News from Kleinood Farm
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Kleinood Farm turns 25 In the year 2000 the small farm, that was to become Kleinood, was very different from what it is now. But it stole our hearts and we decided to give it our best... Now, 25 years…
25 years ago We cleaned up the forest and river by pulling up and chopping down all the alien plants. Very soon the Wild Olives and Wild Peach trees started showing new growth and the indigenous bulbs started flowering. We…
25 years ago We decided to call our wines Tamboerskloof, because that is where we came from, this suburb, against Signal Hill where our children grew up and where the dream was born. It is also from here that, in…
25 years ago What is now Kleinood, was originally called Chatford farm. We decided to give it a name that we could relate to and would remind us every day of what this land is and how we should care…
25 years ago In the year 2000, the small farm, that was to become Kleinood, was very different from what it is now. Although its inherent natural beauty and charm was always there, it was, sadly, just a run down…
With a time of leisure and festive gatherings ahead, de Boerin brings you a menu with simple recipes made using goodly things grown and nurtured on Kleinood Farm. Save these to use this holiday, and send them to loved-ones to…
Something To Gift A Gift Set of Parfum Samples To Try On Not sure which parfum to gift? Give the gift of choice with our set of four samples, followed by a full-size parfum delivered to your loved-one. Explore the…
Here on Kleinood Farm, we believe that more is, in fact, MORE. Meet The Tamboerskloof Magnums Rare Tamboerskloof vintages, in even rarer magnum bottles, made in limited quantities, especially for special occasions. Kleinood Tamboerskloof Katharien Syrah Rosé 2023 A dry 100% Syrah Rosé. Delicate pale-salmon…
While summer roses all their glory yield To crown the votary of love and joy, Misfortune’s victim hails, with many a sigh, Thee, scarlet Poppy of the pathless field, Gaudy, yet wild and lone; no leaf to shield Thy flaccid…
Kleinood Farm Home of Tamboerskloof wines & de Boerin invites you to join the Secret Syrah Society A homage to a cultivar and its aficionados. Enjoy an intimate private tasting hosted by Kleinood owner, Gerard de Villiers, and/or wine maker, Reynie Oosthuizen,…
On Kleinood we have always put terroir first in the wine we make. So too, it is ever present in our olive oil, verjus and honey. Why then, if one could taste terroir, could one not wear it and smell it…
The tasting room on Kleinood is a homely extension of the winery. It captures the intimate and inviting spirit of this small and precious farm. Here we pour our beloved Tamboerskloof wines for family, friends, fans, foreigners and critics alike.…
If you go down to the woods today... Introducing the most beautiful place on earth. The trees are coming into leaf Like something almost being said; The recent buds relax and spread, Their greenness is a kind of grief. Is…
A collection of rare Tamboerskloof wines inspired by the exceptional grapes that cross our path. Made in the Kleinood Winery. These are small batch wines that are not easily available, and not necessarily made every year. Nattily dressed, (the dandies)…
Summer, red violin, clear cloud, a buzz saw or cicada precedes you, the vaulted sky, smooth, shiny as an eye, and under your gaze, summer, fish from the infinite sky flattering elytron, lethargic bee belly, devilish sun, terrible and paternal…
a red blend by kleinood farm "He patiently walks the pastures in search of the best grazing for his flock." The word shepherd derives from Old English sceaphierde / sceap or sheep, and hierde meaning herder. The dutch de herder is…
Introducing: The Kleinood Tamboerskloof Katharien Syrah Rosé 2023 After each harvest, our beloved Tamboerskloof Katharien Rosé is the first wine to leave the Kleinood winery. But, don't be fooled: to make this rosey wine is a very involved process. It takes years…
On a May Saturday in 1853, Emily Dickens writes to her brother, Austin: “Today is very beautiful — just as bright, just as blue, just as green and as white, and as crimson, as the cherry trees full in…
The image, by Vincent van Gogh, representing de Boerin, is not of a successful and enterprising woman, but that of an unassuming peasant woman working the land, alone against a stark landscape - a humble being quietly going about her daily…
"I think that you will all agree that we are living in most interesting times. I never remember myself a time in which our history was so full, in which day by day brought us new objects of interest, and,…
A collection of timeless garments for women who do The shapes are timeless and forgiving - simple, free and unassuming. The fabric is fresh, natural and honest. Shop The Collection Muses Annetjie Boom was a farmer, innkeeper and restaurateur in the Cape in 1665. She…
Capturing a special place and moment in time - a story of sun and rain, and wind, and soil - to dance in the magic and method of our winery. Listen while you read: The Kleinood Nocturne The Wine Introducing…
Lord: it is time. The summer was immense. Lay your shadow on the sundials and let loose the wind in the fields. Bid the last fruits to be full; give them another two more southerly days, press them to ripeness,…
There was dirt once, an entire earth That clung to our bare feet when it rained, Scorched them when it hadn’t, Coated our arms when it rose With the dry, furious wind. How obvious, I thought then, That it…
On Kleinood farm we have always put terroir first in the wine we make. So too, it is ever present in our extra virgin olive oil and honey. Why then, if one could taste terroir, could one not wear it and smell…
de Boerin brings you poppies - small silver adornments made by hand with love, to wear with joy. Women and the bountiful, natural offerings from the Kleinood land was the inspiration behind the objects and extracts that would capture the…
The newly released Tamboerskloof Syrah 2017 awarded 96 points at 2021 Decanter Wine Awards It is with great excitement we wish to report a resounding 96 points awarded for our flagship Tamboerskloof Syrah 2017 in the recently announced 2021 Decanter Wine Awards…
This year we are celebrating Kleinood's twenty first birthday. To commemorate our coming of age, we are launching the sixth vintage of our flagship Tamboerskloof John Spicer Syrah in a way we have never explored before... Kleinood is not only…
John Steinbeck writes on January 1, 1941: "Speaking of the happy new year, I wonder if any year ever had less chance of being happy. It’s as though the whole race were indulging in a kind of species introversion –…
“Meanwhile, in this blink of existence bookended by nothingness, we busy ourselves with survival and with searching for beauty, for truth, for assurance between the bookends. The feeling of that search is what we call meaning. Suffering — biological and…
“A Light exists in Spring Not present on the Year At any other period — When March is scarcely here A Colour stands abroad On Solitary Fields That Science cannot overtake But Human Nature feels. It waits upon the Lawn,…
I Midwinter spring is its own season Sempiternal though sodden towards sundown, Suspended in time, between pole and tropic. When the short day is brightest, with frost and fire, The brief sun flames the ice, on pond and ditches, In…
The making of Tamboerskloof John Spicer Syrah wine is underpinned by a dedication to producing a singular and intensely personal wine of the highest quality. In our cellar winemaking is alchemy. It is wind, rain and soil mysteriously absorbed by…
Wine and Weather (Is that not what wine farmers talk about?) The first grapes on Kleinood were harvested on Tuesday 22 January, when we picked the small amount needed for the 2019 Verjus, which was then bottled three days later.…
Packaging Awards Tamboerskloof Katharien Rosé “Congratulations on your success in the Harpers Wine & Spirit Design Awards 2013. I’m delighted to confirm you’ve achieved a SILVER medal for the best-designed rose! There were only 2 medals awarded in total for…
Too many things have been in the way of writing this newsletter. Right now, it feels as if it should still be March or, at worst, May, but definitely not November. We started so many projects and so many things…
