Grangehurst Winery

24/08/2026

Grangehurst 2006 Pinotage was recently awarded an ABSA Award of Excellence - see information below by the Pinotage Association. This 2006 vintage joins 7 other vintages of Grangehurst Pinotage that have received this award, including the 2005 and 2013 vintages.

We have put together LIMITED 3 x 1.5 litre magnum collection of these three vintages - 2005, 2006 and 2013 for R3,040. If you would like to order a case of these wines, please follow the link below to our website or email [email protected] for details.

https://grangehurst.co.za/product/absa-vintage-pinotage-award-of-excellence-mixed-case-1-5l-x-3/

Pinotage Association SA

Celebrated wine:
GRANGEHURST 2006 PINOTAGE

Twenty years. Still maturing.

There is something rather wonderful about writing those words.

Congratulations to Winery and Jeremy for the Grangehurst Pinotage 2006.

Two decades after vintage, the judges found ripe fruit, savoury complexity, integrated tannins, vibrant texture and wonderful balance, describing it as an excellent example of a great 20-year-old wine still maturing.

Twenty years behind it.

And apparently, its story isn’t finished yet.

That is the magic of Vintage Pinotage.

20/08/2026

We love hearing your feedback and finding out when, where and how you’re enjoying our wines. 🍷

Thanks for taking the time to share your experience with us — we really appreciate it!

07/08/2026

Vintage Pinotage producers - a special gathering and celebration at Smeul Restaurant, Paarl.

Congratulations to the 2026 Absa Vintage Pinotage Awards of Excellence recipients.

“The Awards of Excellence is not a competition. It honours wines with genuine staying power, wines with grit, integrity and the ability to stand the test of time. It also recognises producers you can trust, whether you are buying their grapes, bulk wine or bottled wines.” - Beyers Truter, Chairman, Pinotage Association.

Special recognition and appreciation to the 2026 panel lead by Bennie Howard, Anton Swart, Colin Frith, Christine Rudman and Sandy Harper. All seasoned Cape Wine Masters.

Follow the journey with us.

06/08/2026

50 Years ago Jeremy and Beyers Truter were Wingerdkunde/Wynkunde students at Stellenbosch University with Chris Orffer and Joël van Wyk as their professors. They inspired them with a passion for wine - and Pinotage.
Now being Vintage themselves, Jeremy and Beyers both received ABSA Vintage Pinotage Awards of Excellence at Smeul Restaurant in Paarl.

06/08/2026

50 years ago we were Wingerdkunde/Wynkunde students at Stellenbosch University with Chris Orffer and Joël van Wyk as our professors. They inspired us with a passion for wine - and Pinotage. Good seeing you yesterday Beyers at the ABSA Vintage Pinotage Awards of Excellence event at Smeul Restaurant, Paarl. 🍷🍷

04/08/2026

A family affair last night at the trade opening of . 🍷 Thank you Matt Manning and team. Well done on creating this stunning new venue - great ambience, service and an incredible selection of wines.

02/08/2026

I saw a post today by Ernie Els Wines about Louis Strydom's 26 years at the helm of this winery, so I decided to open one of Louis' Cape Winemakers Guild auction wines - 2016 vintage Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Cinsaut blend.

WORLD CLASS!

Really enjoying this wine on the slopes of the Helderberg just down the mountain from the Ernie Els vineyards and cellar.

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02/08/2026

I'm looking forward to the 20th anniversary celebrations of Udo Göebel's WineMatters: Wijn uit Zuid-Afrika. Udo has been importing Grangehurst wines into Holland for 20 years.

Part of the celebrations will be a Newton Johnson and Grangehurst wine pairing lunch at the stunning Hotel Merlet. 🥂🍷🍷

Udo posted the following:

On September 12, we celebrate the WineMatters fourth edition at Merlet*!

Gordon Newton Johnson (Newton Johnson Family Vineyards) and Jeremy Walker (Grangehurst) are coming especially a day earlier from South Africa for this extra lunch. The owners of Merlet, Martin and Carla van Bourgonje, had their honeymoon trip to South Africa 25 years ago. This year they were there again with their two daughters and they were very impressed with the country. Two wine cellars made such an impression that they are now featured at the center of this special lunch.

The program for the afternoon:
Tasting of Newton Johnson and Grangehurst wines
Champagne aperitif from Brouzje
4 courses lunch with matching wines
explanation of the wines by the winemakers themselves
coffee or tea
Table setting: Table d’hôte.
Price per person € 175,-

Booking for this winemakers lunch can only be done directly at Merlet: https://merlet.nl/restaurant?ft-ticket=eac9883a&ft-cid=muM9zkKCDQ&ft-rid=rid_preview&ft-restaurant=497f1d8e

https://winematters.nl/event/wijnmakerslunch-bij-merlet/

Ervaar fine dining bij Restaurant Merlet in Schoorl, Noord-Holland. Bekroond met een Michelinster sinds 1998. Geniet van het topgastronomie nabij Alkmaar!