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Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Nuy Valley and Leipzig

Today’s photos are from a drive that we took last year through the Nuy Valley. We briefly popped in at Leipzig. The photos were all taken with my phone. Many of us are in lockdown around the world, so excursions are not possible at this time. At least you can still see this beautiful wine region from the safety of your home. If you want to see more of the Nuy Valley, I have included links at the bottom from previous outings. Grab yourself a cup of tea or coffee and enjoy the photo tour!

Leipzig

Sign: Nuy Valley Guesthouse

Conradie Penhill Wines

Related Posts:

Wine Tasting at Leipzig - Part 1

Wine Tasting at Leipzig - Part 2

Wine Tasting at Leipzig - Part 3

Nuy Valley Wine Tasting

Willow Creek Olive Estate

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Tina Morley

All original photographs
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Wine Tasting at Leipzig - Part 3

There's an interesting story behind the White Leipzig wine. Legend has it that when Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth) was visiting South Africa, she was introduced to White Leipzig and liked it so much that she ordered cases of it for her 21st birthday in Cape Town. At Leipzig, they have tried to recreate the historical wine as close to the original as possible with their new release and vintage label of White Leipzig 2018.

Shandré telling us the White Leipzig story.

I didn't plan on doing a Part 3, but we ended up bringing my dad, stepmom, and stepbrother to Leipzig last week in the short time that they came to visit. This was one of two places that we took them wine tasting. We decided that it was worth a visit even though our time was limited. They'll have to come back to South Africa for a longer stay to visit other great wineries in the Western Cape. If you missed Part 1 and 2, the links are below.

Related Posts:

Wine Tasting at Leipzig - Part 1

Wine Tasting at Leipzig - Part 2

Nuy Valley Wine Tasting

Hex River Valley and Farmstall - Part 1

Hex River Valley and Farmstall - Part 2

Aan De Doorns Wine Tasting

Farmstall and Country Roads

Farmer's Market

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Tina Morley

All original photographs
by Tina Morley
unless stated otherwise.

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Wine Tasting at Leipzig - Part 2

The above photo is of our wine purchases. We bought birthday gifts for Robbie's mom and my dad. Be sure to check out Part 1 if you missed it!

Secret project! I had to delay posting the photos below, because of the brand new historic wine label that winemaker Vian Bester needed to reveal overseas first. I was given the go ahead for early August. That's why I decided to make this a 2 part series, so that my timing wouldn't mess with his big reveal. I hope you find it just as exciting as I did!

The rest of the photos were taken on the fly while Robbie drove. Leipzig is situated in the scenic Nuy Valley and right now it's wintertime. I can't say it enough, we live in beautiful wine country!

Jaques Fourie applying the new historic labels.

A closeup of the new labels

Bottles with new labels

Related Posts:

Wine Tasting at Leipzig - Part 1

Nuy Valley Wine Tasting

Hex River Valley and Farmstall - Part 1

Hex River Valley and Farmstall - Part 2

Aan De Doorns Wine Tasting

Farmstall and Country Roads

Farmer's Market

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Tina Morley

All original photographs
by Tina Morley
unless stated otherwise.

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Wine Tasting at Leipzig - Part 1

We took a spur of the moment drive through the Nuy Valley and popped in at Leipzig. We just so happened to arrive on a day when they were pumping wine from the inside vats to a vehicle where the bottling was taking place. We didn't come to only look, but also to taste.

The winemaker, Vian Bester, hosted a fabulous wine tasting experience, during which he passionately told us about their boutique wines and explained how different wines are produced in South Africa. There were two wine experts also there that day, Wynand Pienaar and Jaques Fourie, who added tidbits of information about the wine making process. I must say, it's a real treat living in wine country!