The Best South African White Wines for Winter Evenings When the temperatures drop, white wine can be every bit as satisfying as red. The best South African white wines for winter are textured, layered, and food-friendly, with enough depth to pair beautifully with hearty seasonal dishes...
As mentioned in our previous post here, our Goatshed Dinners are back this year with a revived twist! This year, we've decided to introduce a strong relationship between the food and wine pairings, by complementing the Goatshed Dinners to our most food-focused wine range, titled the...
By Donald Mouton, our Farm Manager Unfortunately, our annual rainfall in 2017 was again way below par at 292mm. Luckily, our Suid-Agter Paarl irrigation scheme was very fortunate to pump winter water that was just going to flow into the sea from the Berg river....
After the success of our first ever Harvest Lunch Table last year, this year we will be hosting one Harvest Lunch Table every Saturday during the month of March. This wonderful paddock-to-plate experience is all about bringing the farm’s bountiful produce and fruits of the...
Our Fairview Deli has a tasty new addition! Originally based in Durbanville, French bakery owner Sophie Courchay has joined hands with Fairview to bake up a storm for our deli and Back's restaurant pâtisserie section! Sophie is known for creating incredible and authentic pâtisseries based on...
At last week's 2nd annual Cape White Blend Report 2017 award ceremony held at our homebase Fairview farm, we were very proud to achieve a 92-point rating for our Fairview Nurok 2016. This is the second award our white Rhône-blend has achieved this year, following...
Sometime in the 90s, Charles was jogging along the road in the South Coast town of Vermont near Hermanus, when he spotted Nelson Mandela standing on the stoep of celebrated South African artist, Gregory Boonzaier. Awe-struck, he heard Mandela say ‘Kom hier boetie’ (‘Come here, brother’ in...
