Let’s start at the very beginning,
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…
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…
Of merlot, snakes and shipments to Canada – another busy week of harvest 2013
Our week began with a bang! We harvested Shiraz on Monday and Merlot on Tuesday. Monday is unfortunately always a slow day as it takes a while for the pickers to get going after the weekend partying! We got the first load of grapes into…
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…