With such an early Easter, you should be making plans for the school holidays and long weekends ahead! At Leopard's Leap we have some great ideas to make the most of lazy days and early Autumn weather.

Don't spend your precious few days of holiday slaving away in the kitchen, we think it is the perfect time of year for casual get-togethers with canapés! Not only are they versatile and can be served at any time of day, they easily cater to different tastes, palates and dietary requirements and most importantly, they love a generous glass of wine and are pure fun with cocktails.

We have the perfect wines for mellow March weather. Moving slightly away from Summer's crisp and refreshing wines, but not yet embracing Winter's quest for complexity and depth, we suggest you indulge with a fuller-bodied white, a sophisticated rosé and a delicate red. Sounds perfect, don't you think?

Try our 2023 Culinaria Chenin Blanc, 2023 Culinaria Pinot Noir Chardonnay and 2022 Culinaria Pinot Noir. What makes them even more enticing as that we give you 10% off when you buy any 6 bottles from the Culinaria Collection during March! Available from our Tasting Room and online shop.

Of course we also have the best wine cocktail recipes that can take you from breakfast to late-night treats! 

• A Bloody Mary, classic Mimosa or Orange Oasis mocktail for breakfast entertainment
• The White Rabbit or Easter Eggnog for some seasonal fun.
• The Old Flame to make the most of seasonal figs
• The Sparkling Serendipity for sunny afternoon sipping
• Toasted S'mortini for fire-side fun with an age restriction
• The Cape Sour or Wine Down Sour Mocktail for late-night sophistication

Canapés can be easy or complicated. A beautiful cheese with some crackers and fresh fruit is perfect, but how charming are some delicate bits and bobs in a careful balancing act?! Try some of the recipes that we've collected over the years. Some are Chef Christiaan's tasty ideas and others are from foodie friends who love to share. They are quite easy, promise loads of flavour and bring a brilliant variety to your table.

• Pickled sultanas            
• Biltong pâté                  
• Slappappoffers 
• Sultana chutney            
• Curried boerewors
• Roosterkoek with curry bokkom butter  
• Duck croquettes
• Olive, tomato and basil sticks
• Soy, honey and chilli seared tuna
• Cocktail Charcuterie combo
• Hummus with black sesame seeds, fresh dates and silan
• Spiced chickpeas with fynbos-smoked baba ganoush
• Bocconcini skewers
• Date, feta and Parma ham skewers
• Carrot jam
• Smoked salmon latkes with horseradish
• Lamb pinchos with baba ganoush and beetroot yoghurt
• Cheesy toasties with soy caramalised onions
• Boerenkaas with fig and berry compote
• Split pea falafel with spicy green chutney
• Spinach flatbreads
• Carrot top tabbouleh

Don't forget you can enjoy all of the above - brilliant wines, fun cocktails and delicious eatables when you visit us at Leopard's Leap Family Vineyards! Taste our latest releases or relax with your favourite glassful, sip on a cocktail on the stoep and choose from a variety of food options - from our famous Rotisserie lunches, to pizzas and roosterkoeke and of course, delicious plates of canapés! It is the perfect family destination with a casual ambience, stretched lawns and even an exciting pump track for young wines - just remember to pack a bike and helmet! Read more.