Bright, beautiful but short. That’s Niël Groenewald’s take on harvest 2020 at Nederburg. The winery’s MD says this year’s picking season, a full fortnight shorter than average, called for careful choreography by the vineyard and cellar teams to maintain a smooth intake and vinification of fruit.

Following the start of harvest on the 9 January at Nederburg, it has been an intense and busy time for the entire team.

Top image: Lizelle Gerber, cellar-master

The outdoor screening of the movie La La Land on Saturday, 4 April at Nederburg in Paarl, organised by the Galileo Open Air Cinema, has been cancelled as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and national disaster, as per the declaration by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday night (15 March). During his national address, he also confirmed a ban on gatherings of more than 100 people, until further notice.

Katlego Mlambo, head chef at The Marabi Club in Johannesburg’s inner-city Maboneng Precinct, was recently honoured with the 2019 Eat Out Nederburg Rising Star Award. The coveted title forms part of the Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards, which took place in Cape Town in November. 

Make your way to Nederburg in Paarl on Black Friday (and Saturday) to stock up on some of the winery’s choicest selections. Versatility is the name of the game, with offers on current and older vintages like you’ve never seen before.

Nederburg achieved a trove of awards for its famous noble late harvest wines on local and international competition platforms during 2019, an achievement that underscores the winery’s enviable reputation for this style of wine, built over close to five decades.

Highlighting the remarkable longevity of Nederburg’s wines, the Paarl winery came away with two double gold and four gold medals for a selection of its museum class wines (10 years and older), at the recent Veritas Awards. 

Nederburg Wines and Qhubeka Charity recently held a bicycle-building event at Eyethu Lifestyle Centre in Soweto, to spread a message of hope and highlight their ongoing commitment to help change lives in South Africa.

Top image: Team SA 2019 members: Anita Streicher-Nel, Anton Swarts, Heidi Kritzinger, Cyril Meidinger and Chris Groenewald (reserve)

Team South Africa is hoping to up its game in next week’s World Blind Tasting Championship (WBTC) in France, when four local contestants will go head-to-head with 28 top wine-tasting teams from across the globe.