Cape Port Producers’ Association Port & Wine Awards at Muratie

Carel Nel of Boplaas, Lynne, and Mike Neebe of Axe Hill

Muratie’s list of owners at the entrance to the farm with one of the farm dogs

Meeting in front of the rustic cellar

Artifacts in the cellar vestibule

The 10 winning ports

The 10 winning wines made from Port varietals

Muratie’s wines

The beautiful, historic window in the tasting room, with its iconic cobwebs – some say they should be a national monument

Tasting commences and lots of chatting about the wines and port

Carel Nel announces the awards with Sandra Lotz, the organiser of the function

Dave Hughes speaks about the awards

Dave presents Mike Neebe with his award

Dave presents Chris du Toit of Bergsig with his award

All the award winners with their certificates

The normal daily menu from Muratie’s Cellar Kitchen (for those of you overseas, Afval is offal)

A serious discussion over lunch - about port and farming no doubt

Lunch begins at our table with (from the left around the table) Mike Neebe, Lynne, David Biggs, Mike Bampfield-Duggan of Wine Concepts, Colin Frith, Cathy Marston

Another view of the charming time-warp Voorkamer (front room) – used as the tasting room

All these photographs are © John Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus cc