At the beginning of every year Jeremy pencils into our shared calendar what will happen where and when during harvest, and this year was no different. With a slightly more complicated model than most, we make wine in three geographically spread-out locations, and harvest grapes from several far-flung vineyards. Meticulous planning is therefore of paramount importance! However, …
With the unprecedented situation facing us across the world, at Painted Wolf Wines we are taking inspiration from our mantra “Remarkably persistent, persistently remarkable”, as we focus on keeping our business alive while doing everything we can to help flatten the curve. The success of a pack of painted wolves relies on a strong sense …
For most of March, Jeremy was running from pillar to post, keeping up with all his harvesting jobs. As we mentioned in our previous post – Jeremy is always on the lookout for interesting parcels of grapes, and their different locations keep him on the hop until the last bunch is picked. For a week …
Emma is thoroughly enjoying being able to spend more time than usual in the vineyards this harvest with her grape transportation skills in demand. It provides a great opportunity to photograph the journey of some of our grapes, returning to old favourites like Kasteelsig vineyard with views to the mountains across fields of hay bales, …
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Anyone who knows Jeremy, knows that he likes creating wines that are not run of the mill – Viognier, Roussanne, and Grenache are good examples. When offered a few tons of unusual grapes, he is unlikely to say no. This past week, he took delivery of two types of grapes grown by Pieter Hanekom of …
