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Old Vine Project marks International Old Vine Day 2023 by launching the old vine academy’s first online course
The Old Vine Project has created the ‘Old Vines: Laying the Groundwork’ course which is designed to educate industry members across the entire value chain.
By SA Wine Industry · 3 min read
Brookdale Estate certified as member of the Old Vine Project
Brookdale Estate has announced its membership of the Old Vine Project (OVP), with a certified block of trellised Chenin Blanc dating back some 36 years.
By SA Wine Industry · 2 min read
Old Vine: Fabled heritage - and a viable source of income
The Old Vine Project involves more than just protecting South Africa’s vineyards and their heritage. Old vines have contributed significantly to South Africa’s
By SA Wine Industry · 2 min read
Improving with age
The Old Vine Project (OVP), an organisation dedicated to preserving South Africa's old vines, introduced an official seal that will serve as guarantee of a vine
By Johannes Richter · 2 min read
Interest in Old Vine Project spikes with 80% of old-vine wines represented
Andre Morgenthal and Rosa Kruger of Old Vine Project and Jo Wehring of Wines of South Africa
By Anton Pretorius · 5 min read
Resurrecting old vineyards in Chile and South Africa
In recent years, Chile and South Africa have started projects to rescue old vineyards, creating interesting synergies between rural areas and consumers. The new
By Anton Pretorius · 4 min read
Planting for climate resilience
The impact of climate change on viticulture was highlighted at the second annual Old Vine Project workshop, held in Stellenbosch on 21 September. While governments and businesses have to consider major interventions to mitigate its effects, producers can also build resilience at root level.
By SA Wine Industry · 5 min read
The guardian of South Africa's old vines
For more than two decades, Rosa Kruger has worked alongside South Africa's vineyards, building a reputation as one of the country's most respected viticulturists. As founder and chairperson of the Old Vine Project, she has been instrumental in preserving South Africa's oldest vineyards and…
By Adéle Changuion · 2 min read
Can gene expression shed light on the "old vine" character of wine?
PHOTO: Hendrik Höller (Wosa Library).
By Beatrix Coetzee, Hano Maree and Johan Burger · 3 min read
Plant to grow old
Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in, or so the Greek proverb goes, conjuring up further inspirational pos
By Raphaela van Embden · 5 min read
Kleine Zalze Furthering the Legacy of Stellenbosch Old Vine Chenin Blanc
"Chenin Blanc is an integral part of the legacy of Cape wine," says Carina Gous, GM of Kleine Zalze Wines in Stellenbosch. "Not only for its being planted throughout the Cape winelands, but also due to the fact that – despite its origins in the Loire region of France – South Africa is today seen…
By SA Wine Industry · 5 min read
A New Gem at Meerendal
Meerendal has revealed that there is a very special single row of Old Vines of Muscat d’ Alexandria next to the cellar. They have established the age of the wines to be close to 90 years, from looking back on photos in the Archives in Cape Town. Planted in circa 1936, SAWIS (SA Wine Information…
By SA Wine Industry · 1 min read
