Adi and his cousin are now crafting the most natural and un-mucked-about-with South African reds I have tasted in years.
Says Matthew Jukes.
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To be called a hero… what an honour!
Dusan Jelic blogs about meeting Adi last year at the Cape Wine Academy!
I have to state that there is a certain 37 or so years old winemaker from Swartland that is a true Ambassador of Swartland in any vinous sense of the word. When drinking Adi’s wines from Swartland, it is easy to feel the beautiful minerality and complexity of the terroir of Malmesbury.
Under the influence of our iconic blend…
Allister from Under the Influence and Regular Harry taste -what they call – our “iconic White Blend”.
Watch the entertaining and informative video here…
Rising stars – South African wines
The British now drink more South African Wines than French Wines. Fiona Sims travelled to SA (and particularly the Swartland – which she claims “certainly lives up to the hype”.
There’s an energy and passion in South Africa that is infectious – Says Sims.
Read more here.
"This is probably on the top of my good value white list at the moment…"
To find out who has our Secateurs Chenin at the top of their list, click here.
There is also a nice Thai Curry with Kabeljou recipy to check out.
These are some of the very best and characterful wines we have ever tasted.
Nice review for a mixed case of AA Badenhorst Wines that is on sale onoxford wine!
“These are very serious wines that you won’t see at the local supermarket!”
April Issue of Elle SA…
The April issue of the local Elle magazine features a dinner with 14 of South Africa’s top vintners, including Adi Badenhorst… They came together to have dinner and enjoyed Adi’s famous Sweet Wine Jelly with Layered Fresh Pomegranate Rubies!
Check it out for yourself!
Farm fresh
The October issue of South African Magazine Food and Home featured a cellar lunch hosted by Adi and Cornelia on Kalmoesfontein. The article featured some lovely images.
A Passion for Wine and Surf
Kalmoesfontein was featured in the Danish photographer Linda Suhr’s collection called A Passion for Wine and Surf. Claimed to be a real marketing tool for South Africa and the Cape, Suhr features stunning image of winefarms, oceans, surfers and good food.
This is how she captured our little piece of earth.
Linking things up
Thanks to Google alerts we get instant updates on who is talking online about everything from Adi’s social life, to the successful wine get-togethers of the Swartland and our popular wines…
“an arranged marriage that works” of cabernet sauvignon, petit verdot, cabernet franc and malbec.
Read more about the marriage…
“…That said, a few wines did make an impression on this timid taster. Adi Badenhorst’s 2007 white blend … confirm the sex appeal of new white blends.“
Read more here
‘We don’t want anything other than the grape in here.’
in where? here
“I really liked these wines… yes, I know, I am saying that I really liked these South African wines. Treasure this moment, for I may not say such glowing words about any producer from that nation again!”
“My March Wines of the Month, Secateurs white and red are quite simply knock out value for money for this level of complexity.” – The Wine Detective
Read more about knock out value here
Badenhorst Family Wines 