Please help us to achieve this goal and make a massive contribution to the long term survival of African wild dogs, by investing in Painted Wolf Wines right now. For an investment of R5,000 R10,000 or R50,000 you will receive a generous return in wine, interactive tastings, plus other wild and exciting benefits. Photo: The …
Painted Wolf Wines plan to donate R1 million a year to conservation by 2026 Read More »
We are celebrating women’s month with 3 “female orientated” wines. Den Rosé 2022 We have recently released our new Rosé. With its delicate colour and aromas, this wine is the perfect accompaniment to the long, lazy summer afternoons that beckon as we wave goodbye to winter 2022. The “parents” of Pinotage, South Africa’s only “indigenous” …
The first 6 months of 2022 have been a busy and as usual, wild ride at Painted Wolf. Harvest didn’t disappoint in terms of keeping everyone running around from vineyard to cellar – and lots of places in between! As usual winemaker Jeremy was faced with the additional challenge presented by making our wines in …
That’s right – this month we are celebrating an incredible 15 years of Painted Wolf Wines! Not only are we offering you some of our wines at great prices so you can raise a glass with us, but we also sat down with the driving force behind the business, Jeremy and Emma Borg, to find out what’s on …
We are proud to introduce you to three new wines in our recently rebranded Pack range. Each wine in the series carries the name of an African wild dog (Painted Wolf) that has touched the hearts of conservationists working in the field. First up is the second vintage of Lightning Sauvignon Blanc. Grapes were sourced from …
The Range Expansion Dog Box Competition results are in, and the grand prize winner is…..Thea Wooding! Thea has won a three-night stay for six people at The Den Kruger. Congratulations Thea, we hope you have an amazing time. The other winners are: A copy of the beautiful coffee table book ‘Painted Wolves: A Wild …
At the end of July we were proud, excited and relieved to hear that 14 intrepid Painted Wolves (African wild dogs) had been successfully transferred from South Africa and Mozambique to Malawi, through a collaboration between the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and African Parks. Proud because we had been able to make a significant financial contribution to the …
At Painted Wolf Wines we are celebrating ten years of supporting the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT’s) Wild Dog Range Expansion Project, which aims to reverse the decline of Painted Wolves (African wild dogs) by actively increasing their populations and range throughout southern Africa. Learn more about the project from the EWT’s Cole du Plessis here. …
We have had such an amazing start to the awards season this year, with four of our white wines scooping early medals. First up is our celebrated Lightning Sauvignon Blanc 2020, which came home from the Concours Mondial du Sauvignon with a gold medal. This Walker Bay wine is the first premium Sauvignon Blanc in the …
At the beginning of every year Jeremy pencils into our shared calendar what will happen where and when during harvest, and this year was no different. With a slightly more complicated model than most, we make wine in three geographically spread-out locations, and harvest grapes from several far-flung vineyards. Meticulous planning is therefore of paramount importance! However, …
At Painted Wolf Wines the two components of our name receive an equal share of our attention – we make delicious wines in order to raise money for African wild dog (painted wolf) conservation. And against all the odds, thanks to our enthusiastically conservation- and wine-focused customers, what a year it has been for our …
At Painted Wolf Wines we always marvel at the way in which African wild dogs work together and support each other for the good of the pack. Ever since we started on our winemaking journey, we have taken inspiration from these animals that are at the heart of everything we do. This is why, when it comes …
Painted Wolf Wines has everything in place to deliver wine to you as soon as we are allowed. Our generous offers (below) are available until 31st May 2020 so time is of the essence! With the absence of tourists and the revenue they bring to conservation areas, it is vital that anti-snare campaigns and other …
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With the unprecedented situation facing us across the world, at Painted Wolf Wines we are taking inspiration from our mantra “Remarkably persistent, persistently remarkable”, as we focus on keeping our business alive while doing everything we can to help flatten the curve. The success of a pack of painted wolves relies on a strong sense …
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 …
Emma is thoroughly enjoying being able to spend more time than usual in the vineyards this harvest with her grape transportation skills in demand. It provides a great opportunity to photograph the journey of some of our grapes, returning to old favourites like Kasteelsig vineyard with views to the mountains across fields of hay bales, …
Reliving 2007 in 2019 – Emma reports from the vineyards Read More »
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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. 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 …
