, fine wines, good service and ambience are finely balanced to create a very memorable experience.
 

Kaapzicht tasting room review

Kaapzicht Estate is one of those established family wine farms, having been in Steytler hands since 1946.
 

Winner of the Best Environmental Practices Award

Joanne Gibson pays a visit to the Best Environmental Practices winner of the Nedbank Green Wine Awards - Oak Valley.
 

Simonsvlei tasting room review

A visit to a former co-op can be a hit or-miss affair. You get bargain finds but the overall cellar-door experience is often somehow lacking.
 

Boland Kelder tasting room review

Boland Kelder outside Paarl has been offering good-value wines to quaffers since its inception in the late ’40s.
 

Vergelegen tasting room review

Anglo American-owned Vergelegen needs little introduction. It is big. It is old. It is famous.
 

Simonsig - top MCC producer 2009

A pioneer in Méthode Cap Classique, Simonsig still leads the pack when it comes to locally produced bubbly. This year its Kaapse Vonkel claims first – and second – position in the Amorim Cork Cap Classique Challenge. Jeanri-Tine van Zyl reports.
 
 

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