Badenhorst Family Wines

Adi Badenhorst makes wine the traditional way on Kalmoesfontein.

Happy Grenache Day

Posted on September 21, 2012 by quietriotgirl

The Paardeberg locals aka Partyberg regulars convened at Adi’s 40th and made an executive decision to have more parties. “People need to get together for more than just christenings, birthdays and funerals” – says Eben (Sadie).

And so we got together on Kalmoesfontein for the 1st of these “any-reason-to-party” parties- celebrating International Grenache Day (a day early).

Adi, telling us we need to have more parties. No one objected to the motion.

Breyani!

Adi giving us a tour of the ~~gallery~~, winery.

This is how you open a Paardeberg Perle. Yes that is a hammer.

Most of us had a slow start to the actual Grenache day, but it was well worth it. Hope you celebrate this special grape tonight and have a great (long) weekend (for the South Africans, enjoy “braai day” and make sure there are some good wines to celebrate our great wine heritage.)

spring

Posted on September 6, 2012 by quietriotgirl

A few words from a man of many words. Adi gives some feedback on our spring day brunch / “Secateurs launch”

“Was a moerse lekker kuier on Saturday, I think we had more fun than the guests!
There was enough wine and food to go around. Some people left their cars in Malmesbury with broken gear boxes and still made it to the farm in time and then pitched in to make delicious salads to go with the late afternoon chicken and rabbit pies!

Harry helped plant tomatoes and beans – he will be back in 90 days to collect the harvest – much like he did with the Secateurs (Harry spent a few days on the farm harvesting in February and then came to drink as much as he could of the new release on Saturday!)
Roland from wine cellar even bought a bottle of wine in case ours was not up to scratch! Thanks for the Drouhin Roland!
Melissas staff brought lovely flowers and we now have a very cool collection of Melissas hand-me-down cafe chairs in and around the old house.

In general it was a fantastic bunch of people gathered together on a beautiful Swartland day.”

So there you have it, thanks for all the support and look forward to seeing you all at the next one!

Some photos with love and thanks to Maree Louw, I am sure she snapped pictures while husband Callie braaiied the chickens?

See more photos on Maree’s naturallight photography Facebook album.

Paardeberg traffic jam

Posted on August 1, 2012 by quietriotgirl

Hard day at the office, stuck in traffic for over 4minutes today…

Beat my Wors…

Posted on July 23, 2012 by quietriotgirl

We love a good competition in the Swartland, and if it involves meat and fire, all the more merriment…

This weekend we had the first ever Beat my Wors Paardeberg vs Kasteelberg competition on Porseleinberg.

Anton Espost’s “Swartland TRILogy wors” won, Adi calls it “Die drie eenheid van wors!”

Winning!

Lammershoek represent.

The Kents

Wosa, wooooosa…

Posted on June 26, 2012 by quietriotgirl

Jenny Bahn from WOSA (Wines of SA) in the USA recently did an interview with Adi and made some great comments on our business, including this site (which makes me super happy!).

“Hein and Adi Badenhorst are as dynamic as their wines, having created a real lifestyle around their brand, as evident on their uncommonly lively website. There, they share news about their wines, photographs from parties and events on the property, as well as menu selections from their enviable weekend brunches.”

“The farm’s collective enthusiasm for both the art of living and the art of wine is infectious, its passion unparalleled.”

Read the entire interview here.

UK you like?

Posted on June 11, 2012 by quietriotgirl

Another Wine of The Week feather in our hat from The Guardian.

David Williams reviews our Tesco Finest Chenin Blanc:

Tesco Finest Swartland Chenin Blanc, 2011 (£6.99, Tesco) South Africa’s Swartland region is one of the trendiest spots in the wine world and winemaker Adi Badenhorst is one of its leading lights. Tesco is therefore on trend with this budget Badenhorst addition to its wide-ranging Finest stable, a powerful white that, while not quite as intense as the pricier Secateurs Chenin I reviewed a few weeks back, is nonetheless full of tarte-tatin flavour and crackles with electric acidity.

Tasting Brunch Saturdays – the pilot

Posted on May 28, 2012 by quietriotgirl

On Saturday 26 May we hosted our first ever “Tasting Brunch Saturday”.

Adi’s cousin (always keeping it in the family) and her wine club from Cape Town came through with all their husbands, kids and questions. The morning was a great success and soon we will be hosting these on a regular basis.

Glass in hand we will guide you through the property.

After the rains there are plenty of Shaggy Ink Caps have sprouted up on the grass.

Kids will keep themselves entertained…

while adults enjoy a “cellar tour” Kalmoesfontein style.

Adi: “We don’t make a cap classic, that’s too wanky” – this is the Paardeberg Perle.

the menu:

farm breads and jam
eggs benedict on herb rosti with crispy bacon and hollandaise sauce
roasted ripe tomatoes and fesh herbs
waterblommetjie quiches
boerewors on the braai

tea and coffee

The Swartland will be sad to see you go (and vice versa)

To be informed of the next Tasting Brunch Saturday, make sure you are on our mailing list by emailing Helena at aabadenhorstwine@gmail.com

see you soon!

picture opportunities

Posted on May 7, 2012 by quietriotgirl

Over the long weekend our financial manager (the guy who pays all of us) Gerrie and his family visited Kalmoesfontein. Gerrie has a knack with a camera too and sent some lovely pictures showing that it is still far from Autumn on the farm.

And then we were at the Riebeek Valley Olive Festival this weekend, pouring some wine.

last photo with thanks to Di Procter.

OesAf Evidence…

Posted on April 25, 2012 by quietriotgirl

The set-up…

Adi the entertainer…

We didn’t even have to hire entertainment, they just appeared to light up our night.

Eben (Sadie) doing (pouring) what he does best…

Jasper (or like someone said to me: “that guy with the sleeveless tee, that’s danced with every girl here”)

Plaas party pants…

We didn’t (need to) hire a pole-dancer either! Winning…

So there you have it, if your memory fails you, yes there was a crazy party in the bos on the berg… till next year, cheers!

Stomp day, yay!

Posted on March 2, 2012 by quietriotgirl

Tomorrow a few lucky friends and family members will gather around the cellar on Kalmoesfontein, with old shorts and freshly pedicured feet, to make an invaluable contribution to the success of our 2012 harvest.

It is time to get into the kuipe with the grapes.

We are excited to have our closest companions around on this important day in the harvest calendar. There will be stomping, there will be braaiing, there will be drinking.

Watch this space for pictures and updates.

Have a great weekend!