Veraison Road Trip Jan 2006 Early yesterday morning I drove up the N1 from my home in Cape Town turning northwards on the R44 at Wellington, a small town sheltering from the promise of heat in a depression at the foot of the Groenberg mountains....... READ MORE

03 Feb 2006 Tasting Room We are now open Saturdays 10am-3pm For the rest of the week please call ahead to make an appointment. 021. 852 5052

14 Nov 2005 Making Pinotage and Learning Humility Pinotage is a South African variety of grape. In 1925 Professor Perold of the University of Stellenbosch “invented” Pinotage by crossing Pinot Noir and a relatively obscure Rhone variety, Cinsault. While there is Pinotage grown elsewhere in the world the vast majority of vines are planted in South Africa..... . READ MORE

Flagstone Winery Platter 2006 "Long an outsider, plying his craft in quirky spaces (below the V&A Waterfront!), Flagstone winemaker Bruce Jack must feel he's arrived. He has his own young vines on the family farm near Napier (though continuing to source grapes from across the Cape and, now, beyond), and a commodious own cellar at Somerset West. And he's one of the newest members of the by-invitation-only Cape Winemakers Guild,.... " READ MORE