Getting to a winery by bike or on horseback is totally a different experience than getting there by a motorized vehicle. You can feel the environment, smell the intense perfume of ripe grapes and leaves, see with a “human speed” the territory around them and get more into the local culture – and also the wine culture.
Ticking off a thrillseeker’s bucket list
Adventurous ideas for exploring Adelaide, South Australia wine regions.
Climatic Trends Impacting the Viticultural Industry: Challenges and Opportunities in the Casablanca Valley
In recent times, we have palpably observed the effects of climate change in our region, especially in the wine industry. One of the most notable results of this phenomenon has been the exponential decrease in rainfall over the past years. This trend has exerted significant pressure on the harvest cycle, as it used to be common for work to extend until May, whereas now it barely reaches the end of April. This change has been particularly notable in the closing of the harvest season and all that it entails.
WWF Conservation Champions in Cape Town & the Cape Winelands
95% of SA’s wine growing takes place in the Cape winelands. Yet, this vast area under vine is also home to two global biodiversity hotspots – the Succulent Karoo and Cape Floral Kingdom. Both these hotspots are unique habitats found nowhere else in the world!
How to be a South African wine connoisseur
Do you want to learn a bit more about wine this year to talk the talk in the tasting room?
100+ wine and food producers under one roof for 3-day city festival
Cellar Door Fest is an annual festival in Adelaide, South Australia that allows city dwellers to easily experience the best of the regions on their doorstep.
South African Wine Celebrating 365 years
South Africa is the only country in the world that can accurately pinpoint the exact date of origin of its wine industry, due to a diary entry from 2 February 1659.
Grapes of Mirth – the perfect blend of comedy and wine
There’s nothing better than a good laugh – except perhaps a good laugh with a glass of wine in a picturesque setting.
Château Rol Valentin through the tasting glass
Husband and wife team Nicolas and Alexandra Robin bought Château Rol Valentin, Grand Cru Classé of Saint Emilion in 2009, but they are no strangers to the region.
They studied winemaking, viticulture and commerce and travelled the world before coming back home to the region where their families have been making wines since the 1700s
Grapes of Mirth – the perfect blend of comedy and wine
There’s nothing better than a good laugh – except perhaps a good laugh with a glass of wine in a picturesque setting.
Valparaíso Casablanca Valley: When the plan of fun and relaxation immerses the senses.
If there is something that catches the attention of first-time visitors in Chile, it is how the same territory can host such a diversity of amazing landscapes and climates. The north is the perfect area for those who prefer heat, and the south is for those who prefer...
Beresford Estate – McLaren Vale
Beresford Estate was the winner of the Accommodation award at the 2023 Best Of Wine Tourism Awards in Adelaide, South Australia. At the heart of the Estate is Beresford House, a 5-star tourism accredited destination providing the utmost standard of luxury accommodation in the premier McLaren Vale wine region.