Family affairs...

Fred Badenhorst (brother to Andre, Father to Hein and Uncle to Adi) farm with olives in Prins Albert in the Karoo (where Cornelia's mom also lives...).
This story recently appeared in the Tourism publication, Verve, in The Star.

Good olive oil is much like good wine, and we are happy to have a local producer in the family.

Adi, a wine rock star...

Pairing our wines...

Emma Odendaal discusses the idea of pairing cheese with wine in her latest article on wine.co.za. 


She mentions our AA Badenhorst White Blend 2007 as the perfect partner for SAINTE MAURE (A classic, moulded Chevre made from Saanen goat’s milk. Soft and delicate flavour.) as well as DRUNKEN PECORINO (A truly inspired name for a cheese! Four to six months matured then immersed in special wine must which permeates the cheese giving it a fermented tang. Then matured again for further six months. A powerful cheese with a distinct red rind.)


Also on the list is father-in-law Jan Boland Coetzee's Paradyskloof Pinot Noir 2008, perfect paired with CUMIN GOUDA (a lassic Dutch cheese made from unpasteurised milk. Matured for four months with cumin to provide a strong, distinctive flavour.) 

Read it all here. And make sure to have us on the table next time you do cheese&wine!

Kalmoes-where, Paarde-what?

If you are still unsure of where exactly we are located and how far Malmesbury is from The-middle-of-nowhere, this should help...

only 70km from Cape Town!

Climb in, come see the shiraz...

Adi gets so excited about his 2010 Shiraz fermenting as whole bunches in the open fermenters, he almost climbs inside.





A nice video to watch, with thanks to A minute of Wine.

The Secateurs Story

We have received lots of praise for our innovative labels, designed by Peet Pienaar, but this article explains the story behind the Secateurs label very well.


Tim James tells the history behind the iconic yellow label and agrees, it is one of the best wine labels on the market.


"The labels brilliantly correlate to the wines -- a chenin blanc and a shiraz-based red blend. All the sophistication in the world is summoned up and subversively used for an effect of unpretentious, even naive, honest and warmly human engagement. "

                            

 

Read it all in the online M&G article here.

Drink Out?

Clare Hu from Eat Out magazine recently spent some time with Adi on Kalmoesfontein and I think she sussed him out well.


"Nothing can quite prepare you for the whirlwind that is Adi Badenhorst. Within five minutes of meeting him I am sitting in his bakkie being driven at top speeds along bumpy dirt tracks through his vineyards, young son clambering around and two clearly beserk dogs running in front."


I can just imagine little Samuel on the back of the bakkie and yes, those dogs are special:)


Read the full article here.

Praises for the Paardeberg

Adi's dad, Andre Badenhorst, recently purchased the farm Far Horison, (with wine label Horse Mountain) and in the magazine accompanying the Rapport Newspaper on Sunday 10 October featured this news, along with some great insight on the Swartland.

Next generation...

Two young, up and coming winemakers, Peter-Allen Finlayson and Donavon Rall both name Adi as and inspiration and mentor in this month's new look Wine Magazine, a great honour to receive.

Racking the Red (2010)

Adi recently started racking the 2010 red wines out of the 4000L wooden vats on Kalmoesfontein. The rackings were done when the moon was just right and just after September, which means it's time to actually do something in the cellar for a change...

 Step one, look serious while opening the valve... 

 When the flow decreases, open the door with manly force... 

 Watch the beautiful wine flow out... 

 Here you can see the lees at the bottom of the vat.

and lastly Adi makes sure all the wine is siphoned off the lees...

Exciting stuff as another vintage of great wine is on its way... 

May the Force of Vriesenhof be With You...

Father(-in-law) Jan Boland Coetzee receives praise for his amazing Chardonnay on Wine Goggle. 

Cornelia Badenhorst (nee Coetzee) grew up on Vriesenhof, where charming Chardonnay is still being made every day.


"In Beaune, capital of Burgundy, Danie de Wet and Jan Boland Coetzee are recognised as having of the finest Chardonnay minds outside of spitting distance from the Hospice de Beaune. Since the early 1980’s they have worked tirelessly towards capturing the essence of the wonderful Chardonnay grape 10 000kms from its spiritual home through the kind of tireless toil and nurturing it takes to make a sensitive foreigner feel at home."


Read the entire article here...