The lighter side of winning
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…
In the pink
Rosé wine is one of the fastest growing categories in the wine world. Between 2007 and 2014, rosé wine sales in South Africa trebled. The Rosé Rocks competition started 3 years ago, and last year our 2016 Den Pinotage Rosé was in the Top 11…
The third ‘Wine & Wild dog’ weekend at Chilo Lodge, Zimbabwe 2017
If you are looking for a taste of wild and remote pristine wilderness, look no further! You HAVE to go to Gonarezhou! Drive in or fly in, that is the hardest decision you will have to make! Once there, everything is taken care of and…
Awards – our wines perform well in the beginning of the year
We started the year off with some great awards for our wines. If you are a follower on facebook, you would have noticed an increase in photos of Jeremy holding certificates and looking proud. National Wine Challenge/Top 100 wines 2017 At the National Wine challenge/Top…
Painting the town red (and silver)
A handful of our reds were winners at the recent International Wine and Spirit Awards. Peloton Rouge 2013 (a predominantly Shiraz and Pinotage Cape Blend) won a Silver Outstanding in the Category: Syrah Dominated Red Blends. The other two Silver Outstanding awards went to the…
Roussanne and reds – Old Mutual Wine Trophy results
This time of year is always interesting. Having submitted our wines for judging, we wait impatiently for the results of the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show. The only inkling that we get is the heads-up notification to be ready to take part in the public tastings…
National Wine Challenge/Top 100 SA wines 2016
We are thrilled to announce that nine of our wines won awards at the National Wine Challenge/Top 100 SA wines 2016. This is fantastically appropriate for our ninth birthday month, so there is much celebration at the den. Double Gold Winners were mainly whites with…
Tasting Veritas gold and other adventures in wine
We are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded 9 medals in total at this year’s Veritas awards. Gold: “Penny” Swartland Viognier 2014 Silver: The Den Chenin Blanc 2015, Pictus II 2010 Bronze: The Den Cabernet Sauvignon 2013; Peloton Rouge 2012; Black Pack Shiraz…
Roussanne and wild dogs
Our Black Pack Roussanne won a silver medal that the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Awards 2015. Jeremy has used this grape as a fantastic addition to our white blends, a traditional use for this particular varietal, but has also ventured into presenting it as a…
2014 in review
Welcome to 2015! If last year was anything to go by we will be running all over the place again, spreading the wild dog word as we go. 2014 started off with a blast as a heatwave hit in harvest season, bringing the grapes to…
Peloton Rouge 2009 leads the pack
There is nothing like starting the Spring off on a high note by winning a competition which is exactly what happened this past Friday afternoon. We are truly delighted to be a winner at the 2014 Perold Absa Cape Blend Competition. Painted Wolf Peloton 2009…
Tracking the pack in September
Jeremy and Emma will be racking up the air miles this month as they buzz around the globe, spreading Painted Wolf Wine love. But before they rush off, they have a special event to attend. The prize-giving function for the Absa Perold Cape Blend Award…
A Pinotage of Distinction
“Guillermo” Pinotage 2010 was recently awarded an impressive 90 points out of 100 by the highly respected US publication, Wine Advocate. Reviewer, Neal Martin wrote “The 2010 Guillermo Pinotage from Swartland is blended with 10% Merlot and 4% Grenache. It shows impressive purity on the…
Painted Wolf Shiraz – top dog at Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show
Our 2009 Black Pack Shiraz scooped the top accolade in its class at the 2012 Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show, the British Airways Comair Trophy. Painted Wolf also received 2 silver and 5 bronze medals placing us in the top 10 most successful wineries showing…