Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Today is the South African wine industry's birthday. Our wine industry is unique in having a recorded birth date. On 2 February 1659 the Dutch governor wrote: “Today praise be to God, wine was made for the first time from Cape grapes”. So today we are 367 years special. 152
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Fields of wildflowers in Silvermine Cape Town today. Nature miraculously regenerates after last year’s wild fires. 000
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Cape Town today. A short hike and then 360 degrees gorgeous. 030
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Early morning pool party in our tidal pool. Wooleys Pool, False Bay Cape Town. 020
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 04/10/2025This morning was a perfect day on the beach. Everyone was out with their dogs and even the teddy bears got a walk. 010
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 29/06/2025Low tide , winter’s morning, Clovelly beach, Cape Town. Winter can be beautiful. 010
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Bravo Rabada. 5 for 51. What a legend. Go South Africa! 120
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 17/05/2025I haven’t been to La Motte in years. Their renovation is superb. 140
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Autumn. Cape Town. Sunrise Pilates next to the sea at St. James. Wonderful moments in a mad world. 010
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Low tide this morning. Walking the dogs on Fishhoek beach. What a way to start the weekend. 010
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 18/03/2025I’m looking for a travel writer, preferably Indonesian, to write an article in English on Borobudur for the iconic South African magazine, Jack Journal. Email in bio if you are interested. 031
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Stunning autumn hike along Cape Town’s southern peninsula 040
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Glorious afternoon at Water’s Edge, Simonstown, Cape Town. Magic lives here. 140
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Homeward bound. The train moves towards Fishhoek station. False Bay with Elsie’s peak in the background. Beautiful Cape Town. 120
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 08/02/2025One of the wonders of Cape Town is wild beaches in easy distance wherever you are. This is Scarborough beach at 10am today, Saturday, mid-summer. 030
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Today is the South African wine industry's birthday. Our wine industry is unique in having a recorded birth date. On 2 February 1659 the Dutch governor wrote: “Today praise be to God, wine was made for the first time from Cape grapes”. So today we are 366years fabulous. 050
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Famous Filipino artist, Pancho Piano, has created a vibrant mural in Kalk Bay. It honours the Filipino seafarers who first settled here in the 19th century and whose descendants still live here in our lovely village. 030
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Early summer’s evening, Noordhoek Cape Town. So peaceful. 030
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 11/01/2025Stunning morning on Fishhoek beach, Cape Town. It’s low tide and everyone is out walking their dogs. Joy. 060
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 31/12/2024Sun sets on 2024. False Bay Cape Town. Praying that 2025 will bring peace to the war-ravaged world, especially Ukraine and, Gaza and Sudan. 1170
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 30/12/2024Water bombing on Trappieskop behind our home in Kalk Bay Cape Town. Wild fires are common here and we are so grateful to our brilliant firefighters. 3 hours ago the whole mountain was in flames. 082
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Nail-biting finish in the cricket test between South Africa 🇿🇦 and Pakistan. Go Rabada! Go Proteas! Congratulations 040
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Congratulations to Bruce jack whose Ghost in the Machine wine range earned the titles of Best Product Range, Best New Product – Wine & Supreme Champion Awards at this year’s (2024) Harpers Wine and Spirit Magazine Design Awards. Did you know that each and every label is different? 040
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 13/12/2024This year I researched and wrote a book on confidence, aimed primarily at young women in the workplace. It's called #Confidence and it is on Amazon and pulisher.co.za. 020
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Walking at low tide on Kommetjie beach this morning. Paradise. Cape Town is so special. 140
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 24/11/2024The winners of the 2024 Diners Club Young Winemaker Left: Mika Engelbrecht (2024 Young Winemaker of the Year) for Neethlingshof Estate Range Cabernet Sauvignon 2022, and Right: Kiara Scott Farmer (2024 Winemaker of the Year)for Brookdale Old Vine Chenin Blanc 2022. 021
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Lismore Estate Vineyards, We are thrilled to announce the Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2023 has secured its place as Number 10 on @vinousmedia Top 100 Wines of the Year. @nealmartin123 “If there’s a better Chardonnay from the Cape this vintage, I haven’t tasted it” 010
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Van Loveren, South Africa’s leading family-owned winery, has acquired the Survivor Wines brand and is purchasing the Overhex Wines cellar. This consolidation is good for the South African wine scene. 031
Su Birch @subirch.bsky.social · 16/11/2024The heavy rains that have fallen in recent weeks in the Namibia Desert in Africa have caused one of the most spectacular natural phenomena, the flowering of millions of lilies that for tens of kilometers have covered the sandy soil that has dried completely for three years. 071