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Biodiversity at its best: Vergelegen takes home global award

Vergelegen Wine Estate in Somerset West, celebrated for its exceptional sustainability initiatives, has triumphed over four international wine estates to take home the Amorim Biodiversity Award. This coveted accolade was announced in London on Tuesday, 26 November, by the drinks business, a leading European publication specialising in wine, spirits and beer. Now in its 15th…

BySpice4Life NewsNovember 28, 20240Comments

Food & Wine

Sip, sip, hooray! Vergelegen scoops innovative wine tourism experiences award

Vergelegen Wine Estate, long renowned for its commitment to protecting history and heritage, has just been officially recognised for its innovation too. The 324-year-old Somerset West estate scooped the Innovative Wine Tourism Experiences award in the 2025 Best Of Wine Tourism and Wine Tourism Ambassador Awards on 16 October. Initiated by Great Wine Capitals…

BySpice4Life NewsOctober 22, 20240Comments

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Harvesting happiness: Vergelegen vineyard contractors treated to Fairtrade groceries

Some 100 vineyard contract workers at Vergelegen wine estate in Somerset West were delighted to each receive a package of basic household groceries in January, including items such as maize meal, cooking oil, beans, macaroni, and flour. This gift forms part of Vergelegen’s Fairtrade initiative, whereby farmworkers decide how to invest in their future. Funding comes…

BySpice4Life NewsMarch 7, 20240Comments

Food & Wine

Picnic pleasures in the heart of nature

Vergelegen wine estate, renowned for its fabulous food, exquisite wines and breathtaking gardens in Somerset West, has unveiled delectable new menu options for its famous white table cloth summer picnics. The setting for this epicurean adventure is as remarkable as the food itself. Guests stroll through a magnificent rose garden, filled with colourful blooms and exquisite…

BySpice4Life NewsNovember 24, 20230Comments

Out & About

Italian culinary weekend at Tintswalo Boulders

Tintswalo Boulders is presenting another of its popular culinary weekends, this time with an Italian theme presented by resident head chef, Dustin Hammond. Taking place on the long weekend of 16 June (2023), the food, wine and culinary experience will kick off on Friday afternoon with welcome drinks and canapés, followed by a 4-course Italian-style…

BySpice4Life NewsJune 2, 20230Comments

Life Stories

Vergelegen wine estate celebrates birth of rare baby quagga

Vergelegen wine estate in Somerset West, renowned for its environmental programmes, is celebrating the birth of a young ‘Rau’ quagga, a rare zebra sub-species. The arrival of the healthy youngster is a milestone in an ambitious project, initiated by a dedicated group of conservationists in 1987, to breed an animal resembling as closely as possible the…

BySpice4Life NewsJanuary 25, 20230Comments

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VERGELEGEN SUPPORTS EDUCATION WITH NEW ELEARNING HUB

A state-of-the art eLearning Hub at Vergelegen wine estate in Somerset West has given learners, who live on the estate, a new source of support and inspiration with their studies. A cottage at Harmony Village has been freshly refurbished to incorporate 10 learning stations, seven of which have computers. Additional facilities at the spic-and-span Hub…

BySpice4Life NewsNovember 1, 20220Comments

Out & About

VERGELEGEN WINE ESTATE WINS ECO-HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM AWARD

Vergelegen wine estate in Somerset West is the proud winner of the Eco-Hospitality and Tourism category in the 2022 Eco-Logic Awards, taking home a beautiful blue glass trophy. The win was announced on Thursday 22 September, at a sustainability-themed event at the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town. Online environmental information source The Enviropaedia established…

BySpice4Life NewsSeptember 28, 20220Comments

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PEAK VIEWING SEASON FOR AFRICA’S ONLY CAMELLIA GARDEN OF EXCELLENCE

Winter is not only the season to enjoy crackling fires and good red wine, but also the prime time to view the striking pink, red and white blooms of Africa’s only International Camellia Garden of Excellence. Vergelegen wine estate, a 322-year-old provincial heritage site in Somerset West, is home to one of only 39 Camellia…

BySpice4Life NewsJuly 22, 20220Comments

Out & About

NEW GARDENING TALENT BLOOMS AT VERGELEGEN

“I am in awe at the vast, limitless space. The formal design, framed by the surrounding mountains and lit by the sunrise in the mornings, is unbelievable.” So says horticulturist Chris Randlehoff about his new workplace, the exquisite gardens of 322-year-old Vergelegen wine estate in Somerset West. Chris took up his new post in March…

ByTasneema DiestApril 1, 20220Comments

Tag: Vergelegen wine estate

Biodiversity at its best: Vergelegen takes home global award

Sip, sip, hooray! Vergelegen scoops innovative wine tourism experiences award

Harvesting happiness: Vergelegen vineyard contractors treated to Fairtrade groceries

Picnic pleasures in the heart of nature

Italian culinary weekend at Tintswalo Boulders

Vergelegen wine estate celebrates birth of rare baby quagga

VERGELEGEN SUPPORTS EDUCATION WITH NEW ELEARNING HUB

VERGELEGEN WINE ESTATE WINS ECO-HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM AWARD

PEAK VIEWING SEASON FOR AFRICA’S ONLY CAMELLIA GARDEN OF EXCELLENCE

NEW GARDENING TALENT BLOOMS AT VERGELEGEN

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