After some glorious winter rainfall on Gabrielskloof, sinking into the soil profiles to quench the thirsty deeper roots. We’re through the sensitive flowering cycle for most of the white cultivars, but the reds are lagging due to this cool period. Some pressure to get through the last few blocks for suckering, and to keep a […]
BOT RIVER WINES WENT ROAD TRIPPIN’ The Bot River Wineries embarked on an epic adventure and the wonderfully eclectic bunch of winemakers dusted off their gumboots in exchange for their city savvy attire. Hitting the road for a trip to Johannesburg, Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Maseru (Lesotho) to promote the beautiful Bot River Wine Route was […]
What an exciting time of the year all flushed, bright and green. Training and shaping young vines to form the backbone and arms to bear fruit for the future, now that we have had some meaningful rain these young vines will grow at a rapid rate and hopefully fill the cordon wire by the end […]
Following the driest August in our 45yr history, we received this beautiful deep wetting rain over the last weekend. Very happy farmer now. Young plantings of Chenin, Pinotage, Grenache and Mourvedre are especially loving it. This will carry the vines a long way trough the season. Looking forward to harvest 2020!
Sometimes you need little angels to show you the way. And if you are lucky enough you’ll recognise them. There was this person sitting next to me at my brother-in-law’s birthday party seven or eight years ago. I told her that we ha some grapes and we hoped to make some half decent wine from […]
Get your cameras, smartphones and tablets ready! Due to extreme heat, the 2016 harvest is set to commence early in Hermanus. We encourage all photography enthusiasts to get involved during our harvest to capture the best picture of the ‘2016 Benguela Cove Harvest’. Entrants will have the opportunity to capture the beautiful landscapes of the […]
Benguela Cove are delighted to announce that they will be hosting a Lagoon Swim in association with Big Bay Events and the Freedom Swim Series at Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate in Walker Bay, Hermanus. The inaugural event will take place on Sunday, 18 October 2015 and participants can enter to swim either the one […]
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