#swartland_winery

[gallivantwithg]

#sawinelockdown Day 12 Tuesday 7 April: Hidden Gems 2. For this topic I have chosen to focus on 2 regions rather than on a specific wine. This second post is about the Swartland Region which starts just over 50km’s from Cape Town. The Swartland encompasses an area between the towns of Malmesbury in the south, Darling in the west, Piketberg in the north, and Riebeek West and Riebeek Kasteel in the east. Translated directly from Afrikaans, the Swartland means “the Black Land”. Originally named “Het Zwarte Land” (the Black Land) by Jan Van Riebeeck because of the endemic Renosterbos shrub which appears grey/black in colour when wet in Winter or dry in Summer. Largely a wheat producing area, olive and wine farming have become much more prominent in recent years. I am including wine and more in this post 😊 Places I have previously visited in this region:- #swartland_winery – Extensive range of wine for tasting, yummy platters and light snacks. #kloovenburg.estate – Great wines, wonderful olives and olive products. I have yet to try the wine and olive pairing. #hetvlockcasteelshop – Extensive range of delicious jams, preserves, dressings, olives, olive oils and wine. The widest range of olives I’ve ever seen locally. Olive Boutique – Yummy olives, olive oils and body products and home of the famous olives in blueberry dressing. #riebeekcellarscollection – Inexpensive is not normally a word you would associate with good wine – you’ll be surprised and delighted by these affordable wines. #delicofarmstyle – Farm style family butcher with tasty lamb, great biltong and droewors. #allesverlorenwine – Intimate tasting of fine range including the “Fine Old Vintage” Port style wine. I still need to try the Pleasant Pheasant restaurant situated on the farm. I still have more places to explore in this region so if you know of a gem that I have missed in the area please get in touch with me or post it in a reply 😊 #malmesbury_tourism #swartlandwineandolives #swartlandindependentproducers #malmesburytourism #swartlandsecrets #swartland #kasteelberg #meetmeinriebeekvalley #riebeekkasteel #swartlandwineandoliveroute #olives #southafricanolives #bubblelicious #welovemcc (at Riebeek-Kasteel, Western Cape, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-15PNhpWy2/?igshid=1xrgnxt9cov8w

[thegrapedcrusader]

The sudden onset of our virtual autumn caused a bit of confusion with the wine selection tonight. I ended up fancying a full bodied white and this Roussanne ended up being exactly that. From low yielding bush vines in the Swartland wine region of South Africa this is rich and crammed full of apple and pear notes and a hint of pineapple. The perfect “should be summer but feels like autumn” white by @swartland_winery.... £11.50 from @greatwesternwine and imported by @hnwines #wine #wines #wineoftheday #winenight #winetasting #winesofinstagram #wineporn #winemaking #wineblogger #winegeek #cheers #welovewine #awineaday #grapedcrusader #instagood #instawine #roussanne #swartland #southafricanwine #southafricanwines (at Bromsgrove) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0eVBE5H5vB/?igshid=1j6w87go3zs34

[wineworldnews]

Winemaking at the Margins https://t.co/hilaHPGiv3 by @winesearcher more #winenews by my linktree Bio @wineworldnews 🍇🍷👍 #wine #winelover #winelovers #redwine #whitewine #winemaking #winemaker #ENGLAND #swartland #volcano @swartland_winery @swartlandwineandolives @Bargylus @BenantiWines (hier: Dresden-Neustadt, Sachsen, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZf8YAkNRMN/?utm_medium=tumblr

[gallivantwithg]

#sawinelockdown Day 7. Today we sample dessert wines. I raided my liquor cabinet and chose these to enjoy tonight:- @muratiewine The Ben Prins Cape Vintage 2016 – I pick up strong stewed fruits, prunes and berries on the nose, the palate bursts with intense flavour rounded off with a touch of spice. @swartland_winery Hanepoort – Deceptively syrupy and fruity on the nose, taste reminiscent of baked apples and raisins and surprisingly lighter on the palate than anticipated on the nose, a good fruity finish. @koelenhofwinecellar Koelenbosch Pinorto 2018 – The nose smacks of berries, strawberry jam and its slightly nutty. The palate has hints of baked banana and a perfectly creamy mouth feel. Also in my cabinet but not enjoyed tonight @allesverlorenwine @sedgwicksoldbrown @calitzdorpwine @hautecabriere #sawine #southafricanwine #winelover #winetime #wosa #wineo #wine #winetasting #keepsipping #winewinewine #winelife #southafrica #southafrican #meetsouthafrica #winefarm #localislekker #winery https://www.instagram.com/p/B-fH6XCJU3Z/?igshid=1qnnj6y3t22sz

[gallivantwithg]

CONGRATULATIONS 🍾 to @clint_wood99 the runner up our @gallivant_with_g logo design competition. A “goodie” hamper with some local treats to say thank you, hope you like it. @darlingolives @_darling_sweet_ @grootepost @ormonde_wines @hetvlockcasteel @beyerschoc @sallywilliams_nougat @forestfairiesweets @swartland_winery @darlingbrew (at Cape Town, Western Cape) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzqbP1uHCxL/?igshid=c4637vy8ri45