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Goeie bestuur is nodig vir gesogte ouwingerd-status Deur Lucille Botha Baie dinge moet reg loop as jy ’n wingerd 35 jaar of langer wil laat oorleef – en laat floreer. Produsente moet egter seker maak hulle identifiseer belowende wingerde wat sulke gesogte ou wingerde kan word, betyds en bestuur dit reg.

André Morgenthal and how the Old Vine Project is saving South Africa's heritage vines By Christopher Barnes The Old Vine Project is an organization that was created to preserve South Africa's heritage vineyards. Over the past two decades many South African wineries had been pulling out old vineyards due to the low yields and generally challenging economics surrounding old vines. The Old Vine Project identified 3,505 hectares of vineyards with a vine age of over 35 years and

Betaal druifboere 100 keer die bottle prys Deur Lucille Botha Hoewel wynboere al die risiko dra, is dit dikwels die wynmakers of -kelders wat wegstap met die wins wat ouwingerdwyn bring. Die geld móét teruggaan na die grond toe om die volhoubaarheid van dié kategorie te verseker.

OLD VINES GIVE SA A SHOT TO MAKE IT INTO THE NEW WORLD ICON’S LEAGUE By Michael Fridjhon View the original article here Pretty much since the end of South Africa's political isolation, the industry's sages and savants have been trying to find a way of elevating the stature of Cape wine abroad. Inspired by the role played by Penfold's Grange in raising the profile of the Australian wine industry, many thought that what we needed was an iconic wine whose reputation and price p

Evaluating the worth of nascent old vine cues for South African winesEvaluating the worth of nascent old vine cues for South African wines In their recently published paper, "Evaluating the worth of nascent old vine cues for South African wines”, Jonathan Steyn and David Priilaid discussed the value of old vine extrinsic bottle cues, showing their significant impact on a wine’s final price. They found that R2.96 was added for every year a vineyard had been in the ground, tran

Deur die wêreld beny Deur Johannes Richter, Wynland Lees die oorspronklike artikel hier Suid-Afrika se oudste wingerde is nie bloot ’n aardigheid nie, maar verteenwoordig ’n erfenis van wêreldklas-kundigheid en -plantmateriaal wat die toets van die tyd kan weerstaan. Twintig jaar gelede het Rosa Kruger as L’Ormarins se destydse wingerdboukundige die Kaapse wynlande van kus tot kus deurkruis op soek na die oudste wingerdblokke in die land. Die uiteinde was ’n meesterlys van so

Rooted with Bertus Basson from Mooiplaas Situated in the picturesque Bottelary Hills, Mooiplaas has been home to the Roos Family since 1963. The oldest vineyard on Mooiplaas is the Hoemoed Chenin Blanc. The Houmoed vineyard was planted in 1972 by late Nicolaas Roos. As the Afrikaans name says, “Hou moed”, this vineyard has kept faith for almost 50 years and is still delivering beautiful wines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIKqcXBDeug For more information on Certified

Die Old Vines können als ein avantgardistisches Projekt betrachtet werden. Gerade die neue Generation junger südafrikanischer Winemaker zelebriert die alten Reben mit ausgefallenen Weinen View the original article here

THE IMPORTANCE OF OLD VINE VINEYARDS By Jacky Blisson View the original article here Great wine is made in the vineyard. Ask any producer with fine wine aspirations and they will agree. A vine in balance, producing healthy, optimally ripened grapes boasting complex, concentrated flavours – this is the winemaker’s holy grail. It is for this reason that old vine vineyards are so highly prized. Old vines is a term seen with increasing frequency on premium wine labels. While the

CHENIN, AND THE GANG View the original article on Wine Wizard From the graveyards of forgotten vines, spectres are stirring. What do these ghosts of vineyards past have in common? Chenin, colombar, palomino, semillon and clairette blanche are the bricks and mortar South Africa’s brandy industry was built upon. Sewn across the Cape Winelands these ubiquitous blending components were favoured for their neutrality and ability to produce high yields, and in the case of chenin, i

CHENIN BLANC WINEMAKERS ARE BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO SOUTH AFRICA'S FORGOTTEN OLD VINES By Betsy Andrews View the original article on VINEPAIR One day last February, in South Africa’s Franschhoek Valley, Gary Baumgarten, managing director of Anthonij Rupert Wyne, joined a group in his tasting room who were visiting on behalf of Wines of South Africa . It was the height of South Africa’s 2019 harvest, and temperatures were 107 degrees Fahrenheit. The heat had followed three yea

LE RENOUVEAU SUD-AFRICAIN DÉBARQUE ICI PROTÉGER LES VIEILLES VIGNES Après trois décennies, la vigne produit moins de fruits, elle engendre en revanche des vins d’une plus grande complexité. Les vieilles vignes représentent moins de 3 % des 93 021 hectares de vignes du pays et elles sont surtout du chenin blanc, le cépage le plus répandu au pays. Afin de les protéger et de les valoriser, une viticultrice locale, Rosa Kruger, a mis sur pied une certification unique au monde, l’

Old Vines in Zuid-Afrika Een project dat kwaliteit toevoegt aan de wijnen in Zuid-Afrika is het Old Vines-project. Wijnen gemaakt van stokken die minstens 35 jaar oud zijn. ‘Deze stokken geven een wat kleinere druif die sterker van smaak is. Cinsault wordt ervoor gebruikt, maar ook Grenache, Pinotage, Carigan en Tinta Barocca. ‘In oppervlakte gaat het om een dikke 3500 hectare, nog klein dus, maar het voegt qua kwaliteit heel veel toe. Lees meer hier

Deur : Maryke Roberts Foto's: Clifford Roberts Wyn liefhebbers het onlangs die kans gehad om wyne van die Old Vine Project (OVP) by De Volkskombuis in Stellenbosch te proe. Al die wyne kom van wingerde wat ouer as 35 jaar is en die sertifisering as Old Vine dra. Altesaam 37 wnplase het hul wyne te proe aangebied. Die aand is in samewerking met Amorim Cork Suid-Afrika aangebied. Klik hier om meer te lees: https://www.vrouekeur.co.za/nuus-vermaak/wyne-van-ou-wingerde-nou-

Naudé Wines is the culmination of a winemaker's journey that began more than 30 years ago. Since his first harvest, Ian Naudé has worked all over the world, crafting wines that tell a story of time and place. During a wine tasting in Stellenbosch, Ian reflects on the challenges in the past to establish an identity for South Africa. "What else except for Pinotage, differentiated South Africa from the rest of the world? The answer is, our terroir." The exact same Sauvignon