Boplaas Cape Tawny Port selected as one of Top 10 Winter Sippers by Food 24 Winter brings sniping cold nights and white frosty mornings for most of the country; while howling winds and sheets of rain pelt the fairest Cape, and the Durbanites can still surf in the middle of July! Short of moving to Durban or [...]
ViewBoplaas joins the “Top 100” list with a double Boplaas Family Vineyards in Calitzdorp are proud to announce that two wines have been included in the “Top 100” South African wines of 2012. Of the three wines entered, the host of international and local judges, award Boplaas two spots in the “Top 100” for the Boplaas Cape [...]
View5 Stars for Boplaas Family Vineyards in Platter’s South African Wine Guide 2012 The much anticipated annual Platter’s South African Wine Guide, regarded as an essential companion to the South African wine lands, with more than 6000 wines rated for the 2012 edition has just been released. As in previous years, Boplaas Family Vineyards in Calitzdorp [...]
ViewBoplaas Family Vineyards – Port Kings at Veritas Boplaas Family Vineyards from the quaint Klein Karoo hamlet of Calitzdorp, have once again proved that they are amongst the Cape’s finest producers by garnering three double gold, one gold medal and a silver medal from their seven entries entered at Veritas 2011. Veritas, South Africa’s largest and most [...]
ViewBoplaas one of Top 10 wines for National Braai Day by Food24 Is there anything better than a ‘tjop ‘n dop’ on National Braai Day? Of course not and in my book, it’s even better if the ‘dop’ is wine and not beer. It’s thirsty work braaiing so try and remember that wine is stronger [...]
ViewThe Boplaas Cape Vintage Reserve Port 2006 has proved it mettle as being one of the best Ports in the Cape, by garnering the highest accolades in all competitions it entered. The accolades started to befall this fine Cape Port in 2006, when this wine was crowned South African Champion Port at the South African [...]
ViewA vertical is always special; one of Cape Vintage Ports is more than that, it’s a new experience. The opportunity for such an experience was afforded to a small group of wine folk by Carel Nel (pictured) and family of Boplaas Calitzdorp, surely a name to conjure up some of the best Cape Port styles [...]
ViewThis year is also the ABSA Calitzdorp Port and Wine Festival, which will be held from the 16th to 18th June. For more information on activities, exhibitors and much more visit www.portwinefestival.co.za or contact Boplaas on 044-2133326.
ViewBoplaas Family Vineyards in Calitzdorp has once again proven that their Cape Ports are a cut above the rest, by garnering star ratings of 4 or more stars for four of their Cape Ports in the June issue of WINE magazine. The Boplaas Cape Tawny Port 1997 – a Colheita which spent 12 years in [...]
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