Silverthorn Farm Besides my own bubbly, Scholtz Landing ‒ produced with David van Niekerk of High Constantia fame ‒ Silverthorn MCCs have remained some of my favourite South African Cap [...]

Welcome to Winestyle, the home of wine and beautiful things. As curator of Winestyle, wine has always excited me: making wine; taking all the opportunities to taste wine; and investing time and [...]

Situated in the shadows of the majestic Towerkop Mountain in the fertile Dwarsriver Valley of the Klein Karoo, Mymering Wine and Guest Estate is an ideal weekend getaway some 10km outside [...]

The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in the Northern Cape is nestled between Namibia and Botswana and is some 2 ½ hours’ drive outside Upington. This was my first experience of visiting the Kgalagadi [...]

A long weekend breakaway is always a pleasure, and this escape to the Robertson region was no exception. My main intention for the trip was to experience the newly established and remarkable [...]

Rust en Vrede has always been one of my favourite stops, not only because of its breathtaking setting and organised and professional wine tastings but also the great attention to detail and [...]

‘My only regret in life is that I didn’t drink enough Champagne,’ wrote John Maynard Keynes. I intend to have no such regrets and so started my journey in 2012 when I was privileged [...]

Johan du Doit Review: Scholtz Landing 2012   Loads of life left in this one! Fabulous nose on it by the way, showing good primary fruit and both secondary and tertiary development. Really [...]

Churchhaven is situated on a unique lagoon in the West Coast National Park, one hour and 30 minutes out of Cape Town, which makes it a very accessible weekend getaway, with the only proviso being [...]

Only an 80 minute drive out of Cape Town, Tulbagh remains one of the more underrated weekend getaways available to those living in Cape Town. Sunburst House, which is part of the Bergsicht [...]