While the name might suggest sweetness, the combination of ginger-ale and sleek slices of citrus in the Leopard’s Leap Honey-Cup smoothly cuts through the warm honey, leaving its comforting nuances without any cloying sweetness. Forming the basis of this refreshing drink and ensuring elegance and finesse, is the 2018 Leopard’s Leap Chenin Blanc.

Top image: Leopard’s Leap CEO Hein Koegelenberg with winemaker Eugene van Zyl and brand manager, Line Smit 

The 2018 Leopard’s Leap Classic Chenin Blanc has been awarded with the Chenin Blanc Trophy in the 2018 Michelangelo International Wine & Spirit Awards. Hot on the heels of the exceptional Top Ten performance of its 2016 Culinaria Chenin Blanc in the Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Challenge, this award reaffirms the Leopard’s Leap winemaking team’s knack for this variety.

In South Africa, pap (maize porridge) is the ultimate heritage food. It is a staple in many households and in large parts of the country it is also an integral part of the treasured tradition of the braai.

Nobantu Shabangu was announced as the winner in the Leopard’s Leap Wines and Open Book Festival Message on a Bottle writing competition. The announcement took place at the opening ceremony of the festival, held at The Book Lounge in Cape Town on 4 September.

Leopard’s Leap’s focus has always been on versatile, accessible wines that add quality to everyday life. 

Leopard’s Leap Wines is delighted to announce the 2018 edition of its #Words4Wine campaign as part of its sponsorship of the annual Cape Town-based Open Book Festival.

When SAVineShare included a pairing of Leopard’s Leap Cabernet Sauvignon and Oreo cookies in a Budget pairing for #Januworry, we thought it was a fun idea, but summer in the Western Cape calls for Sauvignon Blanc and sushi and we passed on the red wine and chocolate combo.

Leopard’s Leap’s enthusiasm for literature is celebrated through its support of the Open Book Festival as well as an exciting annual competition focusing on an inventive way of combining the world of words with the world of wine. Entrants in previous years designed wine labels (2015), wrote haiku’s (2016) and shared delightful micro-stories in the 2017 flash fiction challenge. The 2018 competition with the theme Message on a Bottle brings words and wine together in a way that is slightly nostalgic and promises the winning entrant exciting prizes and exposure.

Red wine and stews are synonymous with winter, but really, if you are clever about your selection, so is white wine and pasta! Try our recipe for a moreish vegetarian tagliatelle with one of our Chenin Blanc wines and warm up this winter!

Colour is an integral part of everyday life. Much of our mood, preferences and reactions are based on colour. And it is not only a subjective thing, it can also affect you physically! Read more about why colour matters!