Cape Wine Masters: Wine Personality of the Year – Rosa Kruger
Rosa Kruger, well-known viticulturist, now the driving force behind the Old Vines Project was designated Wine Personality of the Year at the recent Cape Wine Academy and Institute of Cape Wine Masters gala dinner on Saturday, 5 May 2018, held at the award-winning...
‘Old vines make fine wines’ by Marion Edmunds
Recently a special tasting of Old Vine wines was held in Stellenbosch. It was an event I did not want to miss – I had filmed an insert for CNN’s Inside Africa on the Old Vine project, walked through vines at sunrise, tasted cold grapes at harvest, lingered in cellars...
Press release: 20 April 2018
The Old Vine Project Certified Heritage Certification Seal – A World First In all the winelands of the world, old vines get proudly mentioned on labels, in many languages. Such is the value everywhere accorded to old vineyards and the wines they produce. But only in...
The Golden Age of Old Vines – www.heinonwine.com
The Golden Age of Old Vines by Hein on Wine Age as a concept is central to definitions and descriptions, whether it is your own age, the age of your children, the age of a treasured possession or even a memory... Age is also important when it comes to wine and...
Never too old to try – reviving old vines by Christine Austin (Yorkshire.co.uk)
PDF of Christine Austin write-up in Yorkshire Food_and_Wine For the article as published on Yorkshire.co.uk, click here.
CNN Africa coverage of Old Vine Project
Part one: CNN Africa video on oldest vineyards in South Africa. Part two: CNN Africa video on old vine heritage. Part three: CNN Africa video on the Old Vine Project.
Old but not cold – introducing the Certified Heritage Vineyards seal – winemag.co.za
Christa von Le Chevallerie, whether because of her German extraction or not, generally comes across as unsentimental but she was clearly displeased with the sand-mining trucks barreling along the backroads of the Paardeberg early this past Saturday morning. Von Le...
US Woordfees 2018: Ouwingerd-erfenis-wynproe by Spek en Bone – Litnet.co.za
Om te verstaan hoekom spesifieke wyne meer uitsonderlik in karakter en mondsensasie as ander is, moet mens eenvoudig net proe. Die eerste 2018 US Woordfees Ouwingerd-erfenis-wynproe het op 6 Maart 2018 by Spek en Bone plaasgevind waar sjef Bertus die ouwingerdwyne...
Photo and video competition
The Old Vine Project (“OVP”) is inviting the public to enter footage of old vines, 35 years and older, both photographic and drone. BRIEF: Present the essence of an old vine through the unique texture and structure of the vine Express the individuality of an old vine...
The Old Vine Project – Wine.co.za
I recently attended an Old Vine Project (OVP) tasting lead by André Morgenthal and Jaco Engelbrecht. The aim of these tastings is to create awareness around the preservation of old vineyards by promoting sustainable viticulture - this is clearly an industry...