Nestled in Stellenbosch’s Paradyskloof Valley is Vriesenhof Wine Estate, with its south facing slopes that have been used to cultivate grapes that produce wines of character since the eighteenth century. But one cannot discuss character and...
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Now that the leaves have fallen off, the grapes have been removed, as well as the unwanted shoots, pruning has begun at Vriesenhof . The timing of pruning the vineyards is extremely important. Early pruning or pre-pruning, as we call it is...
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This year’s harvest continued the trend of the last three years by being earlier than anticipated. Luckily it was not as early as we predicted back in September/October 2019. During this time it seemed that harvest would begin early January...
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