2018 Wacky Wine Ends at Le Roux & Fourie
LE ROUX & FOURIE VIGNERONS Saturday 2 June 2018 https://www.leroux-fourie.com/ Experience: 3.5/5 Wines: 3.5/5 My last visit of the 2018 Wacky Wine Weekend was at boutique wine producer Le Roux & Fourie, located on the R60 West of Robertson. The...
A Lekker Jol at Wandsbeck
WANDSBECK WYNE Saturday 2 June 2018 http://www.wandsbeckwyne.co.za/ Experience: 3.5/5 Wines: 3/5 The drive from my overnight accommodation in McGregor to Wandsbeck Wyne was as beautiful as it was relaxing. The distance between the two as the crow flies is little...
Superb Whites in the Near Dark at Mont Blois
MONT BLOIS WYNLANDGOED CELLAR Friday 1 June 2018 http://montblois.co.za/ Experience: 4.5/5 Wines: 5/5 Mont Blois hardly seems a likely name for a Robertson wine farm. Franschhoek yes, with inter alia Allée Bleue, Grande Provence, Le Manoir de Brendel and Plaisir...
Rivergold is a Gem Waiting to be Discovered
RIVERGOLD REELIN PRIVATE CELLAR Friday 1 June 2018 http://rivergold.co.za/ Experience: 4/5 Wines: 4/5 I remember passing Rivergold, located south of the Breede River between Arendsig and Quando, at last year’s Wacky Wine Weekend. The wine farm is included in the...
Langverwacht Introduced Me to Ruby Cabernet
LANGVERWACHT WYNKELDER Friday 1 June 2018 http://www.langverwachtwines.co.za/ Experience: 3/5 Wines: 3/5 I must have already travelled some 80 kilometres from my overnight stay in McGregor to Bushmanspad, Jan Harmsgat and Van Zylshof before reaching Langverwacht for my fourth tasting on...
Value for Money at Van Zylshof
VAN ZYLSHOF Friday 1 June 2018 http://www.vanzylshof.co.za/ Experience: 3/5 Wines: 2.5/5 Van Zylshof made a convenient stop en route between Jan Harmsgat and Langverwacht for my third tasting of day 2 of my visit to the Robertson Valley for the...
Scary Jan Harmsgat Delivers Elegant Wines
JAN HARMSGAT HISTORIC FARMS & COUNTRY HOUSE Friday 1 June 2018 https://janharmsgat.com/ Experience: 3.5/5 Wines: 4.5/5 From padstal to country house, the contrast could not have been greater. The journey on the R60 away from Ashton from the Spanspek Se Plek...
Bushmanspad Gave Me the Weirdest Tasting Ever
BUSHMANSPAD ESTATE Friday 1 June 2018 http://bushmanspad.co.za/ Experience: 3/5 Wines: 3.5/5 Wow! What a weird tasting. This was the strangest of 150 estate tastings I have ever experienced. Rested from my overnight stay at Millstone Pottery in McGregor, I chose...
My Best Blend at Zandvliet
ZANDVLIET WINE ESTATE Thursday 31 May 2018 https://zandvliet.co.za/ Experience: 4/5 Wines: 4/5 The Wacky Wine Weekend is always something that I plan with near military precision. I aim, for example to visit the most popular estates and events on the...
Joy at Really Tasting the Difference at Esona
ESONA BOUTIQUE WINE ESTATE Thursday 31 May 2018 https://esona.co.za/ Experience: 5/5 Wines: 4/5 Esona was the second estate that I visited on the first day of my second Wacky Wine. I planned my arrival for the start of the ‘Taste...