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Recipe by Georgia East

Prep time: 10 min Serves: 4

Ingredients:

1 tub Black Pepper Cheese Spread 1 pack Salada Blanc 100g smoked salmon Caper berries, to taste ½ red onion, thinly sliced Zest of 1 lemon 4 croissants, warmed Fresh dill, for garnish

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Recipe by Georgia East

Serves 2

Ingredients:

100g Salada Blanc

1 tbsp olive oil

½ tbsp lemon juice

¼ tsp smoked paprika

½ tbsp pesto

2–3 peppadews, finely chopped

Chilli flakes, to taste

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Fairview Celebrates Top 100 and Double Platinum Wins at the National Wine Challenge

Fairview has once again been recognised amongst South Africa’s best at the National Wine Challenge, with four wines earning the competition’s highest accolade of Top 100 and Double Platinum status. In addition, Fairview Primo Pinotage 2023 was awarded a Double Gold Medal, reinforcing Fairview’s reputation for quality, innovation, and consistency across the cellar.

Award-Winning Fairview Wines at the National Wine Challenge

This year, four Fairview wines achieved both Top 100 and Double Platinum status:

• Fairview Old Vine Project Steen 2024

• Fairview Altesse 2025

• Fairview Beryl Back 2024

• Fairview The Beacon Shiraz 2023

In addition, Fairview Primo Pinotage 2023 received a Double Gold Medal, further highlighting the depth of quality in the range.

Our National Wine Challenge Double Platinum & Top 100 wines

About the Awards

For sixteen years, the National Wine Challenge has been regarded as one of South Africa’s most rigorous wine competitions. To earn a place amongst the Top 100 requires exceptional scores from a panel of local and international judges, making these awards a meaningful recognition of the work happening in both Fairview’s vineyards and cellar.

What These Awards Mean for Fairview

What makes this achievement particularly proud is the diversity of the wines recognised. From old vine Chenin Blanc and a fresh Bordeaux blend to Shiraz and Pinotage, these awards reflect the breadth of what Fairview stands for: curiosity, innovation, and an unwavering commitment to quality.

The  celebrates wines that consistently perform at the highest level, and Fairview’s presence in this list is a testament to the team’s dedication to crafting wines that truly reflect the Cape.

Thank You from Fairview

To our winemaking team, vineyard team, and to everyone who continues to support Fairview, thank you. These awards are a shared achievement, and they inspire continued excellence in every vintage.

Here’s to another year of making wines that truly reflect the Cape.

Shop our award winning wines here – www.fairviewmarketplace.co.za

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A winter favourite, Fairview Shiraz & Shanks, returns to the slopes of Fairview this July, this time with an extra helping of laughter. On Saturday, 25 July 2026, Fairview’s Goatshed Restaurant will host Shiraz & Shanks and Comedy with Nik Rabinowitz, an evening of hearty food, exceptional wines, and one of South Africa’s most celebrated comedians.

There are few winter pairings more satisfying than a generous glass of Shiraz alongside a rich, slow-cooked lamb shank. At the Goatshed Restaurant, that comfort food classic becomes something even more memorable: a warm fire, a relaxed country setting, good company around the table, and a night designed to celebrate the best of winter dining in the Cape Winelands.

Chef SJ Nel has created a four-course menu inspired by seasonal flavours and refined country cooking, with each course paired to wines from the Fairview cellar. As Fairview’s flagship red variety, Shiraz will naturally take centre stage on the evening, supported by other cellar favourites chosen to complement the menu and elevate the dining experience.

Adding to the occasion, guests will enjoy a live performance by Nik Rabinowitz, one of South Africa’s most recognisable comedy voices. Raised on a farm outside Cape Town, Nik has spent nearly two decades entertaining audiences locally and abroad with sharp wit, quick observations, and a uniquely South African sense of humour. His warm, intelligent style makes him a perfect fit for an evening that blends great food, great wine, and great conversation.

Event details

Fairview Shiraz & Shanks and Comedy with Nik Rabinowitz

Saturday, 25 July 2026
Arrival: 18:00 – 18:30
Dinner: 19:00 – 22:00
Tickets: R975 per person

Book here

Includes a four-course dinner, selected wine pairings, and live comedy.

The Shiraz & Shanks evening has become one of the standout events on the Goatshed calendar, and with Nik Rabinowitz joining this year’s line-up, it promises to be one to remember. For guests looking for a memorable winter evening in Paarl, this is an event that brings together the very best of Fairview hospitality.

Booking is essential.

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We’ve discovered that goats fed on wine produce a cheese that may prevent a hangover!

It’s not something we expected to say out loud, but here we are.

Over the past year, we’ve been working with a small group of researchers studying how the body processes alcohol, with particular focus on the hepatic enzyme pathways involving alcohol dehydrogenase and acetaldehyde dehydrogenase. These enzymes catalyse the conversion of ethanol into acetaldehyde, and then into acetic acid, which is ultimately eliminated from the body.

All fairly well understood.

What is less understood is how certain bioactive dairy proteins, particularly those found in sheep’s and goat’s milk, may interact with these pathways. Early-stage work suggested that specific casein-derived peptides could play a role in modulating enzymatic efficiency and reducing the oxidative stress associated with acetaldehyde accumulation.

In simpler terms… goat’s milk cheese make hangovers less severe.

Naturally, we took this a step further.

Rather than adding anything to the cheese afterwards, we started at the source. We built a gravity-fed pipeline that runs directly from our cellar tanks, beneath the road, into the paddocks and pens. We’ve selected specific tanks of Shiraz and Sauvignon Blanc in the name of science and for the goat’s drinking pleasure.

From there, the goats help themselves.

There is no strict control. Access is, for all intents and purposes,
ad lib.

They’ve taken to it rather enthusiastically.

The result is what we’re calling Babelas Bok Kaas. A functional goat’s cheese designed to work alongside the body’s natural alcohol-processing systems. In our tastings, the difference the next morning has been remarkable with the hangover you’d expect completely eliminated! Particularly when the cheese is enjoyed with Fairview wines.

Of course, there have been one or two practical challenges.

A small number of goats have, on occasion, failed to make the morning milking on time. Others have been known to lie down halfway through the process. One or two simply fall asleep where they stand.

But spirits are high.

They are, without exception, extremely jolly animals. There has been a marked increase in late-night activity, including what can only be described as enthusiastic group singing, often continuing into the early hours.

We see this as a positive.

This approach has also given us two distinct styles.

The Shiraz-fed goats produce a deeper, more richly coloured cheese. Thanks to the higher levels of resveratrol, it seems to help the body better manage the by-products of alcohol metabolism, leading to a far more civilised morning after.

The Sauvignon Blanc-fed goats, using fruit from Darling, produce a lighter, brighter cheese. Here, the naturally fresh acidity and aromatic compounds appear to help the body keep pace as the evening unfolds and will into the morning.

In simple terms, everything just runs a little smoother!

Interestingly, both cheeses perform best when paired with Fairview wines. We have tried a few alternatives, but with far less convincing results.

Naturally, this has opened up a new area for us: functional goat’s cheese.

We’ve begun experimenting with a creatine-enriched cheese for recovery and a nootropic version aimed at focus and mental clarity.

And then, inevitably, things escalated.

We are currently trialling a tobacco-fed cheese, where goats are introduced to carefully selected tobacco leaves to produce a naturally nicotine-influenced milk. Nicotine is known to interact with receptors in the brain linked to focus, alertness, and cognitive sharpness.

The idea is simple.

All the stimulation, none of the cigarettes.
Or vapes. Or tobacco pouches.

Just nicotine rich cheese.

There are, admittedly, still one or two regulatory conversations to be had.

In the meantime, Babelas Bok Kaas feels like a very good
place to start.

It seems the goats have been holding out on us!

Watch this space!

Charles Back

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