I just love this elegant pink rosé wine. This summer’s best find as an excellent value rosé. Great taste, great price, lovely colour.
Cape Robin Rosé
March 14th, 2010Doolhof unwooded Chardonnay
March 14th, 2010Try the 2008 Doolhof unwooded Chardonnay. Delightful as a summer sipper or with chicken breast fillets in a sage and butter sauce. Wow! What a great mouthful and mouth feel!
Fabulous Doolhof!
March 10th, 2010Excitement is mounting at fabulous Doolhof for next week’s Wine Harvest Festival! The estate’s got fun aplenty for visitors – young and old. Remember to put Doohof on your itinerary over the long weekend. And, if you haven’t yet, please become a Facebook Fan today!!!
Wellington Wine Harvest Festival Events at Doolhof
February 26th, 2010Doolhof Wine Estate is offering a fun-filled time at the Wellington Wine Harvest Festival between 20 and 22 March 2010. An international potjiekos competition and live music with Janine Vos, Newton Theron and Ivan van der Merwe are highlights on the Saturday, with grape-stomping, vineyard rides, food stalls and vineyard and river walks promising relaxation and fun for young and old alike.
See if you can out-cycle your friends! Sunday, 21 March, is your chance on the Wilde Day Mountain Bike Race over 40 km from Diemersfontein estate to Doolhof. There’ll be live music with Tropical Heat, boules and food & wine stalls to satisfy and quench thirsty cyclists and spectators. Register now for this event on the Cape Epic 2010 website.
…and to round off a memorable weekend, why not pamper yourself on the Monday – a public holiday – with a Grande Dédale Jazz lunch on the verandah of this luxurious Country House, prepared by the resident chef? Bookings are essential on 021 873 4089 or info@granddedale.com.
For the energetic there are walks and vineyard rides and, of course, wine tastings of award winning wines and opportunities aplenty to purchase them!
If you would like to enter our Potjiekos Competition, please download the entry form here.
Doolhof Mixed Pack Offers
February 22nd, 2010Doolhof Wines have put together a really good selection of mixed packs of award winning wines for members of the Denizens of Doolhof Wine Club. The great news is that by buying any of the offers below, you will automatically qualify as a member of this exclusive Wine Club!
Follow the link below to place your order, read the simple rules of the Denizens of Doolhof Wine Club and we’ll do the rest!
Mixed pack offers on a selection of Doolhof Wines
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| Premium Reds 6 bottle case |
Consists of 3 bottles each of top quality reds:
Renaissance Cabernet/Merlot 2006 The Minotaur 2007 R 660 for Denizens Members |
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Pack 2 |
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| Mixed Reds & Whites 6 bottle case |
Consists of 2 bottles each of :
Renaissance Cabernet/Merlot 2004 Signatures of Doolhof Chardonnay (unwooded) 2008 Signatures of Doolhof Sauvignon Blanc 2009 R 300 for Denizens Members |
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Pack 3 |
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| Mixed Reds & Whites 12 bottle case |
Made up of:
4 bottles Dark Lady Pinotage 2009 4 bottles Signatures of Doolhof Shiraz 2006 2 bottles Signatures of Doolhof Sauvignon Blanc 2009 2 bottles Signatures of Doolhof Chardonnay R 610 for Denizens Members |
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Become a member now and Buy Online! |
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| Our prices will increase from the 1st April 2010 – so use this opportunity to stock up at competitive members’ prices. Only members can order online – but you can also join the Denizens Wine club from there at no charge if you are not yet a member and want to take advantage of these great offers!
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Doolhof’s releases its flagship wine, The Minotaur
January 25th, 2010The Minotaur, released in early October 2009, is a distinctive Cape red blend of six varietals in which Merlot, Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon predominate, alongside Petit Verdot, Pinotage and Shiraz.
Doolhof is the Afrikaans word for labyrinth, hence naming the estate’s top range after the ancient Cretan tale of King Minos’s Labyrinth.
The wine was produced from top quality, hand picked grapes from the estate’s premier vineyards. Different grape varietals were fermented separately with extended maceration on the skins after fermentation. Only the best barrels were selected for this wine, which was matured in 225 litre French oak barrels for 14 months, before bottling in September 2008.
The Minotaur has an intense, dark plum colour with aromas and flavours of black currants, almonds, cherries and mint. This is a well balanced, full-bodied wine with well integrated tannins. Only 3 400 bottles have been produced and the wine is expected to drink well up to 2022.
Grand Dédale opens and receives a five star grading!
January 17th, 2010Grand Dédale Country House on Doolhof Wine Estate opened late last year and could boast a five star grading from the beginning!
The SA Tourism Grading Council gave its official nod of approval in late October 2009 making Grand Dédale the only five star country house in Wellington. Offering sumptuous luxury on a par with the best country house hotels in Europe, superb service, fine cuisine and beautiful scenery, it is well worth a visit. It is also a popular wedding venue.
For further information, please access www.granddedale.com or e-mail info@granddedale.com.
Multiple awards for Doolhof’s wines
January 12th, 2010Over the past year, Doolhof’s wines continued to notch up gold medals.
Doolhof Wine Estate’s newest release – and its flagship red blend – The Minotaur 2007, won a double gold medal at Veritas, South Africa’s national wine awards in October. The news was announced just days after it was released to the Press and general public. The Minotaur also won a gold medal at this year’s Michelangelo Wine Awards in September.
The 2007 Signatures of Doolhof Malbec varietal wine won four golds, two of which were double golds, in just four months!
Doolhof’s 2007 Pinotage won a double gold medal at the Michelangelo Awards, while the 2009 Signatures of Doolhof Sauvignon Blanc won silver at this competition.
New tasting room and picnic menus
January 10th, 2010The Doolhof Tasting Room is open seven days per week, with light lunches offered from Tuesday to Sunday, as well as daily picnics. The venue’s opening hours and menus are available on here.
Wellington Harvest Festival 2010
January 7th, 2010Doolhof will be a prominent member of the Wellington Harvest Festival between the 20 to 22 March. Come and enjoy friendship, good music and good food on the estate. The fun includes a potjiekos competition and live entertainment.