From harvest to the ProWein trade fair, catch up with the latest news from De Wetshof Estate.
Harvest 2023
Vintage 2023 will go down as one of the most memorable – and challenging – in the history of modern Cape wine, mostly as a result of the torrential rain experienced over most the winelands.
What began as a refreshingly brisk downpour in December extended into two deluges in March which bucketed down two weeks apart. Slap-bang in the middle of harvest for some wineries, this unseasonable precipitation had winemakers and vineyard teams frenetically trying to get their grapes into the cellar before the next rains came. As at the time or writing, some vineyards are still unpicked as the correct ripening levels are yet to be reached.