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ANNOUNCING NEW RESTAURANT TIMES

Dear Customer

During level 1 we have changed our operating hours for The Deck Restaurant from Wednesday to Sunday. The operating hours for our wine tasting center will still be from Monday – Sunday.  This change will take effects starting 1^st November 2020.  Please see our new operating hours below:

THE DECK RESTAURANT

Wednesday to Saturday (Sunday and Public Holidays close at 16h00)

Breakfast:  09h00 – 11h30 (last order 11h15)
Lunch: 12h00 – 16h00 (last order 16h00 kitchen closes 16h30)

THE RIDGEBACK TASTING ROOM

Monday to Saturday (Sunday and Public Holidays close at 16h00)

Open for tasting and wine sales: 10h00 -17h00 (last tasting 16h15, last orders 16h30)

As a result of the SA Governments latest regulations in the fight against Covid.

The sale and distribution of alcohol has suspended with immediate effect

With immediate effect Ridgeback Wines  will be closed for  the local  selling and  distribution of our wines until the restriction has been lifted by the SA Government.  We are still open for exports.

The Ridgeback management and staff would like to thank our customers  for all your support and understanding, we will continue to monitor the situation and hope and pray that this crisis will be resolved soon.

“Tiny berries with great concentration and structure” is how I will remember the 2015 vintage which is now nearing its end.

The harvest was particularly early, very definitely the earliest in the 15 years that I have been at Ridgeback and this proved to be beneficial to the white varieties which were all safely fermenting in the cellar before any excessive heat could affect their delicate flavours.

The red wines seemed to benefit from a drier growing season with the resultant tiny berries bursting with flavour. It was a viticultural season where well timed irrigation was critical and meant the difference in the fine line between concentrated flavours and stressed fruit. Now as our last beautiful wines ferment in tank before being racked to barrel it is amazing to think that we have finished almost a month earlier than last year, just once again showing that you never seem to see that elusive “normal vintage”.

This is what makes the pleasure of winemaking so special… you are always aware that you are merely guiding nature into the bottle and are privileged to do so. It may still be early days for the 2015 vintage, but I definitely see this as one for the collection. The good concentration and structure throughout our red wines mean that they will have abundant body to age well. The fruity Sauvignon Blanc on the other hand is mouthwatering and inviting you to start enjoying it very shortly.

Our barrel fermented Chenin Blanc and Viognier wines are showing great complexity as well as that creamy mouthfeel which we strive for each year. This was truly an amazing harvest. We hope to share all these great flavours and stories with you at your next visit to our tasting room.

Regards, Toit and the team.