A FINAL OVERVIEW OF HARVEST 2025
Looking back at the excitement of the 2025 vintage; harvest started a week later and with the nice cool weather last year, and abundant rain, and rather cool evenings we …
Looking back at the excitement of the 2025 vintage; harvest started a week later and with the nice cool weather last year, and abundant rain, and rather cool evenings we …
As February drew to a close, we noticeably experienced the days becoming shorter – harvesting at 6 o’clock and the sun is nowhere to be seen yet. With our Pinotage, …
Harvest started later due to nice Winter rain and cooler weather at the start of Summer. We’ve been seeing very good analysis coming through and the taste of the berries …
In the lead up to the Festive Season, things started to quiet down in the cellar and vineyard, allowing us time to reflect on the accomplishments of 2024, while at the same time …
The first part of Harvest 2024 started off with a bang, with Pinotage coming into the cellar, destined for our Carpe Diem Pinotage Reserve and our The Original Pinotage. After …
We’ve experienced two very hot weeks, leading up to harvest, with temperatures reaching upward of 40ºC. This made things a little challenging with ripening, seeing that the sugars reached the …
A Harvest 2021 update from winemaker, Francois Roode. Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, 2020 was a year that no one will ever forget. The same goes for the 2021 …
The 2021 season started with a cold and wet winter, a beautiful sight to see after the last couple of dry years. Our main dam is full and the first …
After 5 weeks of very early mornings and very late nights the end of harvest 2020 is in sight and what an amazing one it was. For the last 4 …
We officially kicked off Harvest 2020 last Tuesday 21 January. As per usual the first varietal that we picked was Pinotage, destined for one of our three wines that we …