3rd November 2022

The Principles of “Swartlandness”

“Once you’re here, you don’t want to be anywhere else.”- Jasper Wickens.  The Swartland Independent is a group of like-minded winemakers who make wine according to the principles of “Swartlandness”. Meaning a core set of values that THEY believe will help produce the best possible wines from the area. Things like minimal manipulation in both…

Little Fires Everywhere…

“To those out on their own paths, setting little fires.” ― Celeste Ng, Little Fires Everywhere.  It was 2013 when the bushfires started for Alex Milner of Natte Valleij. While the Cape is prone to bushfires, I’m not talking about the literal kind, but the light in the darkness kind. Tamlyn Currin of Jancis Robinson…