South African Wine Harvest Report 2006 Compiled by SAWIS (PDF file)
Beaumont Harvest Report 2006 Dear Beaumont Friends, Welcome to the first ever e-mail newsletter of Beaumont Wines.
2006 Cape Winemakers Guild members harvest reports The Stellenbosch region experienced a cold, wet winter which gave the vines a good start.
Six of the best for De Wetshof For the sixth consecutive vintage De Wetshof Estate in the Robertson Region of the Cape has had a disease free and successful harvest.
End of Vilafonté harvest Closure and continuance
Southern Cape Vineyards' 2006 harvest looking very promising "All cultivars are in excellent shape. The grapes are exceptionally healthy and of a high quality. We are really excited about bottling the wines." This is the enthusiastic comment of Riaan Marais, general manager of Southern Cape Vineyards (SCV), on the 2006 harvest that is just about done. SCV is the umbrella company formed with Barrydale and Ladismith wine cellars as founder members.
Harvest Report 8 - It's a wrap in some regions Harvest in Darling and Robertson is practically over, but Constantia and Vredendal wineries still have a way to go, writes Kim Maxwell.
Harvest Report 7 - The halfway markAs remaining cellars reach their halfway mark many positively report physiological ripeness at lower temperatures, hence lower alcohol wines.
Wine industry faces another dry white season While a surplus at wine cellars gave rise to a 'wine lake' theory three years ago, it now seems that a large wine drought is imminent.
Harvest Report 6 Recent electricity power cuts affecting the Western Cape have had an adverse knock-on effect on the 2006 harvest. Kim Maxwell used laptop battery power to file this report on Wednesday, but WineNews web postings were delayed by a day as outages continue.
Further Decrease in Grape HarvestPress Release by SAWIS
Harvest Report 5 - Red alert for some Boland and Klein Karoo cellarsCellars in Paarl, Malmesbury and Calitzdorp have moved into reds, but white varieties are still dominating receiving bins elsewhere.
Harvest Report - Fires singe Southern Cape vineyards as February turns on the heat Kim Maxwell reports on extensive fire damage of premium Southern Cape vineyards in late January and finds that early February temperatures are giving impetus to harvesting momentum.
Harvest Report 3: Cellar action in Wellington, Tulbagh, Worcester and Paarl Kim Maxwell does a random check of cellars and finds that a few more are easing into action, but many haven’t wet their tanks yet.
Where there's smoke, there's fire South Africa, Australia and California are notoriously prone to wildfires. Fire is a feature of the environment and often essential to maintain the natural ecosystem. But fire and wine don't mix, writes Frank Smith from Australia, where research on 'smoke taint' is underway.
Harvest 2006: Assessments and predictions South Africa’s harvest 2006 kicks off as viticulturists predict the outcome
Graham Beck Harvest Report 1 The 2006 harvest started with great fanfare on Friday 6th of January in Robertson.
Harvest at Middelvlei 2006 Our first day of harvest begins Monday 30 January 2006
Harvest Report 2: Robertson activity is speeding up Stellenbosch and neighbouring areas aren't harvesting aside from a sprinkling of sparkling wine batches. But Kim Maxwell reports that many Robertson farms are bringing in MCC grapes and Sauvignon Blanc already.
Harvest Report 1 - Fires in focus As the Cape 2006 harvest trickles into action, attention remains focused on blocking the spread of Boland fires, writes Kim Maxwell.
2006 WINE GRAPE HARVEST – BIGGER HARVESTS THAN IN 2005 IN ALL REGIONSPress Release by SAWIS
