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Looking at the principles of winemaking and options we have in order to make the style of wine we require.  Harvest: Harvesting begins when the grapes have reached optimal phenolic...

  On Thursday the 26th of May we celebrated international Chardonnay day. My husband (winemaker, Martin Smith) and I have great respect and enduring love for this grape variety and...

The word 'terroir' originally derives from the Latin word territorium, or 'territory', but over time it lost that association and took on the meaning of the French word Terre, or...

Ferricrete is a hard, erosion-resistant layer of sedimentary rock. The iron oxide cements derived from the oxidation of iron salts. It offers richness and texture.

To know exactly how a wine's flavours are influenced by the type of soil the grapes are grown in remains one of wine's central mysteries.  Soil not only retains heat...