SOME WINES are pretty much ‘one of a kind’, almost incomparable. Some of them from the Cape winelands… In South Africa, Palomino grapes are/were used mainly for the production of Sherry and Sherry-styled wines. “Very few of these vineyards remain,” reflects Adi Badenhorst of the family wine business AA Badenhorst on the farm Kalmoesfontein among the Paardeberg foothills outside Malmesbury.
Read moreIT’S ARGUABLE THAT you can’t really call this a wine route. Many of the top cellars operate quite independently, many require you to make an appointment in advance of visiting and some are not keen on dealing directly with the general public on a daily basis. One of the exceptions is AA Badenhorst, where they also offer lunch and
Read moreTHERE IS MORE wine consumed in the USA than in any other country on the planet, yet there are few international wine competitions of much significance in the States, with most reviews by individual critics rather than by panels of judges, labels out of sight. Among the exceptions are the TEXSOM International Wine Awards in Dallas, Texas, where the
Read moreTeubes : Vredendal Cape Rock : Vredendal Mother Rock : Riebeek Kasteel Huis van Chevallerie : Malmesbury Intellego : Malmesbury Testalonga : Eendekuil AA Badenhorst : Malmesbury Fram : Riebeek West Wildehurst : Koringberg Alheit : Hemel-en-Aarde These are the producers whose wines are stocked on a regular basis at Wolfgat in the fishing village of Paternoster on the Strandveld of South
Read moreNO COINCIDENCE! The Top 20 wines of the Swartland come from the Top 10 producers of Malmesbury, Riebeek and elsewhere in the district. Shiraz country, Chenin specialists and then some – those with the very best track records over the past 10 years according to the 2019 South African Wine & Cellar Classification. • For the full Swartland Wine Classification, click
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