THE WINELOVER'S STOCKING-FILLER!
The annual release of Platter's Wine Guide is always something we look forward to, and speculations and rumours about its colour only fuel the excitement! Well, it was eventually released to the Trade yesterday so we now have stock of the latest, brightly coloured "Fresh Leaves" book. With 719 pages, it's just a few more than last year's 691 pages.
This is the 41st edition of the guide and has reports of over 8,000 wines from at least 900 producers. It will be very interesting (and sad, no doubt) to see how those numbers change in next year's edition. The Winery of the Year is Kleine Zalze, with seven 5* wines (out of a total of 212!)
Please note our opening times for the foreseeable future, as per the COVID regulations:
Monday to Thursday: 10am - 6pm
Friday to Sunday: CLOSED
Public Holidays: CLOSED
Please note that our website does not show the complete range of wine that we have in stock, so please do contact us if you are looking for something not listed online, especially those that are 'allocation' only. We offer free shipping to major centres around South Africa for orders over R1500. Please contact us for international shipping rates.
NOT our shop hours:
Monday to Saturday: 9am - 6pm
Sundays & Public Holidays: 10am - 3pm
Thank you for your support - stay safe - see you soon!
About Us
Have you ever heard about a great wine but could never find a bottle for yourself (to share with friends, of course)? Well, the team at Wine & Company do all the hard work for you! We visit wine farms and attend tastings to find, taste, and then stock wine from the smaller Estates and independent winemakers who buy grapes and produce outstanding wine under their own labels – much the same as the French negociants have been doing for centuries. Given that these winemakers make wine in such small quantities, sometimes just a single barrel, their wine will never be found on the shelves of the major retailers, but only in specialist shops like Wine & Company on High Street, Hermanus.
In addition to the great selection of well-known wines and MCC's, we also stock local craft gin and beer, French Champagne, La Trappe Trappist Ales as well as whisky and other spirits. Wine & Company (established in 1998 by Bartho Eksteen) has a well-earned reputation for stocking hard-to-find small-batch wines and we strive to continue this great tradition. If you purchase a bottle of wine from us and it is faulty or you are not satisfied with the quality, we will gladly replace the bottle and return the faulty wine to the winemaker.
Feel free to contact Wine & Company if you need a particular wine and we will do our best to source it for you. We are also able to ship wine locally and to most countries so do ask about international shipping.
