Wine and Co - wine from Ceres and home-brewing...

Brewing at home...

There were a few stories going around last year during the initial lockdown of people brewing their own concoctions using pineapples. Some were successful, others not so much. We then thought we would do the same, but using more controlled methods i.e. tested and proven, and tried one of the Viking Brewers "Brew'Ginner" Starter Kits. The results of our Iron Bark Dark Ale were very good so the next batch will be fermenting in the next few weeks, and we also decided to keep some kits in stock.

The Viking Brew’Ginner Starter Kit contains everything you need to make your own beer - they have created a kit that allows anyone to make high quality craft beer at home as easy as 1,2,3…

The Viking Brew’Ginner Starter Kit Contains:

25L Fermenter - High Density Thick Wall Food Grade Plastic Bucket.
Triple Lock Airtight Lid.
Italian Spigot With 360° Rotating Spout.
Hydrometer.
50cm Spoon.
Springless Bottling Valve.
Morgan’s Premium Range Recipe Can.
Viking Brew Blend 1KG.
Stick On Thermometer.
22 x 1L Amber PET Bottles & Caps.
Airlock & Grommet.
Viking Brewers No-Rinse Sanitiser.
Morgan’s Carbonation Drops.

The 'recipes' currently in stock are Blue Mountain Lager and Iron Bark Dark Ale, others available to order are:

Cortes Cerveza.
Dockside Stout.
Golden Saaz Pilsner.
Royal Oak Amber.
Stockman’s Draught.

We still have a few bottles of our Iron Bark Dark Ale left so pop in to taste.

THIS WEEK'S TASTING

The sixth generation of Conradies run the Koelfontein farm in the Ceres district where they primarily farm fruit for the local and export markets, but also have a few vineyards. Their award-winning Chardonnay will be available to taste this weekend...

Koelfontein Chardonnay: Upfront ripe pineapple and white peach notes are complimented by hazelnut and almonds. Rich butterscotch, and the finish has fresh lemon notes. Serve chilled with your favourite lemon butter chicken.

A reminder of our website: www.wineandco.co.za/shop 

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 delivery in Hermanus, and free shipping to major centres around South Africa for orders over R1500. Please contact us for international shipping rates. 

COVID-19 shop hours (until further notice):

Monday to Saturday: 10am - 6pm.
Sunday and Public holidays: 10am - 4pm.

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, Belgian 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 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.