Tag: Stellenbosch

Stepping out of the Swartland: Mullineux

Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines is one of the stars of South Africa’s winemaking scene. As we launch our annual spotlight on the wines of the Cape, Sophie Thorpe catches up with Chris Mullineux about the couple’s decision to look beyond the Swartland’s borders

Pinotage: the Frankenstein grape?

Created in the 1920s, this distinctly South African varietal has been more reviled than revered. But, as we put the wines of the Cape in the spotlight, Sophie Thorpe argues it should be recognised for its role in the region’s dazzling new-wave wines

On the pour: Craven’s Firs Syrah

Each month, we shine a light on one of the many wines available to taste in our Enomatic machines in-store at 63 Pall Mall. This October it’s a superb single-vineyard Syrah from Stellenbosch

The Waterford way

When Mark le Roux made a fleeting visit to London, we sent Sophie Thorpe to catch up with the man behind the wines at Waterford Estate, a superb Stellenbosch property Bright and wide-eyed, Mark le Roux seems impossibly young. Boyishly handsome and enthusiastic, the Waterford winemaker’s youthful good looks belie his huge talent. Having first […]