by Old Vine | Jun 10, 2022 | Articles, Media Room
The Old Vine Project (OVP) has been a game changer for South African wines. When viticulturalist Rosa Kruger began searching for old vines in remote areas of the Cape, and compiling a list of them, there was little information available; she drove herself around and...
by Old Vine | Jun 8, 2022 | Articles, Media Room
By IWSC View the original article here. This week, members of the IWSC’s expert judging panels are in South Africa, tasting hundreds of wines from across the country. Together with Elizabeth Kelly MW, Victoria Mason, Matteo Montone MS and David Kermode, our judging...
by Old Vine | Mar 16, 2022 | Articles, Media Room
By Sarah Abbott MW View the original article here. They’re just old and worn out, right? A depreciated asset no longer economically viable. When we first launched The Old Vine Conference, we got that shrug from some. But there were many more growers, winemakers and...
by Old Vine | Mar 10, 2022 | Articles, Media Room
In my universe, the world of wine is one big tapestry of people, places and ideas. Within that tapestry there are some threads that meander through its entirety, as what I call “heart strings”. Follow one of these heart strings (of which there are about half a dozen,...
by Old Vine | Nov 23, 2021 | Research
Two research groups at Stellenbosch University have combined forces to obtain an overview of the sensory and chemical profiles of old-vine Chenin blanc wines. At the Institute for Wine Biotechnology, Department of Viticulture and Oenology, the focus is on the sensory...
