Wildeberg (‘wild mountain’) is literally a place ‘on the edge’ of Franschhoek and the mountains themselves. Franschhoek, meaning ‘French corner’ in Dutch, harks back to the late-17th century when French Huguenots fled here. Wildeberg is a 144ha wine farm at the foothills of the dramatic Franschhoek mountains, situated in the south-eastern corner of the Cape’s venerable Coastal Region. It's on...
This week we had a visit from Mike Ratcliffe from Vilafonté to do a tasting at The Traddock Hotel in Austwick with Lekker Wines.. We started with some Seriosuly Old Dirt. Then we tasted the new Vintages of Vilafonté Series C and Vilafonté Series M 2020 as well as some back vintages of both Series C and M (available only...
Our friends from MURATIE have gifted us aMAGNUM of 2015 Cabernet Sauvignonto gift to one of you... Simply buy any bottle of Muratie wine or their fantastic Ben Prins Vintage Portbetween now and the 14th of April to be entered into the draw... Every bottle purchased between now and the 14th of April 2023 will give you a chance to win...
Unfortunately this will affect our deliveries. The Communication Workers Union (CWU)has called on its members who collect,sort and deliver the post(and Parcelforce parcels)to take strike action on the following dates: Friday 26th August 2022Wednesday 31st August 2022Thursday 8th September 2022Friday 9th September 2022 We thank you for your understanding in this matter.Please message us if your order is urgent and...
February saw us tasting Italan wines with Claudio.... Claudio, wine supplier and Lekker Wines Italian wine friend, originally from Verona, kindly came up from the big smoke (loaded with Italian cheese and Wild Boar Salami) to chat to a full house with the fire roaring and the glasses gleaming in the newly redecorated and modernised Dalesbridge Bar. Tasters enjoyed a...
We constantly try to get your wine to you next dayif ordered before 12 on a Monday to Thursday. Orders before 12 on a Friday are delivered on a Monday.(obviously, we are at the mercy of the couriers,but NEXT DAY DELIVERY(or as near as humanly possible)is our goal for courier deliveries. We have the same flat rate for all of Mainland...
Stephen doing some 'research' for Lekker Wines. I feel very lucky to have grown up in the Western Cape of South Africa and to still have my brother living there, especially as he lives and works in the wine lands. We have enjoyed many a wine tasting together and many a bottle under the famous Stellenbosch oaks. He is our...
The story behind the label: Teroldego Rotaliano 435HT... Teroldego is an important indigenous grape from Trentino in the north of Italy. It is a thick skinned grape which produces very deep coloured red wines. 2 friends from Mezzocorona, a town in the province of Trento decided to make this wine from Teroldego, and with the help of a third friend...
One of the first things we try and establish when matching someone with a bottle, is what they normally like to drink, and I can tell you that the most common response by far is: “A nice bottle of red”. Naturally, we think all our reds are nice! But red wine has such a variety of styles, ranging from light...