As always, the pack at Painted Wolf Wines is constantly on the move, spreading the word on wine and wild dogs. Expanding our paw print Jeremy and Amanda have been busy spreading the word, in Johannesburg, KZN, and across the Cape. We have been delighted to sponsor wine for a number of events supporting causes …
Painted Wolf Wines took top honours at the 2019 Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show on Tuesday June 4 2019. Out of the 956 wines from 206 producers, Painted Wolf Wines was awarded trophies for the Top Niche White for The Pack Roussanne 2018 and for the Top Niche Red for Black Pack Mourvedre 2017. …
We are thrilled to announce that once again we have two wines in the Double Platinum/Top 100 in the 2019 National Wine Challenge/Top 100 competition. Jeremy, our winemaker and founder had this to say: “What could be better than a life spent doing what one loves and being acknowledged for doing it well? Delighted that …
Painted Wolf has two of the top 100 Wines for 2019 Read More »
For most of March, Jeremy was running from pillar to post, keeping up with all his harvesting jobs. As we mentioned in our previous post – Jeremy is always on the lookout for interesting parcels of grapes, and their different locations keep him on the hop until the last bunch is picked. For a week …
A very good place to start. Before Do-re-mi gets stuck in your heads, let’s get stuck into this story. In celebration of the end of a very busy year, Jeremy has decided to offer two very special wines at the tasting and sales room in Paarl. These two amazing Borg Family Wines Shiraz 2005 and …
If you have been following our shenanigans in Paarl, you would have heard about our tasting and sales room opening in Paarl and how we have extended our hours on Wednesdays to 8 p.m. and we are calling it “Wine on Wednesdays” or #WOW in Insta-parlance. Our general offering on these evening is a small …
End of year opening hours and treats for visitors Read More »
If you think this year has gone past fast, then consider the 5 weeks (35 days) at Painted Wolf Wines and compare us to the painted wolves we love so much – we have been on the trot, covering thousands of kilometres to spread the word on wine and wild dogs. On 31 October, we …
If you happened to drive past the historic house at 125 Main Road, Paarl on Wednesday October 31st, you might have seen it decked out in bunting, with various signs exhorting people to pop in. If you had stopped and come in you would have been treated wine tastings, wild dog art, and a wild …
Jeremy is once again off on a wander around the UK with stops for dinners, lectures and in- store tastings. All details are available on our events page on this website, but we thought it would be fun to give you a run down here. DEVON: 9 October – Wine makers dinner at Hotel Endsleigh …
When most people hear the words African wildlife conservation, they are most likely to think of rhinos, elephants and lions. This is mainly because the conservation conversations in the last few years have revolved around the appetite for wildlife products in Asia and the poverty that originally drove poachers to kill these species for gain. …
Painted Wolf Wines Tasting room is OPEN – Visit us at 125 MAIN ROAD, PAARL! Jeremy, Emma and the rest of the ‘pack’ are delighted to have found a special space on the ‘golden mile’ of Main Road Paarl. Number 125, is a historic house which is also home to Sit café. We have based …
Our pack have been on the move almost constantly since April. Jeremy meandered around KZN, Jo’burg and the Lowveld, while Emma explored new areas of Zambia and caught up with all the travel professionals at Indaba, World Travel Market Africa and We Are Africa. In June we supported the Pangolin Working Group with their fund …
Collaring some great food and wine in Kwazulu-Natal Read More »
When you enter the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) you are going up against some of the most famous wine brands in the world, so winning any award is extremely gratifying. This year, 275 judges blind tasted 16903 wines from around the world. Here is a quick summary of how the judging is organised, taken …
Anyone who knows Jeremy, knows that he likes creating wines that are not run of the mill – Viognier, Roussanne, and Grenache are good examples. When offered a few tons of unusual grapes, he is unlikely to say no. This past week, he took delivery of two types of grapes grown by Pieter Hanekom of …
While Emma was preparing for ProWein in Germany, Jeremy was roaming around KZN with our reps in the region. Â One of the visits included Blackstrap in Ballito, where our Lycaon Grenache will soon be available. Olive and Oil in Umhlanga will be listing our Den Sauvignon Blanc and The Chefs Table in Umhlanga is currently …
Our Swartland Pinotage ‘Guillermo’ 2013, with its velvety ripe blueberry, mulberry, exotic spice and creamy vanilla flavours is almost sold out. We are proud to announce that we will be launching Guillermo Swartland Pinotage 2014 at Prowein. We invite you to come and taste it and tell us how you would describe it. It is …
