by Pieter Walser | Nov 18, 2019 | Uncategorised
I am launching my new website today! And to celebrate this, we have an offer for sold-out older vintage wines. Go to the website (www.blankbottle.co.za) and have a look around. The 2017 reds and the 2018 wines are now selling, but we also have a drinking stash of...
by Pieter Walser | Nov 7, 2019 | Uncategorised
Every year when I travel to Europe to sell wine, I try and fit in a short visit to a wine area for inspiration. Last year I had an opportunity to go to the Rhone, Southern France. Normally, I purposefully avoid imitating what’s out there, but it does...
by Pieter Walser | Jul 23, 2019 | Blog
Back in 2015 an old varsity friend referred me to a farmer called Boetie van Reenen. Not long thereafter a farmer whom I buy grapes from, as well as a fellow winemaker, referred me to the same guy. So with 3 solid referrals, I met with this Darling farmer who...
by Pieter Walser | Jul 17, 2019 | Blog
In 2013, I released a wine called Familiemoord – a wine about the extraordinary but true story of how the police thought I killed my son and buried him in a shallow grave in the vacant property next to our house. The Cape Argus’ article on 11 May 2013...
by Pieter Walser | Jul 16, 2019 | Blog
Being in Marseille at the film festival was like watching the French rugby team jog onto the field to play the Springboks in a jam-packed Stade de France. There’s a full French squad on the field, exclusively French supporters on the stands, a French referee and...
