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13 Mar

Posted at 08:28h in Events
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When it comes to winemaking, the first and most crucial ingredient is grapes. Without them, there would be no wine! The collection of these grapes is called harvest, and it is the most important and busiest time of year on any wine farm. From early in...

27 Feb

Posted at 13:32h in Wine
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You could say there is a trend permeating among local winemakers, and it is a very positive one at that. After centuries of keeping close to traditionally classic, cooler climate grape varieties such as Sauvignon Blanc and Merlot, there is a quiet avant-garde movement happening...

20 Feb

Posted at 14:21h in Farm, Wine
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It's harvest time at the farm, and things are in full swing at the moment! This week we catch our winemakers Anthony, Stephanie and Annette in a moment of respite between the vineyards and cellar, and ask them how the yields for Harvest 2017 are...

14 Feb

Posted at 07:12h in Cheese, Food
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Tired of fruitcake imprisoned in marzipan? With Fairview’s delectable offering, you can create a trendy, tiered tower of artisanal cheese rounds that are stacked and decorated to create your perfect wedding cake. Choose from a delicious selection of Grand Brie, Vintners Brie, White Rock with Cranberries,...

30 Jan

Posted at 10:01h in News, Wine
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With thousands of grape varieties out there, about 1,300 of which are used to make wine commercially, we don’t blame you if you find it tricky to identify your Pinot Noir’s from your Pinotage’s. That’s why we’re introducing a new monthly blog, Cellar Sessions, that...

23 Jan

Posted at 10:05h in Farm, Food, News
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At Fairview, our vision is to become a self-sufficient, working farm. We are steadily working towards ensuring that everything we need for the restaurant, tasting room, shop and deli is produced at Fairview for Fairview. When it comes to our meat, it is so much...

16 Jan

Posted at 10:22h in Farm, Food
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Run by talented Chef SJ Nel and warm-hearted Restaurant Manager Shannon Riley, Fairview's beloved country-style eatery, the Goatshed, received a recent revamp at the end of last year. With a new logo, menu options and decor, the idea was to give the popular space a breath of fresh...

21 Oct

Posted at 13:02h in Farm, Food, Lifestyle, Wine
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With everything we do here on the farm – whether it’s rearing our beloved goats to provide us with the creamiest milk to make our range of Chevin rolls, or kneading out dough at 4am on rainy mornings for our artisanal breads –...

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Sometime in the 90s, Charles was jogging along the road in the South Coast town of Vermont near Hermanus, when he spotted Nelson Mandela standing on the stoep of celebrated South African artist, Gregory Boonzaier. Awe-struck, he heard Mandela say ‘Kom hier boetie’ (‘Come here, brother’ in...