by Pieter Walser | Nov 30, 2017 | Blog
This is the release of Little William Syrah 2016. In March 2015 harvest was in full swing in my old little super-cramped winery. I had already exceeded the tonnage fitted for a 160 square meter building the year before, but now things were just out of hand – I...
by Pieter Walser | Nov 24, 2017 | Blog
Today I am releasing 7 new wines: The main one is the B.I.G. Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 – a blend of 6 Cabernet vineyards, from 3 areas, vineyard sites ranging from 116 meters above sea level to 755m. I then also bottled all the components that went into B.I.G....
by Pieter Walser | Sep 28, 2017 | Blog
Today is the release of a current favourite of mine – a wine I’ve never made before. HAAN 2016 – Grenache blanc from 3 different vineyards located in 3 regions – Piekenierskloof, Wellington and the Voor-Paardeberg. Added to these 3 is wine...
by Pieter Walser | Sep 14, 2017 | Blog
In June 2014, I arrived at a farm in Darling where I was met by a very grumpy farmer. And for good reason I soon learnt. I had bought bits of grapes from the farmer during that year’s harvest (which all turned out really promising) and was doing my annual post-harvest...
by Pieter Walser | Aug 8, 2017 | Blog
Four years ago I wrote a newsletter called “Idiots guide to setting up a winery”. It was a detailed layout of the financial and physical challenges of putting up my first winery. Today its time for the next chapter: “The idiots guide to: mostly failing to make cash...
