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19/06/2026

Meet Henrico Bentley, known to everyone here as Ricky. Spray operator, tractor driver, and one of the most reliable people on this farm.

For 15 years, he’s been out in the vineyards before most of us have had our first cup of coffee, showing up and giving his all day after day. His wife, Sharon, is part of our cellar team, and brings that same spirit to the cellar - more on her in another video! The two of them represent something we’re so proud of at Gabriëlskloof: people who care for the farm as if it were their own.

First in our Unsung Heroes series, where we will be celebrating the people behind the vines, the cellar, and everything in between.

More to come.

It's Day! We have three Chenins worth celebrating at Gabriëlskloof: Synonym, Era & Elodie. Synonym: Chenin Blanc is, f...
13/06/2026

It's Day!

We have three Chenins worth celebrating at Gabriëlskloof: Synonym, Era & Elodie.

Synonym: Chenin Blanc is, for us, synonymous with South African wine. Delicious and moreish, with fruit sourced from the Swartland and Bot River. Our two Landscape Series Chenins come with names that are a bit more personal - Era René is named after Bernhard's mother, and is made with fruit from Gabriëlskloof. Elodie is named after his sister, made with old vine Chenin from four vineyards in the Swartland. Different soils, different stories, all three worth opening today.

Bot River is genuinely good Chenin country, and we're lucky to share a valley with producers who prove it: Beaumont's Hope Marguerite, Luddite's Chenin, Villion's Henning, to name a few. If today's the excuse you needed to explore what this corner of the Overberg does with the variety, we think that's a perfectly good reason.

10/06/2026

Now bottled and just in time for a Northern Hemisphere summer.

The Rosebud 2026, coming soon to our online shop. Link in our bio.

05/06/2026

Everything you need for a perfect Overberg escape, right here.

Leisurely wine tasting on the stoep, followed by a delectable wood-fired lunch at The Kitchen Door, and perhaps finishing off by staying at our Farm house - where you can go for a stroll around the farm, have a nap, or enjoy the fireplace with a glass of wine - cosy things for cold days!

Bookings for all three via the link in bio.

From the Kitchen DoorJen’s Winter menu is exactly what cooler weather calls for - Mom’s Rolled Overnight Lamb Shoulder, ...
03/06/2026

From the Kitchen Door

Jen’s Winter menu is exactly what cooler weather calls for - Mom’s Rolled Overnight Lamb Shoulder, her signature Seafood stew (so delicious!), a smoked crème brûlée from the wood-fired oven, or Granny Bea’s Tipsy Tart... If you haven’t been since the menu changed, now is a good time to visit!

This year’s harvest came with a weight to it - the rains that swept through the Overberg in February impacted not only t...
29/05/2026

This year’s harvest came with a weight to it - the rains that swept through the Overberg in February impacted not only the grape harvest, but the olives, too.

The fruit swelled up with water, and winds caused a lot of olives to drop before they were ready to be harvested, so yields are lower than we’d hoped. What didn’t get diluted? Flavour, colour and everything that matters: the Coratina sharpness, the Frantoio body - grassy, peppery, full of good things!

Limited quantities. Available toward the end of June in our online shop.

26/05/2026

Dean is always looking for better ways to work with nature, not against it. This is one of his current experiments.

The Johnson-Su bioreactor is a fungal-rich composting method that is slower and requires more patience than conventional approaches. You build the structure, add the materials, and then leave it entirely alone for months. The beneficial fungi and microbes do the heavy lifting!

The result is a living compost that builds soil health from the inside out, improving water retention and microbial diversity over time.

We’re still in the testing phase, but the thinking behind it aligns with how we approach most things here: give the land what it needs, then get out of the way.

The Gabriëlskloof range has been quietly getting a new look, one wine at a time. Our favourite, Rosebud, is last in line...
20/05/2026

The Gabriëlskloof range has been quietly getting a new look, one wine at a time. Our favourite, Rosebud, is last in line and due to be released in the next couple of months… we can’t wait to show off the whole range!

16/05/2026

Harvest might be done, but the cellar definitely hasn’t slowed down.

Anmar shares a little update from the cellar after what she says has been her busiest harvest yet at Gabriëlskloof Wine Estate. Lots happening behind the scenes, lots of wine in the making, and plenty to look forward to. 🍷

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