The 2019 SA Women’s Wine & Spirit Awards discovered some wines, spirits and liqueurs that are out of this world. The aim of the annual competition is to find worthy wines, spirits and liqueurs judged by all-female panels, and to award the best products entered. Packwood won a Gold Award for their 2018 Blanc de Noir. White wines saw a significant growth from last year and the number of 2019 ...

South Africa’s Women in Wine Gold Award goes to Packwood! We are very excited to announce that we have won another GOLD award. Packwood has been awarded a gold award in SA’s women in wine competition for the 2017 Sauvignon Blanc. Our Sauvignon Blanc is an annual favourite with everyone, perfect for a spring and summers day, refreshing and tropical, plenty of fruit on the palate, deliciously...

Packwood Bubbly wins IWSC Silver award We are most excited to announce that our 2017 bubbly has recently received a silver award 2017 at the IWSC International Wine and Spirit Competition. This is our first non vintage; a blend of pinot and chardonnay, packed with fruit, flavour and bubbles. Made in the traditional French way, Methode Cap Classique Chardonnay and Pinot noir are gently harves...

Wine harvesting is a very nerve-wracking and busy time for us all. There is lot's of risk and it involves delicate, unrelenting procedures that need to be done absolutely right. After all, this is the month of the wine harvesting that every wine estate lives and work for every day. "Our beautiful 2017 Pinot Noir grapes straight out of the chiller before being fermented..." The intense heat we e...

Fisanthoek MTB routes on your doorstep at Packwood Wine Estate When it comes to outdoor activities for adventure lovers, hikers and cyclists and nature lovers, a trip to the forests around Packwood in Fisanthoek are a must! We have world class mountain biking (MTB) routes and hiking trails right on the doorstep of Packwood wine estate just off the N2, at Harkerville. Packwood is nestled on the...

10 Wine Tasting Tips for your next visit to a wine estate We've gathered a few wine tasting tips for you to put into action when you next visit the Plett Wine Route. No doubt, these will come in handy whilst you sample some of our fabulous harvest wines during a wine tasting session together with one of our cheese platters. Otherwise use them whilst you're settled on your private deck at sunset -...

Source: AFK Travel Plettenberg Bay’s second Wine and Bubbly Festival afforded the rare occasion of having all the people who’d shaped this tall tale into a success story, together in one room, giving me the unique opportunity to learn every side of its fascinating history. Vicky Gent of Packwood has very similar sentiments; she and her husband are dairy farmers who also moved to Plett in 1...