Tag Archives: Dry

A rather rare, very unusual wine… Lemberg Hárslevelü

AS RECENTLY as 2011, Lemberg Wine Estate didn’t have any Hárslevelü vines – the pioneering efforts by former proprietor Janey Muller in the 1980s having been pulled out by subsequent owner Klaus Schindler, who in turn sold the property in 2007 to current custodians Henk du Bruyn and Suzette van Rensburg, both determined to resurrect the “legacy”. Today there is

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Eight generations down the line, Stettyn cellar well worth a pit stop

WHAT’S NOT TO LIKE about the 2018 Stone White blend from Stettyn Family Vineyards, between the mountains on the road between Villiersdorp and Worcester. Won the 2018 Ultra Value Wine Challenge, a double gold blend of Chenin and Sauvignon Blanc, less than 13% Alc, only R39 a bottle from the cellar door! Homestead dating back to 1777. Acquired by the

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