The Running Duck range has enjoyed a great reception around the world, and most recently, has roped in three bronze Veritas awards. The Veritas Awards is well respected in the wine world, and we are proud to be honoured by them. The winning wines are: Running Duck Sauvignon Blanc 2016 Running Duck Reserve Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon […]
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Stellar Winery Wins Gold & a Trophy at The Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards 2016
Two of our skilled winemakers, Mauritius Naude and Izelle Swanepoel, recently attended the Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits awards to receive a gold award and a trophy on behalf of Stellar Winery. Gold Award winner: Sensory Collection Grande Reserve Chardonnay 2014. Trophy: The RX SA Organic Trophy for our Running Duck Reserve Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon 2016. […]
Stellar Wins 4 Gold Awards at Vitis Vinifera 2016
We’re proud to announce 4 new Gold awards for Stellar Winery at the Vitis Vinifera 2016 Awards. The River’s End Chenin Blanc 2015 Running Duck Sauvignon Blanc 2016 The River’s End Pinot Noir 2014 Running Duck Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon/Pinotage 2015 Another round of applause for Stellar Winery winemakers and their team!
Stellar’s Live-a-Little Jam Jars & More Get The Madeliefe Makietie Music Festival Going
The Madeleifie Makietie music festival brought some of South Africa’s best musical talent to the Namaqualand - and for a good cause. The event featured music legends like Dr. Victor & The Rasta Rebels, Kurt Darren and Karen Zoid, and many more. All proceeds have gone towards uplifting schools in the area. The Stellar Winery […]
Stellar Wines at the One&Only Reaching For Young Stars 2016 Competition
We recently had the pleasure of enjoying the unique culinary creations of the rising stars in the One&Only Reaching for Young Stars 2016 competition. Eight of the most prominent culinary schools in the Western Cape were matched with well-respected wineries to produce a food and wine pairing that would wow the judges. The judging panel […]
Stellar Travel Journal: Germany, The UK, Finland & Holland
September was a busy month for Klaas Coetzee (Winemaker) and Leé Griffin (Brand & Marketing Director) as they headed off to the UK, Germany, Finland and Holland for a series of wine shows and customer visits. Germany First stop was Germany, where they spent time with Axel Fiedler, Oliver Koenig and Andreas Finkentey, who are […]
Stellar’s Riaan De Klerk A ‘Cellar Worker of The Year’ Finalist
We are incredibly proud of Riaan de Klerk, a Stellar Winery cellar worker, who made it to the finals of the Cellar Worker Programme with Winetech Study Groups, of which the winner was named Cellar Worker of the Year. According to vinpro.co.za, a total of 369 cellar workers participated in the Winetech Study Groups, and […]
Tasty WasteNots Cookbook Featuring Stellar Wines | Waste Nothing, Protect The Planet, Say Cheers
Leé Griffin (Brand and Marketing Director) and Klaas Coetzee (Winemaker) took part in a series of totally indulgent private media dinners to launch the Tasty Wastenots Cookbook. Written by Nutritional Therapist, Sally-Ann Creed (collaborator on The Real Meal Revolution), and Chef Jason Whitehead, Tasty Wastenots is a cookbook that inspires people to live (quite happily) […]
Stellar Wins 3 Gold Awards at The Gold Wine Awards
The winners are: Stellar Organics No-Sulphur-Added (NSA) Pinotage 2015, Stellar Organics No-Sulphur-Added Shiraz 2015 and River’s End Chenin Blanc 2015. It is a great achievement for us to have won awards for two wines from our NSA range. In fact, Stellar Winery’s NSA range has received some well-deserved attention at award shows this year, most […]
Meet Celeste Smal | Stellar Women At Work Series
Celeste Smal manages the labelling department at Stellar. Her job is to make sure that everything runs smoothly throughout the process. “Its one of the best feelings in the world to see a project evolving from the start to finish,” she says, “Knowing how much effort went into creating a new brand, and finally seeing […]