Jordan’s old vine Chenin blanc – An ancestral timepiece Planted by Ted and Gary Jordan in 1983, this healthy vineyard, now in its prime, was one of the first to use single clone plant material, imported from France, and referred to as the ‘Montpellier’ clone. The rocky, granitic soils have cultural and historical significance due…
Deux Frères – Old Vine Sauvignon Blanc Deux Frères is a boutique vineyard in the Simonsberg foothills of the famous Stellenbosch wine route. Their Sauvignon Blanc vineyard was planted by Martin Hunting in 1985. It is a 1ha portion of a larger block bordering Deux Frères, planted east to west and situated right next to a natural…
Duwweltjie by Thistle and Weed Planted in 1961 by horse-plough by the growers grandfather, massive koffieklip stones were removed during the planting and used to make a wall which can be seen nearby. The Chenin blanc vines are beautiful, stand like trees and are covered in lichen. Planted in a duplex sand and clay soil…
Wines of South Africa: Old Vine Podcast Wines of South Africa (WOSA) has launched a series of podcast. In each episode they talk to a selection of winemakers, winery owners, and other members of South Africa’s wine industry to learn more about South African wine. In this episode WOSA takes a look not at a…
Chamonix’s Old Vine Chenin Blanc Vineyard The vineyard was planted in 1965, some 35 years before the late Chris Hellinger bought Chamonix. He set about implementing his vision of creating a wine estate on the mountains of the Franschhoek Valley, and accordingly had to remove a lot of fruit-orchards and plant new vines, as the…
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.
Six Summer Beauties from Handford Wines MoneyWeek Wine Club introduces Six Summer Beauties from Handford Wines, including a Chenin Blanc and Grenache from Naudé Family wines.
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…