Creation Wines

06/06/2026

It was such a pleasure to welcome Miriam Núñes to Creation today. Miriam's MW journey, in Mexico 🇲🇽 as in South Africa 🇿🇦 , is an inspiring one as attempting this qualification in the Southern Hemisphere is tough when you are not close to the centre of the "action".💫🥂 Miriam, we’re cheering you on.♥️

05/06/2026

A 10-minute drive up the road. Three entirely different appellations. Same valley, different soils, different climates, different wines.

Glenn Martin breaks down what makes the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge so special, and why cultivars like Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are such a pure expression of everything that makes this valley so distinctive.

On World Environment Day, that story feels particularly alive. The differences in soil and microclimate that Glenn describes exist because of everything living around them: the fynbos, the pollinators, the ecosystems we work to protect on the Ridge every single day.

04/06/2026

This past weekend, JC Martin took the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge to Amsterdam. 🇳🇱

At Cape Cru 2026, he joined South Africa's finest winemakers to share Creation's story with an international audience of wine lovers and trade - the cool Atlantic climate, the ancient soils, the vintages that could only come from this corner of the Cape.

Two days of pouring, connecting, and carrying Creation across the oceans. 🥂

A particular thank you to our Netherlands partner -Vinites, without whom these connections would not be possible 🥂

01/06/2026

There is a stage in winemaking that no amount of skill can accelerate. 🍇

After harvest, after sorting, after the barrels are filled - patience becomes the craft.

At Creation, our 2026 vintage is now resting in barrel on the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge. Cool-climate viticulture demands as much stillness as precision, and this time of year is a reminder of both.

We are excited about what this vintage is becoming 🥂

31/05/2026

Four Chardonnays from one Ridge ⛰️

The Estate paints the style.🎨
The Ridge paints the appellation. ⛰️
The Art paints a single vineyard. 🍃
Glenn's paints the next chapter. 🍾

27/05/2026

South Africa's best sommelier. One wine he keeps coming back to. ✨ ✨

Armand Ridgard shares why Chardonnay tells the truth, and why ours tells it best. A place where every detail has been considered, and where the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge finds its way into the glass. 🥂 ✨

25/05/2026

Six vintages in, and Glenn Martin continues to shape this brilliant Chardonnay alongside his father, JC.

Glenns Chardonnay uses the same grapes as The Art, from the very same block. But where The Art is refined and precise, Glenn brings a fresh perspective - shaped by his travels and everything he’s discovering along the way.

Same grapes. New thinking. A wine that pushes the team to re-evaluate themselves every single year in the pursuit of best expressing this site.

On the nose: fresh citrus and white peach. On the palate: a rich, creamy texture with a long, mineral finish.

23/05/2026

The Creative palate 🌱how culture, wellness and community elevate guest perception 🥂~ Carolyn Martin

Read more: https://open.substack.com/pub/carolyn07/p/the-creative-palate-how-culture-wellness

This past week I spent a few days in Stellenbosch for the SA Wine Tourism Conference.

22/05/2026

Creation Ridge Chardonnay 2024 🥂Van die hoogste wingerde 🌿 op Creation; ligvoetig met sitrus- en appel-geure, ’n tikkie kaneel en ’n lang, mineraalagtige nasmaak. Perfek vir vinnig gebraaide salm met ‘n dillesous.”~ Dr. Winnie Bowman