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Die somer is ’n seisoen vir uitspan en ontspan. Dink aan luilekker dae langs die swembad of by die see, verfrissende skemerkelkies of glase yskoue witwyn of rosé, ontspanne middagetes en soet, seisoenale vrugte. Vir diegene wat ’n voorliefde het vir heerlike witwyn en rosé, en ontspanne middagetes geniet, is De Krans aan die buitewyke van Calitzdorp die ideale bestemming. Hierdie TripAdvisor-bestemming vat die ervaring ’n stap verder met sy gewilde vrugtepluk van November tot Februarie. Van 23 November tot 8 Desember sal die landgoed se bulida-appelkose  reg wees om gepluk te word teen R8.50 per kg. Vir perskeliefhebbers is die tydperk 14 tot 29 Desember belangrik want dan sal die Oom

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De Krans Wine Cellar, situated in Calitzdorp along the Route 62, has again received a five-star rating, this time for its Cape Vintage Reserve 2017 port-style wine in the latest edition of the authoritative and internationally recognized Platter’s by Diners Club South African Wine Guide 2020, due for release this month. The results were announced on Friday, 8 November at an event held in Cape Town, which was attended by members of the wine and media industries. A total of 125 five star wines were awarded the coveted five star status this year. This port-style wine is no stranger to awards having won a Double Gold at this year’s

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Christoff de Wet, formerly winemaker at Lutzville Vineyards, has recently joined the team at De Krans Wines as their new winemaker, taking over the reins from Louis van der Riet. Born and bred in Stellenbosch surrounded by a growing wine fraternity, it soon became evident that it would become his career choice. After completing his schooling he embarked on a gap year, not for one year which is normally the case, but two years. During this time he worked in Sonoma (California) to gain additional experience before enrolling at Elsenburg upon his return, obtaining his diplomas in Oenology and Viticulture. After his studies the ‘wine working travel bug’ was still

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De Krans Wines in Calitzdorp is without a doubt one of SA’s leading port producers. This statement was reaffirmed when, for the third year in a row its Cape Vintage Reserve was announced as the Overall Fortified Wine of the Year by revered UK authority Tim Atkin MW, in his highly anticipated annual review of South African wines. This year the 2017 vintage took the honour, as well as scoring an impressive 96 points. In addition three of their wines scored 90 + points each. The deserving recipients were the De Krans Touriga Nacional 2017 (90 points), Garden Route Sauvignon Blanc 2019 (91 points) and the De Krans Tritonia

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Join us for a delicious 3-course dinner during the Succulent Festival in Calitzdorp at the De Krans Bistro on 20 September 2019.   Menu Starter Wild spekboom & sesame salad   Mains Chicken fillet filled with feta, cherry tomatoes, fresh vegetables served with a wholegrain mustard sauce or Bobotie served with rice, fresh vegetables, tomato salsa, yogurt & banana and chutney on the side or Vegetarian couscous with fresh vegetables (Vegetarian)   Dessert Traditional milk tart Price R 195 per person (incl. complimentary glass of wine) RSVP bistro@dekrans.co.za or +27 44 2133 314 by 13 September (limited seats available)

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De Krans Wine Cellar, situated along the iconic Route 62 in Calitzdorp, has excelled at the 2019 Novare SA Terroir Wine Awards, where the De Krans Touriga Nacional 2017 was announced as the Best Touriga Nacional. This follows in the footsteps of the 2016 vintage, that won the same accolade last year. The results were announced at a special awards ceremony which took place on 1 August. A total of 328 entries were received for this year’s competition which was evaluated by a panel of highly esteemed judges. The panel was chaired by Jeff Grier who was joined in the judging process by David Biggs, Narina Cloete, Sandile Mkhwanazi