You know, life really is tough down here at the ass-end of Africa.
Not only do we have to contend with wild animals, spectacular scenery (the beaches, the mountains), world class wines and perfect summer weekends - but occasionally we have to drag ourselves off to play golf at prestigious golf estates.
Pinnacle Point
This past weekend I had [...]

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It gives me great pleasure in announcing an estate so entrenched in the history of South African wine as the latest estate to advertise on The Cru.
Steenberg was established when:
‘In 1682 Catharina Michelse, also known as The Widow Ras, asked Simon van der Stel for a portion of ground at the foot of the Ou Kaapse [...]

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It gives me great pleasure in announcing Solms-Delta as the latest wine estate to advertise here on The Cru.
For those of you who read The Cru on a regular basis - you will know that I am very fond of the estate and the glorious wine it produces.
With Mark Solms at the helm, they have an effervescent (and indeed pragmatic) [...]

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The response to my post offering advertising space on The Cru has far exceeded my expectations.
A number of amazing wine estates have shown an interest in affiliating themselves with The Cru  - and I will be revealing all of them in due course.

Today though, I am pleased to announce that Cederberg Wine is the very first wine [...]

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The weather in the Cape over the weekend was bizarre and relentless to say the least - and just terrible luck for this years Franschhoek Uncorked.
I’m willing to bet that visitors to the valley would have been ten fold had it been sunny - as an indication, I invited about 20 people to go and [...]

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