It was the unusual cultivars that captivated the judges when Swartland Winery’s young wines literally cleaned up the awards at the recent Swartland Young Wine Show (SYWS). Walking away with ten class winners (gold medals) and six out of the seven trophies, the winery saw this as the perfect celebration of their 60th year.Read full [...]

The grape pre-dates humans, so it’s hard to know who discovered wine. However, archeological and other discoveries have made it easier to find this out since wine was used to meet spiritual needs. At least, this is the story that is usually told. But when civilization began about 8,000 years ago it didn’t take long [...]