Recently, we released something extra special that Charles and the winemaking team have been working on. Since we started the Fairview Wine Club last year, Charles's intent has been to craft a special and exclusive bottling to be able to offer our wine club members...
In 2015, I met Diane de Villiers - a super smart and successful businesswoman with as much drive and passion for her business, that she reminded me of me! Her business - Daily Dish - was ingenious, offering delicious pre-packaged dinner boxes delivered straight to...
At Fairview, we have a shared passion for ethical and authentic produce, prepared with love. To produce fantastic produce - whether it is our wine, cheese, vegetables or meat, it all starts with sustainable and holistic farm practices. Over the years, our team has been...
The results for the coveted National Wine Challenge 2018 have been released, and we are very proud to announce another year's winning streak, with the following accolades received: Vineyard Consistency Award: 2nd Place Overall (following last year's 1st place) Top 100 & Double Platinum awards Three Double Platinum/Top...
The month of May calls for many celebrations - the cooler months bringing with it a relief in the hot weather that has spurred on one of the worst droughts the Cape has endured in many decades, a calmer time in our cellar as harvest...
Off the coast of the Greek isle of Santorini lies a sea-drowned caldera, a vast crater left behind by one of the biggest volcanic eruptions in history. Once a cradle of heat and magma, today that energy is still channeled into the Mediterranean dishes cooked...
Situated on the tiny, uninhabited Dassen Island, stands a lone red and white striped lighthouse, attracting only the icy Atlantic winds that sweep by into the hilly slopes of Darling. Brushing right past the grazing woolly merino sheep, who claimed this land as their first...
Our second Goatshed Dinner is coming up on the 8th June 2018: The Nurok Moroccan Evening! 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, the Regional Revival Range. The...
Last night, Fairview attended the 4th Annual Winemag Wine Label Design Awards at the Cavalli Wine and Stud Farm in Stellenbosch, and walked away with a Gold (Wine in a Series) for our Single Vineyard Range and a Silver (Wine Selling for over R80) for...
2018 marks the 20th vintage of Goats Do Roam. Have you ever heard the tale of how the brand came to be? The idea of Goats do Roam first came about in the late 1990′s during a casual conversation between Fairview owner Charles Back and his UK importer...
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...
Photo: Representatives from the industry received the 1659 medal of honour on behalf of the wine workers: From left to right: Dr Ernest Messina (Chairperson, Groot Constantia Board), Katazile Mtshikwana (Oom Tsotsi) (retired wine worker, Koopmanskloof), Awie Adolf (Cellar Master and shareholder, Fairview), Johan Ehlers (Chief...