On the 30th of January, Dianri Wessels brought the wines of Anura to us again. We love having Dianri at Vats her tastings are all full of...

On the 23rd of January, we kicked off the year with an unusual tasting, Rhone White Blends, with some of their cultivars. In a few of...

A mate of mine sent me a message on New Year’s Day. “Dry January is dragging on a bit”. But in some ways, the idea of giving up alcohol...

On the 26th of September Glen Egan, visited us once more and brought Hoopenburg back to Vats. It is always great to see Glen, as his...

On the 3rd of October we tasted Cape Blends. This was a result of October being Pinotage month. Actually any reason to taste Pinotage is...

On the 10th of October Christiaan Coetzee (Winemaker) & Pearl Grant Muiznieks of Uva Mira visited us. It is wonderful to have a winemaker...

On the 17th of October Jeremy Borg (Winemaker/Owner) and Amanda Irving from Painted Wolf came to presented their wines to us. Jeremy and...

On the 31st of October we re-visited the cultivar Viognier. It has been quite some time since we lasted tasted Viognier in a flight...

On the 7th of November Mario Monteiro presented the wines of Hartenberg to us. Jo Lowe and Venetia Wegelin of Novinophobia were the last...

Article by Georgina Crouth of the Daily Maverick (www.dailymaverick.co.za) The annual report describes South Africa’s white wines as...

Author Garritt C Van Dyk Lecturer, University of Newcastle In 1889, the Syndicat du Commerce des Vins de Champagne produced a pamphlet...

1. Raka Cabernet Franc 2020 Analysis: pH 3.54, Total acidity 5.8g/l, Residual sugar 2.9g/l, Alcohol 14.5%. Vineyard: the vineyards...

Years ago, I had a conversation with the Australian wine guru, Brian Croser. I was experiencing a period of disillusionment with the wine...

On the 8th of August Andrew Lombard of Bbandvlei Cellar wines visited us and presented an amazing tasting! A first for a while was a ten...

I came across a quote by Picasso the other day. The great artist was writing about the dangers of success, all too apparent in the week...

On the 1st of August Judith Lee came to present the wines on Blaauwklippen to us. It has been quite some time since Judith was last at...

On the 22nd of August Rick Cloete visited Vats and presented the wines of Charles Lang & Sons. This is the first time we have tasted all...

Some styles are widely deemed age-worthy – think Barolo, Bordeaux or Vintage Port – while others seem destined for a short life. I was...

On the 25th of July Linus Muller of Montpellier visited us. The last Montpellier tasting at Vats was on the 15th of May 2018, where...

On the 18th of July we tasted Champagne’s that are sold from Colmant in Franschhoek. These wines were donated by Glynis Prosser for our...