HLUHLUWE – 3 course fundraising dinner at the Fig Tree Cafe and Deli
You are invited to attend an exclusive wine pairing dinner at the Fig Tree Café to raise funds for tracking collars for African wild dogs. The Fig Tree Café and Painted Wolf Wines are teaming up to bring you an delicious three course dinner exploring…
JOHANNESBURG – Pangolin fund raising dinner
After 80 million years of peaceful existence, pangolins are being hunted to extinction. The pangolin is the wise old man of the African bush – it is revered by indigenous healers, who believe that it is sacred and brings rain. Pangolins are elusive, solitary, without…
Unusual wines in the cellar
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…
Wine and wanderings around KZN
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…
KZN SOUTH COAST – Wine pairing dinner
Jeremy will be at The Cellar at Honeywoods for a wine pairing dinner This 5 course meal paired with 5 of our wines will be designed by chef and owner Dylan Smith Details of the menu to be posted on their facebook page. Go to…
HILTON – Sundowners with a difference
Jeremy will be at the Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine for sundowners on 14 March 2018 The school features a different winery at these events every month and this month it is our turn. As this is a school, members of the public…
Wine, woman power and singing praises
Wine Last week, the team had rather a hectic week. The amazing Mourvèdre and Shiraz grapes growing at Kasteelsig vineyard in the Swartland were ripe and ready to be made into intense flavourful wine. At the same time, Jeremy had to be up in Jo’burg…
FRANSCHHOEK – Dinner with wine pairing
Le Franschhoek Hotel & Spa invites you to the ultimate food & wine tasting experience. Enjoy a gourmet meal paired with a wide range of carefully selected Painted Wolf Wines . Booking is essential As seating is limited, a 50% deposit is required to secure…
Emma’s report from Kagoshima and Taiwan
It was a whirlwind four days in Kagoshima in the far South of Japan, where our importer Homboshoten is based. It took over 30 hour’s door to door, and I barely had a chance to take in the famous volcano across the bay as we…
Food, wine and conversations with Emma
At the beginning of May, Emma was our travel and tourism ambassador at two important showcases in South Africa. We are Africa, May 2 – 5 We teamed up with Leading Hotels of the World at the We Are Africa Exhibition 2016 at Cape Town…
Hair of the dog and other wine tasting in California
Jeremy is currently flitting from State to State to Province in the USA and Canada. Here are two of the wine tasting events he will be presenting in California this week. “Hair of the Dog” wine tasting Wednesday, March 18 at Zizzo’s Coffeehouse & Wine…
Food, filming and a bit of foolery
Last week I toddled off to Paarl to catch up with the Painted Wolf pack and make some plans for the year. Jeremy has been rushing from vineyard to cellar to bottling plant at the speed of light, while Emma is busy prepping for her…