Today, three generations of the Pentz family, Peter Sr., Nick, and Peter Jr., drive an inclusive heritage of innovation in their vineyards, cellar, and marketing at Groote Post in the Darling Hills on the Cape West Coast.

“The Old Man’s Blend range reflects modern sophistication without compromising on taste or value," says Peter Pentz, Communications Manager. "Each bottle is a tribute to our family’s vision; every sip captures the essence of transformation. Let’s embrace the past, toast to the future, and revel in the joy of life’s evolving flavours.”

Winemaker Lukas Wentzel has been part of the Pentz family tradition for over two decades. “The Old Man’s Blend range offers the same exquisite taste that has won a loyal following,” says Wentzel. “The red blend is characterised by raspberry and fresh cherry flavours, and tastes of ripe red fruit. The white blend is a Sauvignon Blanc based summer wine, that shows tropical fruit flavours, and a fresh, lively acidity with a finish of citrus flavours.”

Groote Post Vineyards is excited to announce the rebranding of its iconic The Old Man’s Blend range.

TASTE AND BUY THE GROOTE POST THE OLD MAN’S BLEND RANGE

Only an hour’s drive from Cape Town, visit Groote Post for wine tasting, open daily from 10:00 to 16:00 (only closed on Easter Friday, Christmas, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day). Buy The Old Man’s Blend range at the cellar door, online at https://groote-post-wines.myshopify.com/collections/all and at select fine wine merchants around the country. The approximate retail price is R114 (White) and R119 (Red).

For more information, visit www.grootepost.co.za or call 022 492 2825 or email wine@grootepost.co.za. Join the conversation @Grootepost on Facebook at www.facebook.com/grootepost/, X at https://x.com/grootepost and Instagram at www.instagram.com/grootepost/.

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“Taste of Terroir presents a rare opportunity for winelovers to experience red wines of the Durbanville region at a single event. While the region is well-known as a producer of world-class Sauvignon Blanc, our red wines are equally renowned,” says Durbanville wine route manager Natasha de Villiers.

“Durbanville celebrates its 200th anniversary of wine growing next year, and this occasion certainly showcases the excellence and expertise that dedicated families have evolved over two centuries of honing of their craft.”

The Red Wine Tasting Soirée follows on the heels of the region’s annual tasting of Sauvignon Blanc, which has been a sold-out success for two consecutive years.

A region of champion red wines

Durbanville wines are consistently awarded and recognised at the most authoritative local and international shows.

In the case of red wines, the most recent top performance was achieved at the 2024 Trophy Wine Show where Durbanville Hills claimed the trophy for its 2022 Collectors Reserve The Promenade Pinotage; and was included in the Top 10 Red Wines and Top 10 Best Value Reds. Diemersdal Estate 2022 The Journal Pinotage won Gold at the International Wine Challenge.

Last year saw Durbanville red wines among the highest accolades. Among them, Veritas, the Michelangelo International Wine and Spirit Awards and Terroir Awards, and was the receiver of amongst others, five stars from the Platter’s South African wine guide for Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and in the category of Red Blends/Cape Bordeaux. Durbanville reds were also included in the Shiraz SA Challenge Top 12.

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At the root of this success is an ideal terroir as well as multi-generational know-how. The vineyards just north of Cape Town have thrived here since 1698 with their success underscored by a diversity of soil types, climatic conditions, and aspects. Mists and oceanic breezes ensure lower-than-average temperatures that promote slow ripening and intense flavour development.

Loch Lynne Wine Estate, Durbanville

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You won’t want to miss our special June celebratory offer – our legendary Slow-Cooked Lamb Shank served with a glass of Ansela for R300. And pop into our Tasting Room on your way out and take home a celebratory 6-bottle mixed case of Ansela van de Caab and Laurens Campher for a special price of R2000.00 – or email wineclub@muratie.co.za.”

Muratie Ansela van de Caab
Tasting notes: Muratie Ansela van de Caab is a classic Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot which spent 22 months in French oak. Dark, intense and brooding, the nose promises much – cedar wood, cigar box, blackcurrants and a distinctive herbaceous and spicy edge courtesy of the Cabernet Franc. The palate, rich and velvety, more than delivers on that promise with savoury hints of black olive tapenade, cassis, some perfumed sandalwood and a long finish which develops from fruit to savoury and ends with an enticing combination of the two. This wine epitomises balance, with the elegant tannins, fresh acidity and masterly oak treatment all playing their part. Muratie Ansela van de Caab is a wine to savour with the very finest culinary offerings, or simply to be enjoyed with good friends. This wine promises enjoyment over at least 10 years.

Retail price: Muratie Ansela van de Caab 2020 is available at the estate, online at www.muratie.co.za/wine/buy-wine/ and at select fine wine merchants around the country. Approximate retail price: R670

Muratie Laurens Campher
Tasting notes: This wine is a unique white blend of predominantly Chenin Blanc with smaller amounts of Sauvignon Blanc, Verdehlo and Viognier. For all its freshness and elegance, the wine’s flavours are complex and intense, ranging from bright lemon, fresh pineapple, apricots and juicy nectarine to more concentrated lime marmalade as well as caramel and cream (from barrel fermentation and 11 months of maturation in mostly older French oak). On the palate the initial impression is floral (heady honeysuckle) finishing with white peaches and apricots, with hints of citrus and a fresh acidity – great persistence promising enjoyment over at least five years.

Purchase: Muratie Laurens Campher 2022 is available at the estate, online at www.muratie.co.za/wine/buy-wine/ and at select fine wine merchants around the country. Approximate retail price: R250

MORE ABOUT ANSELA VAN DE CAAB

When the Cape of Good Hope was established as a Dutch colony in 1652 by Jan van Riebeeck, the international slave trade was in full swing. Ansela’s story begins during this dark period in history when the Dutch colonists captured a Portuguese slave ship in 1658 carrying slaves (including Ansela’s mother) who had been forcibly taken from their home country of Guinea. Born into slavery in the quarters of the Cape’s notorious Castle (her mother a slave from West Africa, her white father most likely a servant of the Dutch East India Company), Ansela was destined to work in the Company’s Garden for the rest of her life. As a baby Ansela would have lived with her mother in the slave quarters under the granaries of van Riebeeck’s clay fort (on the present Parade). After the new slave lodge was completed in 1679, Ansela would have lived there, as well as her children. Ansela’s emancipation years later in 1695 was conditional on her being able to speak Dutch, profess the Christian faith and be a member of the Church.

It must have been very exciting for the slave girl to finally be free, to marry Laurens Campher and be able to live with him and their children in their own house at Muratie. Laurens had not only sought a picturesque place for the homestead, but a practical one as well. Their home was built on a rise near the mountain stream, beyond the reach of flood waters but near enough for the purpose of fetching water. There was a small drift and convenient scooping place just below the house. The house had an excellent view of the Simonsberg and across the valley Table Mountain could be seen in the distance. After her life in the slave lodge, this humble dwelling must have felt like a palace. Together the Camphers planted the first vines and developed a farm that is still going strong over three centuries later.

Muratie Estate

Muratie’s historic Tasting Room

Muratie, established in 1685 in the beautiful Knorhoek Valley north of Stellenbosch, is one of the oldest farms in South Africa, rich in history and heritage. A visit to the historic estate, guarded over by magnificent ancient oak trees, reveals a piece of history where time has largely stood still, where the unique old-world ambience is almost tangible. Thanks to the Melck family’s passionate guardianship, Muratie is a haven of heritage.

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• Mont Blois Wine Estate from the Robertson Wine Valley excelled as the top performer, receiving two platinum awards for their Mont Blois Estate Muskadel Harpie 2016 and their Mont Blois Estate Muskadel Pomphuis 2017.
• Nuy Winery from the Nuy Valley near Worcester won platinum for their Barbieri Idro Rooi Muskadel 2016.
• Thelema Mountain Vineyards, from Helshoogte, Stellenbosch, won platinum for their Thelema Gargantua N/V, a muscadel made from a single vineyard planted on Thelema in 1986 and aged in French oak barrels for 18 to 21 years before bottling.
• Swartland pioneer AA Badenhorst Family Wines won platinum for The Saldanha Wine and Spirits Co. Hanepoot 2014.
• Badsberg Kelder near Rawsonville in the Breede River Valley won platinum for their Hanepoot Jerepigo 2023, demonstrating that young wines can perform as well as their older counterparts.

• A consistent performer, Du Toitskloof Wines from the Breedekloof Valley received two gold awards for their Hanepoot Jerepigo 2021 and Du Toitskloof Red Muscadel 2020.
• Klawer Wine Cellars, the gateway to the Olifants River Valley, received two gold awards for their Klawer Cellars White Muscadel 2020 and Klawer Cellars Red Muscadel 2021.
• From the Robertson Wine Valley, Le Grand Chasseur won gold for their Habata White Muscadel 2020 and Clairevaux Family Wines for their Red Muscadel 2023.
• Aan de Doorns, from the Worcester region, won gold for their Muscadel Sweet Red 2021.
• Montagu Winery, situated at the beginning of the Little Karoo, won gold for their White Muscadel 2024.
• From the Northern Cape, Orange River Cellars won gold for their White Muscadel 2023.
• Constantia Uitsig won gold for their Gravita 2020.

2024 Muskadel SA Gold & Platinum Winners: Back l t r: Henri Swiegers (Muskadel SA Chairperson), Sean de Necker (Klawer Cellars), Herman le Roux (Orange River Cellars), Shawn Thompson (Du Toitskloof Wines), Rudi Schultz (Thelema), Marleen Malan (Vinochem), Jaco van der Merwe (Clairevaux).   Middle l t r: Jaco Booysen (Badsberg), Christo Basson (Nuy Winery), Selma Willemse (AA Badenhorst Family Wines), Paul Burger (Nuy Winery), Carel Botha (Le Grand Chasseur).   Front l t r: Estian de Wet (Constantia Uitsig), Chris Geldenhuys (Aan de Doorns), Ernst Bruwer (Mont Blois)   Photographer: Julian Kruger

FROM THE MUSKADEL SA HEADQUARTERS

Recognising that the family of muscat grapes is prized by not just South Africans but also wine lovers around the world, Muskadel SA, comprising wineries and individuals, dedicate themselves to raising awareness and quality in the production, packaging and promotion of top-quality fortified versions of the noble cultivar.

The number and quality of entries received testify to a healthy state and future for South African muscadel. This, according to Henri Swiegers, Chairman of Muskadel SA. “Only a select amount of products are entered, but we saw more entries this year, and we always try to attract new entries. This is exciting as it benefits consumption as well as the continued existence of muscadel, even if consumers only enjoy it occasionally,” says Swiegers.

SUPPORTING MUSCADEL TO REACH A WIDER MARKET

Vinochem sponsored the Muskadel SA Awards for the second year. "South African muscadel wines are some of the best fortified wines in the world and should receive more recognition,” says Marlee Malan of Vinochem. “We trust that our support will enable our muscadel producers to reach a wider market. We encourage consumers to try these winning Muscats, which they can identify by the gold or platinum Muskadel SA stickers on the bottle.”

For more information, contact Henri Swiegers at 082 829 6010 or henri@badsberg.co.za

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