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videoOldenburg Vineyards' View - October 2024
With the upcoming release of the Rondekop Una V Chardonnay, Adrian tells us more about the inspiring woman it is named after - his paternal grandmother, Una Vanderspuy. Nic and Adrian also have a taste of this extremely special wine.
videoOldenburg Vineyards' Views - September 2024
Spring is here, and the farm is coming alive with activity. Nic and Christo tell us a bit more about the new plantings, Nic updates us on the work our Dexter cows have been doing in the vineyards and Greg tells us more about his recent achievement at the South African Best Young Sommelier Awards, and the importance of the sommelier experiences at The Tasting Room.
videoOldenburg Vineyards' Views - August 2024
We've got some exciting new developments to share this month. As part of our regenerative farming practices, we have three brand new team members to introduce: two Dexter cows, a calf and a litter of Kolbroek pigs. These new additions will be helping with weed control through grazing.
videoOldenburg Vineyards' Views - July 2024
The valley is truly in the heart of winter, with lots of rain and plenty of precious cold units for the vines recovery. Nic updates us on what winter on the farm has been like, shares what's happening in the cellar with Vintage 2024 and Christo talks about the very important practice of pruning.
videoOldenburg Vineyards' Views - June 2024
Oldenburg Vineyards was recently appointed as a WWF Conservation Champion. To celebrate this achievement, we wanted to share our sustainability journey, starting in 2003 with the removal of invasive species, continued with the extensive planting of fynbos all over the farm, focusing on soil health, our solar project, water management practices, and working with nature to sustainably practice regenerative farming.
videoOldenburg Vineyards' Views - May 2024
Winter is creeping into the Banghoek Valley and while it has still been fairly dry, the first rains allowed Christo to plant the cover crops which play such an important role in the health and maintenance of our vineyards. Christo tells us more about the various types of cover crop plantings and their purpose. Adrian also catches us up on the progress of our Generation 3 Project.
videoOldenburg Vineyards' Views - April 2024
It's a very special edition of the newsletter this month, as we prepare to release the new vintages of our Rondekop series wines - the Per Se, the Stone Axe and the Rhodium. Adrian, Nic and Christo take us around Rondekop - our iconic round hill - to tell us more about each special wine and the vineyards they hail from.
videoOldenburg Vineyards' Views March 2024
Harvest 2024 is drawing to a close, and Nic and Christo walks us through the important process of sorting - from the vineyards straight through to the cellar. They also have a little taste of the Chenin Blanc 2023, due for release any day now.
videoOldenburg Vineyards' Views February 2024
The dry weather of late has ensure the prospects of a fantastic vintage. Adrian talks us through how the harvest is progressing, and joins Christo in the vineyard to talk about the effects of wind damage, and shows how some of the blocks have much more protected canopies. He then joins Nic to taste the Chardonnay 2023.
videoOldenburg Vineyards' Views January 2024
As we check in with Nic and the team for the first time in 2024, we are already busy with harvest - the earliest ever for Oldenburg. Nic talks about why we had such an early kick-off this year and Christo tells us more about green harvesting. We also get to know a new face in The Tasting Room.
videoSeason's Greetings!
Adrian and the team recap the highlights of the year, including some achievements that placed a few feathers in our caps. There's been a lot of growth and development in the vineyard, and the wines are showing beautifully. Season's greetings to all our friends and followers, and looking forward to seeing you all in 2024!
videoOldenburg Vineyards' Views November 2023
Some chilly weather made its way through the valley this November, but summer is on the way and the vines are looking green and gorgeous. Adrian visits one of our young Cabernet Franc vineyards, we hosted a group of the world's foremost MW's, we meet our new Head Sommelier and we taste some Chardonnay and Stone Axe.
videoOldenburg Vineyards' Views - October 2023
Adrian takes a closer look at the farm after some hefty rains contributed to both the good and the bad. Christo takes it down to the wire with our new Chardonnay block and explains the progression of how we train new vines.
videoOldenburg Vineyards' Views - September 2023
Get your raincoats and umbrellas out - it's been a wet, wet, wet September. Nic tells us all about what's happening in the vineyards and the cellar, Christo talks is through some exciting new plantings that have been added to the farm and we take a look at the very special Merlot 2014 Magnum.
videoOldenburg Vineyards' Views - August 2023
Barrels in the sunshine, planting new vines and pruning existing ones, and an extremely special bottle of Syrah. All this and more in this month's video roundup of everything we've been up to on the farm this month.
videoOldenburg Vineyards' Views - July 2023
The future is so bright, Nic had to wear sunglasses all through filming this video. Join him in the vineyards, as Christo shows us the ins and outs of how we prune our stok-by-paaltjie blocks. In the cellar, we bring the barrels out into the sun for some of our wines that are still fermenting - even in the heart of winter! We're also happy to share the updated CL label for our CL Red and CL White blends.
videoOldenburg Vineyards' Views - June 2023
It has been a very wet winter, with some flooding in the area, but there's been very little damage to the vineyards on Rondekop thanks to the efforts to clear alien vegetation on the farm, as well as our crop cover planting program. Nic talks us through his blending process for the Stone Axe 2021, and George takes us through a tasting of this beautiful wine.
videoOldenburg Vineyards' Views - May 2023
Winter has arrived early, and while the farm is in-between activities (harvest is complete but pruning is still a few months away), there is always plenty to do. Follow Adrian around the farm to see what we are up to as the winter chill sets in.
videoRondekop Stone Axe 2021
The Rondekop Stone Axe is the epitome of elegance. Plush, refined tannins and a vibrant complexity has established this as one of our most sought after wines.
videoRondekop Rhodium 2020
Stefan tells us more about the latest vintage of our Right-Bank Bordeaux Blend.
videoOldenburg Vineyards' Views - April 2023
A month of celebration, as Oldenburg Vineyards came into existence 20 years ago this month - and we are releasing the latest Rondekop vintages, for the Rhodium, Stone Axe and Per Se. Adrian, Nic and Stefan tell us more about these superb wines.
videoOldenburg Vineyards Newsletter Video March 2023
Harvest is over - and now the hard work starts! Join Adrian as Nic updates him on how #harvest2023 went, the status of all the wines, the road the wines still need to travel to make it into bottle and a little assessment of what we expect from this vintage.
videoOldenburg Vineyards Newsletter Video February 2023
It's arguably our favourite time of the year - Harvest 2023 has begun, and the grapes are looking superb. Quality is high, expectations are higher. Nic and Stefan talk about harvest in general - and our Chardonnay in particular - from new plantings, to tasting the 2022 vintage, which is finally available. Cheers!
videoOldenburg Vineyards' Views - January 2023
Yoh! It's the end of January - and harvest is getting into full swing! Join Christo, Nic and Adrian as we pick the first Chenin Blanc from our new stok-by-paaltjie vineyards (the first ever harvest from these vines). The quality of these grapes are looking outstanding, and excitement for the 2023 vintage of Chenin Blanc is very high.