Fish and Red wine – yes you can. The pairing dogma of “white with fish, red with meat” is long outdated, and as a winery that strives to stay on the cusp of innovation and creativity we’d like to inspire you with a few soup recipes this winter.
Read MoreIn March we hosted our second Du Toitskloof Somertafel with the Du Toits. This year’s event was at Herman Lensing’s Sluysken Studio in Welgemoed, Cape Town. The lunch was carefully designed by Herman, directed by Errieda and enjoyed by 15 hand-picked guests.
Read MoreOn a feverishly hot October afternoon in 2020, somewhere in a window period preceding another lockdown, we hosted our first Somertafel in Wellington. We launched our new labels to a small hand-picked crowd of 15 guests at the helms of South African food legend, Errieda Du Toit and culinary genius, Johnny Hamman.
Read MoreIn 'n video reeks met vier kort episodes gesels ek en die Suid Afrikaanse huiskok, Errieda Du Toit met een van ons land se geliefde kospersoonlikhede, Herman Lensing.
Read MoreOne year ago we started collaborating with actor, celebrity and now top-selling cookbook creator Armand Aucamp. We began to wine and dine the foodie platform of South Africa with canapés from his book and carefully selected wines from our ranges. There was no doubt that we would pull one of Armand’s recipes from his book for this year’s Breedekloof Soetes&Soup Festival.
Read MoreFor those who haven’t been out to visit the winery in a while; Ou Meul Bakery, our new companion and hearty calorie contributor has been open since August 2018. This year we decided to pair a meal from their menu with a Du Toitskloof wine every month and sat down with Clyde to get some scope for February.
Read MoreMany South Africans affectionately call Heritage Day Braai-day. Although some view this as being politically incorrect and a total hi-jacking of the day set aside on which South Africans are encouraged to reflect and celebrate culture and diversity - we think it gives even more colour and juice (make that medium rare please) to the special public holiday.
Read MoreWe tried something different this year at our annual Breedekloof Soetes&Soup Festival. Yes, we're known for that. Du Toitskloof is known for being a young, vibrant, forward-thinking, risk-taking, adventurous company; unafraid of trying new things.
Read MoreIn October 2017, Muratie Estate and Du Toitskloof Wines, two of South Africa’s well-known wineries who are also famous for their culinary skills, met up for the sixth and final time to contest this annual championship title.
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