Reliving 2007 in 2019 – Emma reports from the vineyards
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…
Wanderings at harvest time
Our pack Whatsapp group recently went on a pinging bonanza as Jeremy shared his photos from the field. He had taken a cycle to Leeuwenkuil and Langvlei to check on the state of the grapes before he briefly flits off to London for the North…
The pack pow – wow in Paarl
In January this year, two Gauteng pack members (it doesn’t quite have the same ring as Vaalies), Amanda and I (label designer Lori) flew down for a gathering of the pack. We had a lot to discuss, from new websites to social media strategies, to…
Harvesting in a heatwave
On the umpteenth day of the heat wave in the Cape this label designing/blogging “Vaalie” tagged along with Jeremy Borg to find out first-hand the process of wine making from the vine to the bottle. The day got off to a rocky start with a…
A productive and successful 2nd week of Harvest 2013
At the end of week 2, things are going really well! All of our Pinotage from Kasteelsig in the Swartland has fermented as required and has been pressed off to finish fermentation in barrels. The technique for making Pinotage is to ferment the grapes for…
Pinotage panic – Jeremy reflects on harvest day 1
Our first 8 tons on Pinotage are safely in the cellar and in their fermenters. The first day of the harvest is always really exciting. We had taken a number of sugar readings from the vineyard in the preceding days to determine whether we would…
Harvest 2013
After a fabulous growing season, we are delighted to report that the harvest will begin today – Friday 25 January! The team in the Cape have been hard at work preparing for this very busy season. Yesterday, winemaker Jeremy Borg took a stroll through the…