Van wortel tot wyn

When KWV’s Laborie Blanc de Blancs 2020 claimed the Duimpie Bayly Vertex Trophy at the 2026 Veritas Awards, it was more than another win for the Paarl-based producer. It was only the third time a Cap Classique had taken the competition’s highest honour, selected from 1 293 entries.

Regenerative farming is becoming part of the language of modern viticulture, but what does it actually look like in a vineyard?

JC Smith is ’n derdegeslag-wynmaker. Sy oupa Dassie en pa Flip was albei wynmakers, en hy het tussen wingerde en wynkelders grootgeword. Hy is tans die wynmaker by Blydschap in die Oos-Vrystaat.