in the vineyard : When you think of the
houses of the quaint Karoo towns dotted along the Route 62 and beyond, one
striking attribute that all share in common is the presence of a “stoep” or
wrap-around patio. These “stoeps” serve as gathering places for friends, family
and passers – by where stories are told, problems are solved and where you can
take refuge form the day’s toil.
To celebrate Boplaas’s
patriarch Ouma Roline’s 90th vintage, her love of Sauvignon Blanc,
the innumerable afternoons she’s entertained friends and family on her “stoep”
and the joy this has brought her, it is only apt that from this vintage the
Boplaas Sauvignon Blanc will be henceforth be bottled as the Boplaas Stoepsit
Sauvignon Blanc.
The first Sauvignon Blanc crafted at Boplaas was in 1982 and since then Roline’s son, Carel Nel, has each vintage attemped to craft the ideal “stoep” companion for his mother and her friends.