Sunday 25 March 10h00 – 16h00 (delicious lunch served at 13h00) Throw all caution and cares to the wind at Wedderwill with an easy hike through the game park and vineyards, some kite-flying and a delicious lunch & wine tasting. Summer fun for the whole family! See wild game including quagga, springbok, wildebeest and eland [...]
The March equinox will occur at 05:14 (or 5:14am) Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on March 20, 2012. This marks the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and fall (autumn) in the southern hemisphere from an astronomical viewpoint. Twice a year, around March 20 or 21 and September 22 or 23, the sun shines directly [...]
Our season basically starts with pruning strategies in winter, not long after which spring will burst out in all its lush green vigour, a time which makes a farmer’s heart beat higher as the new vintage starts kicking off. At this time of the year the first sprays need to be applied to protect the [...]
The results of the 15th annual Michelangelo CCL Label International Wine Awards (MIWA) were announced at a gala luncheon at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West on September 9, 2011.
Essentialism & logical positivism don’t have much of a space in biodynamics; although they have proven biodynamics’ superiority. Biodynamics’ anthroposophy is related to existentialism and Goethean science with a very strong phenomenological approach, meaning observing the complexities without reducing it to a few essentials. Essentialism frames a subject quicker and more easily understandable…
Wedderwill welcomes Daisy, Mathilda, Fleckie, Bubbles, Hurricane, Rainbow, Sunshine and baby Cloud 9. The helpful cows that assist us with our unique biodynamic approach.
What truly makes Wedderwill unique in the world, is that we have taken Rudolph Steiner’s anthroposophy approach a step further. Our revolutionary Biodynamic preparations are the result, combining ocean water, unpasteurised cow’s milk, specially filtered zeolite dust (a dolomitic type of rock), and fermented plant extracts made from beefwood, seaweed and other herbal plants such [...]
Watch big screen World Cup rugby and experience the elements and Spring with a glass or two of Wedderwill – wines shaped by ‘the will of the weather’, while bird-watching and taking photographs.
Take leisurely walks through the vineyards, game park, fynbos and mountain trails while enjoying the scenery, flora and fauna. Photographic opportunities aplenty.
True to their ongoing quest of ‘working with nature’, Wedderwill, together with the Stellenbosch University, is performing the only trial project in South Africa aimed at extracting Resvaterol. The same phenolic component which is found in red wines which doctors say is good for your heart. Resvaterol has strong anti-fungal properties and could potentially be [...]
The aging of our cool climate Sauvignon Blanc brings out characters which are yet to develop in younger vintages. Proof that patience is a virtue. The youthful, fresh stinging nettle, Cape gooseberry and mineral characters of the un-aged Sauvignon Blanc take on a delicious creamy smooth, litchi, Noble late character when left to age for [...]
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