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John Szabo’s Vintages Preview 24 Jun 2013 | 05:30 pm
We were recently approached by Gradwell Wines in Ontaria, Canada to import our wines. Following a tasting held there John Szabo from Wine Allign rated the wines. He was extremely [...]
Belgium & Holland Trip 4 Jun 2013 | 05:23 pm
I was invited by our Dutch importers, Kwast to attend their Jubilee function, celebrating 35 years since Jaap & Elise started their business. I don’t like going away for too [...]
POST HARVEST REPORT 2013 17 Apr 2013 | 05:55 pm
While we struggled in Stellenbosch, we had a dream harvest at Malgas with ideal yields of around 3.5 tons/hectare and ideal ripening conditions for all the weird and wonderful varieties [...]
POST HARVEST REPORT 2013 17 Apr 2013 | 05:42 pm
Only a few months ago I was complaining that one excellent vintage after another in Stellenbosch was getting a bit boring. Not enough real challenges from a winemaking point of [...]
Stirring the lees with James Molesworth 22 Feb 2013 | 05:41 pm
James Molesworth, Senior Editor from Wine Spectator visited the farm recently. Due to the location of the vineyards we’ve had very few visitors to Malgas so we were delighted that [...]
DECEMBER NEWSLETTER 2012 12 Dec 2012 | 05:26 pm
Last weekend we had the worst wind storm we’ve seen since being on the farm for 35 years. Several oak trees around the winery have blown over or partly blown [...]
OCTOBER NEWSLETTER 2012 30 Oct 2012 | 03:37 pm
RETRO WINTER AND INSPIRING SPRING Back to some of the 70’s and early 80’s winters! Although only a little above average rainfall, the temperatures were well below recent averages. However, [...]
Travel Blog: Wine & Wildebeest Safari 11 Oct 2012 | 08:27 pm
A few months ago Rita & I were invited to round up a few of our customers for a ‘Wine & Wildebeest’ trip to the Mara by acclaimed wildlife photographer [...]
Sommelier Miguel Chan rates Sijnn 2009 92 Points 4 Oct 2012 | 12:25 pm
Sommelier Miguel Chan is the group sommelier for the Tsogo Sun Hotels and runs an independent blog where he tastes South African and International wines. These are his tasting notes [...]
NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2011 19 Sep 2012 | 04:43 pm
CAPE WINEMAKERS GUILD AUCTION 2011 It was with some trepidation that we had two wines on this year’s Auction, as well as the second highest amount of wine from one [...]
