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Neal Martin scores 10 year old whites in Blind ...

This month we received two great scores from UK wine critic Neal Martin at the "Steenwold Returns! South Africa's 2016s" tasting in London. He tasted two 10-year-old wines from us...

Little William growing up - the 2025 vintage an...

Little William is growing up. With the addition of a new vineyard called “Ankerblok”, the trajectory of the wine is changing slightly. Today we are releasing the 2025 vintage - The...

Familiemoord vintage taste-off and a behind-the...

Familiemoord 2025 - since the first vintage in 2013, this is the best vintage nature has given me in my winemaking career! A benchmark vintage for me.This wine is a 100%...

All out Pinotage - SAINT RANT 2025

The return of our Pinotage - SAINT RAND 2025. These raised bush vines grow on the Onder-Rustenberg farm in Firgrove on the outskirts of Somerset West in weathered, well-drained and warm granitic...

NOW LIVE ON YOUTUBE - Kortpad Kaaptoe 2025

Fifteen years ago, I stumbled upon the Swartland Fernão Pires (a.k.a. Maria Gomes) vineyard of Kortpad Kaaptoe in my rush to find the shortest route to Cape Town. Today, with...

BLENDING SEASON - The movie!!!!!

There are seasons for everything. And this is my season for bum-in-bakkie. HARVEST TIME! I pick from 66 vineyards and drive +/- 17 000 kilometers in 9 weeks. Timing of when to...