End of Winter approaching!

People often ask us that this time of year must be nice and quiet, but nothing could be further from the truth. As well as planting almond trees and new vineyards we have been bottling and getting out there and selling and marketing the wines. Below (from left to right) is myself doing a presentation in Lindon, Johannesburg and our winemakers; Matthew in Brussels, Belgium, and Emile in Bedford, Eastern Cape.

It’s also very exciting to be planting Mediterranean varieties on the new farm at Vrymansfontein with our enthusiastic new staff.

Meanwhile back at Vondeling, we have had a team clearing alien trees and vegetation for the last 3 months. The views from the top are breathtaking!

The bird life here, especially around the dams, is fantastic. We have just built a super bird hide beside the big dam near the Vondeling tasting room. All bird watchers are most welcome.

My dogs, George (the German Shepherd), Daphne (the Bulldog) and Cashew (the Street Urchin),  love soaking up the winter sunshine after the long cold nights.

We are delighted to announce that our Vondeling Bowwood Pinotage 2019 made the cut for the prestigious Absa Top 10 Pinotage Awards. Please see our Bowwood special below. ABSA Pinotage Top 10 Awards! Emile is in the front row, second from the left!

Taste of Bowwood Special

2X BW Pinotage 2018 (ABSA Top 20 finalist) @R390 per bottle
2X BW Pinotage 2019 (ABSA Top 10) @R429 per bottle
2X BW Chenin 2019 FREE (Valued @ R340 per bottle)

Was R2 196,00
Now R1 516,00

SAVE R680!

Our Bowwood Chenin is a wooded, single-varietal, and experimental wine. It’s pretty unique and we’d love to hear what you think. The Bowwood motto is to produce singular, sight-specific wines. Special attention is given to how the wine will mature over time and we highly recommend additional cellaring to release the wine’s full potential

And also a number of our wines received Double Gold at the Michelangelo Wine & Spirit Awards this weekend! Dead chuffed!