The Ultimate Guide to Stellenbosch Wine Farms (2026)
Discover the best Stellenbosch wine farms, award-winning wine tasting, accommodation, restaurants and family experiences at Le Pommier Wine Estate.
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Distinctly South African experience at Le Pommier, spectacular views, memorable authentic pairings & tastings, and a commitment to warm, friendly hospitality.
Located on the scenic Helshoogte Pass between Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, Le Pommier Wine Estate offers a true taste of the Cape Winelandsโcomplete with sweeping vineyard views, warm hospitality, and food and wine pairings that celebrate local flavours. Now featuring a newly renovated outdoor wine tasting area with uninterrupted views of Simonsberg mountain, the estate has …
Jonathan’s Malbec is 100% made in the Banhoek Valley.
Jonathan’s Malbec is the only 100% Malbec made in the Banhoek Valley. Le Pommier wine farm is located on the Helshoogte Pass, the main route between Stellenbosch and Franschhoek and is the perfect base to explore this unique and most breathtaking wine region. The Le Pommier Wine Range is a product of the Banhoek Valley. …
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Do awards play a role when customers buy wine?
It was much easier to choose the right bottle of wine for yourself in the olden days as the options were quite limited. The available choice was the well-known Nederburg or Simonsig, or you were not in with the cool. These days you can go to the wine section at your local liquor shop, and …
๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ญ!
The Cabernet Franc Challenge is an annual wine competition, this year Christine Rudman led the tasting panel. There were 43 entrants this year, held at Vrede en Lust in March. Although there were fewer entries due to stock shortage the judges felt that the quality and consistency of the entries seemed to be growing. 63% …
PLATTER AWARDS RESULTS 2020
โPlatterโs by Diners Club South African Wine Guide 2020 was launched at Cape Townโs Table Bay Hotel on 8 November 2019 with over 230 guests in attendance, the VIPs including the wine producers who achieved the maximum 5-star rating in the new edition. This accolade is reserved for wines that are โSouth African classicsโ and …
Gold for Le Pommier at the SA Womenโs Wine and Spirit Awards 2020
โThe fifth SA Womenโs Wine & Spirit Awards took place much later than originally anticipated. Michelle Grimbeek, the convenor of judges and her team welcomed the all women panel on the morning of 19 November at the Nietvoorbij campus in Stellenbosch. A short briefing followed the necessary photo sessions, and then the judges were hard …
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Le Pommier Rosรฉ & MAC earns GOLD at the Gold Wine Awards 2020
โThe Gold Wine Awards was born out of a need to help the consumer make educated buying decisions and to promote worthy wines.โ With so many wines available these days on the shelves and online customers are very unsure what to buy and if the wine will be value for money. This competition aims to …
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Jonathanโs Malbec earns a Silver in the Malbec Challenge 2020
The awards function was held at 96 Winery Road Restaurant just outside Somerset West on Thursday 15th October, the winner of the 2020 Malbec Challenge was announced. First-time entry Mount Vernon 2015 Malbec was the highest scoring wine in the line-up of 21 wines. There were 11 gold medals awarded, including Mount Vernon, well up …
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Our beloved Jonathan’s Malbec earns a Silver at the Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Award
The Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards was established in 1997 to offer South African producers the opportunity of having their wines tasted & scored by a highly experienced and respected panel of professionals from around the world. The Michelangelo International Wine and Spirit Award is now in its 24th year, the competition remains unique …