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INNOVATION &
SUSTAINABILITY
INNOVATION & SUSTAINABILITY
Water, our most valuable commodity
30 November 2016 | BY Martin Fourie
In the De Toren vineyards, water is probably the most valuable and prized commodity. The reason for this is that through means of skilful application of this, these days scarce commodity, has a huge impact on the grape and in essence, wine quality. At De Toren, we use a few, sensibly strategised methods to manage […]
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A great wine reveals a sense of place…
30 August 2016 | BY Alexandra McFarlane
Soil. Life-giving, ancient, site specific and highly variable are just some descriptors one can use when describing soil. Our unique soils at De Toren are arguably our most important resource in producing quality grapes for the production of our site specific wines. The coastal regions of South Africa possess some of the oldest soils in […]
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The reason behind sowing cover crop in winter
1 June 2016 | BY Alexandra McFarlane
Mother Nature took pity on us this year when she decided to bless us with solid soaking of rain in the third week of April. The heavens opened on the 22nd of April and, cumulatively over two days, dropped a glorious 48 mm of rain on our thirsty vineyards. In comparison to what little rain […]
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Crafting Wine With Delicate Hands On Technique
7 March 2016 | BY Adele Schultz
The process of fermentation converts grape juice into an alcoholic medium called “must”, while at the same time extracting colour pigments and tannins from the skins. Once the wine has completed fermentation, the winemaker will separate the free run juice from the skins. Just as a saturated sponge will retain water until lightly squeezed, the […]
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