Head out to Uitkyk wine estate on Saturday 24 August for the penultimate in the popular winter pancake pairing events, which pairs the estate’s fabled wines with a variety of succulent savoury pancakes.

 

What to do when your usual Winelands picnic spot gets over run by hipsters, toddlers or (the horror!) hipsters with toddlers? 

 

On March 2 the Uitkyk wine estate near Stellenbosch will host fun runs covering 6 km and 12 km respectively called  PVM Energiestafie Velddraf met Woorde: ek skop stof op in my taal as part of the annual US Woordfees.

 

I don’t get out enough. I mean, I live in Cape Town, one of the most beautiful cities in the world and I spend far too much time indoors.

 

When you hear about a Malbec wine, where do you think it is from? Probably Argentina, but maybe from it’s native home, in France.

 

The historic Uitkyk estate close to Stellenbosch has two exciting new pairings on offer.

 

Before we know it Spring has sprung and what better way to celebrate the start of a new season than with something light and bright? 

 

Building on the success of its low-alcohol Sauvignon Blanc Light, Flat Roof Manor has launched a Pinot Rosé Light with an alcohol by volume (ABV) of just 9%.

 

I remember being somewhat taken aback upon my arrival at Stellenbosch University in 1990 when the drink of choice of many of my peers was brandy and coke

 

Estelle Lourens was appointed winemaker at Uitkyk Wine Estate in October 2000, with a mandate to produce outstanding wines for one of the best-known labels in South Africa.