currently at the vineyard for the open day and looking great so far with the Chardonnay in the hand!! wines only getting better! lets home i got all the wines right for the varietal tasting!

Great tasting at open day. Taste all the pillars and still standing. A must visit.

Great wines, great food, great views….

Dombeya what can i say! Was invited to Lunch at the long table with a couple of wine enthusiasts. Wine tastings are only by appointment, the setting is simple but refined not over the top. Beautiful views of Helderburg and the Golden triangle. The wines are stand out wines particularly the Samara and the Chard. Beautifully balanced wines across the range.
Thanks to Rianie and crew.

We enjoyed one suburb lunch at their new Long Table Restaurant on an amazing autumn Saturday afternoon. The view from the restaurant is great and the food…..OUT OF THIS WORLD! Nothing fancy smanchy, just hearty dishes. Chef Carli’s passon for cooking can be tasted with every bit!

Grant was such a good host and spoiled us with French wines, Dombeya wines, Haskell Pillars Shiraz and even a 1953 KWV Jerepigo! I think all the Wineflies present at the table thought we died and gone to heaven. A truly memorable experience!

A great place with amazing people, food and wine. BIG FAN, if not No.1!

Fabulous fabulous fabulous! The wines are a treat (and don’t forget to sample the Haskell wines). May the Long Table Restaurant live long and prosper.

What a great meal and tasting highly recommended for good wine and food. Dont forget about the view. One of the best Sirazes in Africa the Haskell pillars realy worth the what you have to pay for it. Smooth as silk with lots of berries. GO AND BUY IT!

Had a fantastic experience at the farm. The wines all over deliver and the food at the Long Table Restaurant is truly fantastic. Highly recommended.

We had a wonderful afternoon at Dombeya with fantastic wines and excellent food at the new Long Table Restaurant. Definitely a new must-visit for a great cellar-door experience. Love the Haskell Pillars Shiraz and the Dombeya Chardonnay and Samara Bordeaux blend.

Hi to all wineflies,

Many thanks for all the kind words and support. Just wanted to let everyone know that we are taking the “Tasting by Appointment” sign down soon and opening a cellar door where everyone is welcome.

It will be located inside the new Long Table Restaurant and Cafe’, to be opened at the same time, so you can pop in, taste some wine, and then chill out to the view and tranquility with a meal and a glass of Dombeya or Haskell wine. We’ll even have a special ‘reserve’ list as well with some interesting imports from all over the world for those who like to be a little adventurous.

But the bottom line is that we’ll be open for tasting from mid April ( will let everyone know the exact date soon). Let the guys in cellar door know that you are a Winefly and they’ll drag out something interesting for you to try as well.

Looking forward to seeing you at Haskell/Dombeya soon.

All the best

Grant

I’ve been threatening to do a tasting at Dombeya for a long time, but never got around to making an appointment (tastings are by appointment only). I am really glad I finally did, because this was quite a special experience. Our tasting was conducted by their winemaker, Rianie Strydom, so we were able to learn intimate details of how the wines were made that you would not have gotten otherwise.
And her wines certainly did not disappoint. The reds were all rather special. I particularly enjoyed their Samara, a bordeaux-style blend. But the real surprise for me was the Merlot. I normally do not like this varietal (I find it quite dull and lackluster in general), but theirs was so delicious I even bought a bottle.

A fantastic vineyard, loved all the wines, they were very consistent year after year, doing vertical tasting, a beautiful Surrounding and views! loved to put my bed on the balcony!!!

WOW! All the wines that Dombeya ever made on tasting for free! What a pleasure! We popped in at Dombeya’s open day on Saturday and experienced a true treat. Apart from having all their wines on tasting, there was some fun stuff one could partake in and yummy boerewors rolls that went down extremely well with the fab wine.

I was stoked to find out that they are planning to open a restaurant soon and even more stoked about their Haskell range that will be released soon. Considering the fact that their Dombeya range is of top quality already, I can’t even imagine what the Haskell range is going taste like. Definitely a winery that is moving some ground in the wine industry.

Thanks to the whole Dombeya Team for an fantastic day!

I always thought that it’s just to much effort to visit a wine estate that is “only open by appointment.” Now I know that it well worth the effort!

On our arrival we were welcome by Theo. He was friendly and funky and made us feel right at home. We started our tasting with some white wines and then Theo took us on a tour that consisted out of tasting, tasting and more tasting. We sampled some wines out of the silver tanks and then we moved on to the French oak barrels. Theo explained the processes of wine making and answered all our stupid questions with great passion. We were privileged enough to meet one of the wine makers, Wikus Pretorius and my friend could not stop drooling.

Back at the tasting room we tasted the reds and I must say the wines were really yummy and extremely well priced. We had an fantastic experience and the neighboring farms should take note and learn from Dombeya. Great wine, amazing scenery and fabulous people!

Dombeya/Haskell Wine Farm

This wine farm is situated in Stellenbosch, and nestled within the the rolling green hills of Helderberg which is known as the “Golden Triangle”. This is where optimal conditions allow for wines of elite quality. Haskell Vineyards borders Rust en Vrede, Stellenzicht and Bilton.

Dombeya was the original title of this wine farm that was once a fruit farm. It has since been bought by the Haskell family. At present, you can buy wine that has the “Dombeya ” label but by 2010 it will be possible to purchase wines that fall under the “Haskell” range. The Haskell range will express the best of what these vineyards are capable of.

In order to avoid disappointment, please note that you have to make an appointment to visit the Haskell Vineyards. If you read further, you’ll understand that its well worth this tiny bit of fore-planning.
I went to visit the wine farm on a warm sunny day. My senses were riveted! The splendor of the views and the sumptuous wines left me feeling as though I had found a piece of paradise… Theo conducted the presentation of the wines and his passion for wine would be contagious to even non-wine drinkers. He had no idea I’d be writing this review and yet he shared his enthusiasm, his knowledge and made us feel like VIP guests. As for the wine…Rianie Strydom the winemaker and Wikus Pretorius the assistant winemaker are highly talented. The Dombeya range has three individual labels. They are the Dombeya Samara, ( Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot blend), the Dombeya Boulder Road Shiraz, and the Dombeya Chardonnay. We were lucky enough to try the Dombeya Sauvignon Blanc but this is not a varietal that will be continued in future. (Much to my disappointment!)
The Dombeya range provides excellent value for your money. Each bottle is a work of art expressing individuality and style that will tantalize your taste buds. A word of advice and a warning…make this the first wine farm that you go to and…don’t plan on going to too many farms on the same day… you could always spit but the wine is so good, it seems a waste to do anything but swallow! I was so impressed with the Dombeya range…I can’t wait to experience the Haskell range!

All in all, we had a wonderful experience and I would highly recommend going here if you are looking for something special.