Circle of Wine
I think it’s a repeat of all my previous blogs in August, what I am about to say, “What a privilege to work with vineyards and to shape their future by cutting old shoots away to make space for new life.”
Pruning season is in full steam now. Although we initial thought we are in for a dry winter. Winter arrived late and as I am typing I am listening to the rain coming down. Every person you bump into at school, in the shops start the conversation with, “Just wish we can get over the winter now.” Keep CALM spring is coming!
During this time of the year the cellar is sort of in hibernation as most of the wines is in barrel and maturing. The odd bottling does take place. It give me time to reflect on the past vintage and taste through the new wines in the cellar.
The past month we took part in the first “Vino de Camino” in Prince Albert. I was stationed at The Rude Chef. Henrietta the owner, and chef is obviously very proud to serve the Bizoe Henrietta on her list. We enjoyed a Karoo Lamb while dining there, please take this as a recommendation if you travel through Prince Albert. I recommend you try the Rikus Neethling Red Blend 2023 with the lamb dish.
September is going to be a fully packed month starting with the BenVino Spring Wine Festival. It’s the first time I will be there showing my wines. I am not sure what to expect but look forward to it and I am sure I will bump into some old friends in Benoni. Rikus Neethling Wines will also show our wines at Fijn Wijn in Pretoria.
My journey with Semillon started a few years ago with single cultivar bottling. We will share some good news about our Bizoe Robertsvleipad Semillon 2018 next week. Hint maybe it’s a good time to stock up now, it might be too late by the end of September.
Let’s get September going and enjoy some wine.
