Valiant Swart kicks off the kykNET Backsberg Picnic Concerts
We are kicking off the kykNET Backsberg Picnic Concerts this Sunday with ‘Die Mystic Boer’, Afrikaans music kingpin, Valiant Swart. Never without his trademark harmonica and acoustic guitar, Valiant’s name is synonymous with the best of the SA music scene. With over 3000 local and international performances, 13 albums and an array of hats

11th Hour Presentation
Backsberg presentation for 11th Hour event Recently, Stephan McGuire, the co-producer of The 11th Hour along with Leonardo DiCaprio, was in town for an event put together by Global Carbon Exchange. The documentary itself showcases interviews with some of the world’s leading scientists, politicians and environmental activists and calls for immediate action to mitigate climate change. We wer

kykNET presents Backsberg Picnic Concerts
I am very excited to announce that we are teaming up with Afrikaans lifestyle TV channel, kykNET in presenting a series of concerts over this summer. We are showcasing some of the best musicians South Africa has to offer.  You can come out to the farm and enjoy a lazy Sunday afternoon beneath the oak trees wit

Earth Centre Launch
Saturday saw the culmination of few hard, but exciting months of work. The day saw the launch of the Earth Centre at Backsberg. The centre is a collaboration between Backsberg and NGO Food and Trees for Africa

Meeting up with Gary Vaynerchuk | Video
I was recently in the US working with our importer and respective wholesalers in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts (think Boston) markets. As part of the New Jersey leg, I organised to meet up with Gary Vaynerchuck at his Wine Library retail store. Gary took his family wine business from a turnover of around USD5million to around USD60 million - no small feat. He has also created some serious waves in the wine world with Winelibrary TV, his online wine show where he tastes through a variety of wines. The catch is that Gary doesn’t jus