The latest wine farm addition to the Bottelary Hills from Stellenbosch has scooped their very first Gold medal for their Kunjani Shiraz 2015 at the highly acclaimed Michelangelo International Wine Awards.

Ridgeback Wines from Paarl were awarded no less than five medals at the Michelangelo International Wine Awards ceremony on Saturday evening. The Paarl producer received a Platinum medal, a Gran d’Or, also known as a Double Gold medal, and three Gold medals. The awards were presented during a glamorous and formal dinner at the Cape Sun Hotel in Cape Town.

Vondeling Wines, the conservation champion wine farm in the heart of Voor-Paardeberg, snatched the JF Hillebrand Trophy awarded to the Top Scoring Pinotage for their Bowwood Pinotage 2015 in the annual Michelangelo International Wine Awards competition. They also scooped no less than three Gold Medals for their Babiana 2017, Petit Blanc Chenin Blanc 2018 and Merlot Reserve 2017.  The awards were presented during a glitzy ceremonial dinner at the Cape Sun Hotel on Saturday 29 September.

Top image: Chakalaka rack of lamb

The latest addition to the Bottelary Hills sub route of Stellenbosch, Kunjani, has launched their new spring menu which will be available five days a week from September to November 2019. The new menu at Kunjani was curated under the watchful eye of Head Chef Lamek Mnisi, who has been at the helm of the Kunjani kitchen since it’s opening in November 2017.

Vondeling has reaffirmed its position as a consistent producer of outstanding and distinctive still wines with no less than four wines achieving a 90+ rating in Tim Atkin’s 2018 SA Special Report.

Join the Piccolo Mondo restaurant at the Michelangelo Hotel in Sandton on Friday 28 September for an epicurean wine dinner presented by Vondeling Wines’ senior winemaker, Matthew Copeland. 

Want to win the ultimate braai day gift this Heritage Day? Then join the Vondeling Wine Club between 8 and 23 September and stand a chance to win a South African Heritage and Braai Day Gift with compliments from Vondeling Wines, valued at R1,000!

This summer make every meal an occasion, every table more elegant and every day more civilized with a “delectable duo” from Vondeling Wines in the Voor-Paardeberg. This duo consists of a unique sparkling wine, the Vondeling Rurale Blanc de Noir 2015, and the very sexy Vondeling Rosé 2018.

Janine Shearer from Appellation Wines SA and Paul Barrett, Head Chef at The Peech Hotel, will be presenting a four-course dinner paired with Vondeling wines on Friday 24 August.

Kunjani, the latest addition to the Stellenbosch Wine Route located in the Bottelary Hills, has been included in Architectural Digest’s list of ‘Top 19 Best Vineyard Designs Around the World’.