August 27, 2024
Pruning the Vineyards at Joostenberg Estate
Guest Blogger: Tyrrel Myburgh Tyrrel Myburgh Pruning can be a deeply rewarding and magical experience. It’s a time to contemplate previous harvests and ponder those to come. It feels like y...
July 25, 2024
Shiraz Vs Syrah
By Tiffany Vernon Approx read time: 6 minutes. Syrah overlooking the Rhône Although Syrah and Shiraz are the same grape variety, there is still some confusion around the distinction between th...
April 5, 2024
How Rosé is Made
By Tiffany Vernon Approx time to read: 3 minutes Rosé is a wine style that isn’t taken too seriously but it is perhaps more nuanced than you might think. Achieving a pretty pink hue to a wine requi...
February 15, 2024
A Deep Dive into Syrah
By Tiffany Vernon Approx time to read: 6 minutes 30 seconds It is likely that many of you will already be familiar with Syrah being a major star in the Rhône Valley, France. In fact, in the No...
January 9, 2024
What is ‘En Primeur’?
By: Tiffany Vernon 4 minutes read When it comes to fine wine, the reference to buying bottles en primeur is batted around a fair bit. To the uninitiated, this can seem complicated and confusing or jus...
November 21, 2023
Crafting wines by the stars and moon – the inner circle of biodynamic winemakers
9 minutes and 39 seconds read By: Tiffany Vernon Burying cows’ horns, spritzing grapevines with homoeopathic preparations and crafting wines by the stars and moon – this is the inner ci...
August 23, 2022
Blended by Us
You will probably have heard the word ‘blend’ used in many contexts – from tea and coffee to perfume or spices. And of course, wine. In fact, it’s more than likely that the wine in your glass ...