harvest Tag

15 Mar

Posted at 13:51h in Events, Farm
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  The 2019 harvest has come to an end! After 41 years at Fairview I’ve grown accustomed to the victories and defeats that come with every harvest, but the 2019 harvest has been particularly challenging. The drought of the last few years paired with a few...

11 Feb

Posted at 11:50h in Events, Farm
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As all our white varietals are nearing the end of their journey in the vineyards, we here at Fairview would like to share with you our thoughts on the 2019 White varietal harvest. We’ll mainly be focusing on Sauvignon Blanc in this report but much...

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By Donald Mouton, our Farm Manager Unfortunately, our annual rainfall in 2017 was again way below par at 292mm. Luckily, our Suid-Agter Paarl irrigation scheme was very fortunate to pump winter water that was just going to flow into the sea from the Berg river....

09 Jan

Posted at 06:00h in Farm, Wine
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Recently, we planted a new vineyard. As you can imagine, this doesn't happen all that often, so the occasion becomes quite auspicious on the farm. The process may seem straightforward - dig a couple of holes, put some baby grapevines in them and fill the...

13 Mar

Posted at 08:28h in Events
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When it comes to winemaking, the first and most crucial ingredient is grapes. Without them, there would be no wine! The collection of these grapes is called harvest, and it is the most important and busiest time of year on any wine farm. From early in...

20 Feb

Posted at 14:21h in Farm, Wine
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It's harvest time at the farm, and things are in full swing at the moment! This week we catch our winemakers Anthony, Stephanie and Annette in a moment of respite between the vineyards and cellar, and ask them how the yields for Harvest 2017 are...