Vine of the times
The Midlands Meander is an epicurean Eden that straddles the pretty pastures between Mooi River, Hilton and Karkloof, tapering off at the foothills of the imposing Drakensberg. Itʼs known for many things – a few pubs included, but certainly not for wine.
In fact, most assumed it would be impossible to grow grapes out here, never mind make wine in this region, which is just a hop, skip and a jump from the near-tropical climes of Durban and the beach resorts that line the coast north and south of it.
But a few committed pioneers have proven the naysayers wrong. For starters, there are the folk at Abingdon Wine Estate.
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
Wine estate? In KwaZulu-Natalʼs misty Midlands? I can hear you scoff.
With its maiden vintage in 2007, family-run Abingdon became the first farm to produce a certified estate wine from
