Winemaker Margaux Nel offers her pairing recommendations for December 2025 Boplaas is on a mission to put the bang in banquet this festive season. Pairing and entire meal with the wines of winemaker Margaux Nel guarantees a feast underscored by the quality of one of...

Boplaas Family Vineyards, the legendary Calitzdorp estate, has cemented its reputation as a powerhouse in both wine and spirit production with a sensational haul of accolades this year. The collection of honours - including multiple Double Golds at the Veritas Awards...

Boplaas Family Vineyards is excited to announce the publication of a compelling new book by patriarch and wine growing veteran Carel Nel. This deeply personal work, which offers a vivid account of Nel’s life, family, and extraordinary career in farming and winemaking,...

Boplaas’s outstanding excellence was again highlighted on Saturday at this year’s Veritas Awards - South Africa’s most prominent wine and spirit competition. In front of one of the event’s most auspicious gatherings in years, the Calitzdorp winery received 12 medals...

South Africa celebrates Heritage Day on September 24. It was inducted as a way of recognising and celebrating the cultural diversity that characterises the country. For Boplaas, the renowned wine and spirits producer of Calitzdorp in the Klein Karoo, this is culture...

Boplaas Family Vineyards has once again proven its mastery in crafting world-class spirits, securing the coveted Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Brandy Trophy and the Grand Prix Spirit Trophy for its 20 Year Old Potstill Reserve Brandy. This...

The newly released Boplaas Colheita 2005 Tawny has been named Overall Best Fortified Wine of the Year by globally influential connoisseur Tim Atkin, MW. Atkin made the award at the unveiling of his 13th South Africa Report, declaring a Boplaas fortified wine as his...

The excellence of Boplaas Family Vineyards shines again thanks to the cellar being centre stage at the unveiling of this year’s South Africa Report, compiled annually by renowned wine critic Tim Atkin MW. At its heart, much of the success of this multi-generational...

Victory at unique championship reaffirms the age-ability of Boplaas ports Boplaas Family Vineyards joined the podium of winners at the 20th SA Terroir Awards this week, one of its ports having been selected as the judges’ overall favourite. Significantly, the wine –...

Winter is the time for port, especially with early weather reports confirming this year in South Africa so far has been colder than 2024. The news is welcome to wine producers such as Boplaas Family Vineyards, whose port wines have consistently been recognised among...

Boplaas Family Vineyards has emerged as one of the top performers at this year’s Trophy Wine Show. The awards in this renowned championship were made at a function in Stellenbosch this week. The Calitzdorp winery’s stars at the event were both ports, which has...

Boplaas port has just smashed a hat trick having once again being named best in category overall at this year’s auspicious National Wine Challenge (NWC/Top 100 Wines). The competition, now in its 15th year, singled out the Boplaas Cape Tawny Colheita 2005,...