Getaway’s Neil Piper takes you to 5 award winning wine estates.
Neil Piper is Group Publisher, Getaway Show Director and Director of Ramsay Media. And he’s the man behind the Getaway Green Wine Awards.
As the Getaway Show Director, he has transformed the show into the leading travel and outdoor show in the country by adding many lifestyle elements to enhance the visitor experience. And helping you find the leading green wine estates will certainly help add to that experience.
2016 Judges Best White: Journey’s End Destination Chardonnay 2014 The seeds of Journey’s End were sown in the mid-1990s when Roger Gabb established Western Wines which went on to become the largest importer of South African wines in Britain. Initially only 20 ha when purchased in 1995, it’s now grown to 120 with additional land purchases by his son, Rollo, Read more...
2016 Best Value Winner: Jordan Chameleon Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay 2015 Stellenbosch Kloof Rd, Stellenbosch Located at the head of the Stellenbosch Kloof, along what was once the main thoroughfare between Cape Town and the second Cape Dutch settlement of Stellenbosch, is Jordan – a wine estate that could easily lay claim to the title of one of SA’s foremost wine Read more...
2016 Judges Best White: Longridge Chardonnay Longridge leverages its elevated location on the slopes of the Helderberg, with the airy tasting room and restaurant maximising the views of Stellenbosch and a distant Table Mountain, while the craggy mountain peaks tower behind the winery. 2015 was the first year the winery was officially certified organic so cellarmaster and viticulturist Jasper Raats Read more...
2016 Bloggers Overall Winner: Vondeling Babiana 2015 Vondeling is a Champion Conservation wine estate, home to some of the Cape Floral Kingdom’s rarest and most unique plant species. These owners play a key role in driving landowner collaboration to minimise the threats to this unique region known as the Paardeberg. Two of Vondeling`s premium white and red wines have been Read more...
2016 Leader in Community Development La Motte is an enchanting destination. Activities include wine tasting, world class Pierneef à La Motte Restaurant, a museum, plus historic, sculpture and sustainability walks. Environmental management is a high priority at La Motte. The sustainable walk offers visitors the opportunity for a guided walk through the sustainably farmed and biologically grown vineyards where various Read more...
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