A treasure trove of old vine heritage
By Swartland Wine and Olive Route View the original article here. South Africa celebrates National Heritage Day on September 24. As the region with the second-highest area after Stellenbosch of old vines, the Swartland certainly falls within the spotlight of the...
Michael Fridjhon: What makes SA wine different and why should the world buy it?
By Michel Fridjhon View the origional article here. As the year stumbles towards the first Cape Wine show since the pandemic, I’m beginning to wonder whether we – and by that, I mean those people who think about how the industry markets itself to the world – have...
How old vines are a key part of Stellenbosch’s future
By Richard Siddle View the origional article here. However much Stellenbosch wants to look forward, its future also lies in its past and the traditions and knowhow that enable so many of the innovations taking place in the region to happen. None more so than in the...
Saving And Savouring South Africa’s Veteran Vitis Vinifera
During judging at the Michelangelo Awards competition, Michèle Shah took time out to visit to the Old Vine Project in Stellenbosch, where she witnessed the wonderful work of André Morgenthal and Rosa Kruger. View the origional article here. Being based in...
Stellenbosch Visio: The Old Vine Project
SA’s vineyards need climate-proofing
By Glenneis Kriel View the origional article here. To combat the effects of climate change, South African wine farmers will have to plan the establishment of new vineyards more carefully, especially if they want them to achieve heritage status. The Intergovernmental...
South Africa’s pioneering project is proving the value of old vine wines
Written by David Kermode View origional article here. In 2002, inspired by the old vines she had seen on a trip to Europe, Rosa Kruger decided to seek out and try to save South Africa’s oldest vineyards. Twenty years later, the drive to record and preserve these...
Old vines dig deep in the heatwave
By Tamlyn Currin Today is the inaugural Old Vine Day. To celebrate, we begin a series focused on vineyards' most venerable residents. Today's offering is nothing if not topical for those of us in the northern hemisphere. Above, vines young to old trying to withstand...
Old Vine Project announces inaugural Old Vine Day on 01 August 2022
The Old Vine Project (OVP) team announced today that they, their members, and wine lovers all over the South Africa and the world, will be celebrating the inaugural Old Vine Day this year on 01 August 2022 (and every year after from now on), this being the founding...
Chenin eintlik behoorlik gevier
Dis Internationale Chenin Blancdag op 17 Junie, maar dis eintlik hier in Suid-Afrika waar dié kultivar behoorlik gevier word. Lees die artikel oor Chenin Blanc feesviering deur Maryke Roberts op Maroela Media hier.