I attended Wine Concepts' annual Chardonnay and Pinot Noir Celebration with my daughter Leila on Thursday evening, 10 September 2026 at Moyo Kirstenbosch. I am not usually a Chardonnay fan, but, of course, I sometimes forget that Cap Classique is largely produced from Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir is so much more attuned to my palate these days – what a joy! We are spoilt for choice in South Africa and even more so in the bubbly, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir categories. We tasted through small-batch producers like Burton Francis's Francis Wines, and also larger wineries like La Motte, Leopard's Leap, David Finlayson Wines, and Mont Rochelle. Well done to dear Michael Bampfield-Duggan for putting together a delicious set of wines and canapés at Moyo Kirstenbosch, Cape Town.