Our proud winemaker, Francois “Hoed” Conradie, proved his mettle yet again walking away with his Michelangelo Grand D’Or – aka DOUBLE Gold – for his 2008 Vintage Port.

He won an additional gold medal for his Isabella Chardonnay 2010 and silver for the Merlot 2007 and Melck’s Red 2010.

Without doubt the centre of the Cape wine universe, Stellenbosch boasts a myriad of producers, varieties and styles but only a handful are dedicated to the most fickle red variety of them all – Pinot Noir.

Those who can be singled out for particular dedication to the grape include Meerlust, Muratie, Vriesenhof and relative newcomer Pepin Conde, all of whom are beginning to master – if it’s possible - the heart break grape.