BACK 2 BAY 6 

(Betsie & Hetta)

In conjunctions with venues in the Baardskeerdersbos area, we are now doing decor for weddings and parties.

A few photos of what we do. 

Our motto is :  "LESS IS MORE"

Rustic

Simple

Classic

                                                                         Different

 

Always need lots of candles.

                                                                         
                                                                        Fairy garden.
                                                                               

                                                                             
                                                                    Green & White

One of the beautiful venues in the area.

http://www.gansbaai.com/panorama-natures-haven/en/home/

                                                                          Something old

                                                                      Something shiny
                                                                   

Sand, sea and flowers

                                                                     
                                                                      Simplicity

Contact :  Betsie 083 655 5545   betsie.garde@gmail.com

                Hetta  083 562 1959   hettavan@gmail.com

Harvest 2014 is HERE!!!

Seven Springs Harvest began today!

Riana tells us more :

Today marks the start of the 2014 harvest on Seven Springs Vineyards, and it's our 5th one! We will be kicking this vintage off with the picking of our Pinot noir,   one of  the grape  varieties that thrive   in this area.

From January the grapes have been ripening slowly with the sugar accumulating and the tannins ripening. This season has not been an easy one, with this excess of rain and hot,humid weather. This is not ideal conditions for growing grapes is, but more ideal for growing fungus and diseases. This was the year that quality wine will have been made in the vineyard, with the viticulturists having to be on their best game. Peter, viticulturist for Seven Springs, has kept our grapes in a very healthy condition and so now it's my turn to take the best and make it even better :).

In determining if the sugars have reached optimum, we sample berries and crush them. I then take the juice from the crushed grapes and place it on the refractometer.    It  looks  like a  small telescope,   but it actual enables me to get a sugar reading. 

For the next few weeks the grapes in the valley will be ripening and harvest will kick into swing. The winemakers and viticulturists will be 'disappearing' out of society, but believe me when I say, "it's well worth it".

And with that we wish all winemakers everything of the best for the 2014 Harvest.

Cheers!!

Our recent visit to the West Coast.

Langebaan

 The donkey at Mykonos, posing for a photo.

 Club Mykonos near Langebaan, West Coast, South Africa.

 Mini-golf at Club Mykonos.

 Paternoster.

7 Springs Vineyard

 

I am so excited!  I am now officially part of the Seven Springs team!! 

On Tuesday, 31st January, Riana (winemaker at 7 Springs since January 2010) and myself went up to the farm - on the Hemel and Aarde Road, 10 minutes drive from Sumaridge Winery, on the dirt road, under the Shaws Mountain.

Riana had to get samples to check the sugar levels on the grapes and she started at the Syrah, these where planted July 2007, north facing slopes.

Later in 2007 some Sauvignon Blanc grapes where planted on 1.87 hectares.

I was privileged to be one of the first people to taste the very first Sauvignon Blanc (2010), a day before it was labeled! This Sauvignon was produced from grapes grown on the farm next to 7Springs, the vineyard manager's farm.

During 2008 3.41 hectares of Pinot Noir was planted on north facing slopes.  The very best rootstocks from KWV has been used!

 During 2008, 200 Frantoio olive trees where planted and Riana and myself will be attending to the olives after the grape harvest later this year.  Another blog will follow on olive-picking and all that follows!

 

Do yourself a favor and get a bottle of the 2010 and a bottle 0f the 2011 Sauvignon Blanc!  Stockists: Wine Village Hermanus, Wine and Co, Hermanus, Wine Concepts in Newlands and soon a few more outlets.

 

 

Chat to you soon about the harvest!

Also see:

http://7springs.co.za/blog/