3/3 Of the many veterans I interviewed a few criticised Paddy's personal traits but none spoke ill of his soldiering. Perhaps Alex Griffiths put it best: "He could be a sod, he could RTU someone if a beret wasn’t on properly. But as a soldier, he was the greatest."

SA Harvest 2025: All the unique circumstances that affect the growing season to produce balanced grapes. Situated in the Schapenberg, surrounded by the Hottentots Holland mountain range, in a natural ravine with granite and sandstone soil. Cool breezes coming in from the ocean.

SA Harvest 2025 - Nadia Barnard is out in the vineyards sampling grapes from specific vineyard blocks to determine ripeness and picking dates. Here she is sampling Chardonnay. Super excited for #saharvest2025

SA Harvest 2025 - Nadia Barnard is out in the vineyards sampling grapes from specific vineyard blocks to determine ripeness and picking dates. Here she is sampling Chardonnay. Super excited for #saharvest2025

January 2025 - Sunset at Waterkloof.

One of the 8 must have dishes for Chinese New Year celebrations are sea cucumber It takes on average 4 days to get ready, as it needs to be rehydrated, clean and boiled with fresh ginger at least 3 times, with water change in between then the cavity is spotlessly clean by

Lazy lunch hour at Waterkloof. The Nguni cows form part of our regenerative farming practices. During "work hours" they will eat the top layer of grass and weeds between the vines. While grazing the vineyard, they leave plenty of potassium - rich manure and droppings behind.

hmmm, nice on the pocket and the pallate... Waterkloof Wines Seriously Cool Cinsault 2023 winemag.co.za/wine/review/wa… via Winemag

Happy Saturday! It won’t be long now until it’s warmer, lighter and you’ll be able to sit in a sunny pub garden but I can’t tell you how much your independent pubs need you now. Pop in for a pint today…they’ll love you for it! ❤️

In Cape Town and no plans for the weekend? Then head on over to Sirocco Kalk Bay where they serve a selection of our wines by the bottle and by the glass. Nothing like a glass of wine and some sushi by the seaside.

HUGE week ⁦Waterkloof Wines⁩ . Sauvignon/Chenin 90% in. Near-perfect acidity, top concentration. Reds starting next week. Looking good…but let’s see. Lekker naweek (for those who aren’t picking and those who are) ⁦WinesofSouthAfricaUK⁩ ⁦⁦Wines of S. Africa⁩ ⁦WOSA South Africa⁩

BLOCK 4 MERLOT Hand picked early in the morning into picking crates. Hand sorted again in the cellar on the conveyor belt to remove any leaves. Grapes are placed into open-top wooden fermenters via gravity. Fermented starts spontaneously utilizing wild yeast present on the fruit.

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Manchester for the future of wine? | Jancis Robinson jancisrobinson.com/articles/manch…

Those lucky enough to be flying on Emirates this month can look forward to indulging in our new – BEESKAMP Chenin Blanc. Beeskamp, meaning ‘Cattle Camp’ in English, celebrates our WWF Conservation Champion status and dedication to animal husbandry on Waterkloof

High-Flyer.

Big and beautiful. Un Vinazo de Luis Valentín . La magica de un terroir especial, Viñas Viejas, La Madre Naturaleza y el tiempo. Rioja Wine

I have been nominated for British Library Food Hero Award! If you have a little time, and you think I deserve it ;-) please do cast a vote at: fs12.formsite.com/obk2AX/FoodHer…

VE DAY: Remembering and celebrating my Grandad and the many brave defenders during World War 2. Gratitude to Gavin Mortimer for sharing his story.

LEST WE FORGET VE DAY: World War 2 stories courtesy of Gavin Mortimer . 👇