SKIPSKOP

A tribute to a now deserted coastal settlement so named after the once visible bow of Maid of the Thames a British sailing vessel grounded inshore on 1st January 1848... Skipskop wines,a boutique overberg winery,dates back to the planting of a block of petit verdot vines,a Bordeaux variety grape- in late 1999 in the garden of our house overlooking the klipdrift River in Napier, a small town at the foot of fynbos mountains and amongst rolling fields of wheat and barley Close to the southernmost tip of Africa.... In the intervening years,the vineyard has expanded and in 2012,the old barn above the house was converted into a red wine cellar with a newly built white wine cellar added in 2014. In addition a small quantity of grapes are sourced from a klein karoo farm in the voorbaat Valley close to ladismith at the foot of the Swartberg mountains to compliment the cooler climate napier varietals.