by Pieter Walser | Jun 8, 2018 | Blog
About midway through harvest this year, I happened to drop by a winery where husband Roland Peens was busy sorting through his wife, Jessica Saurwein’s Pinot Noir grapes from Kaaimansgat. Quite randomly he asked me if I would like to be a Young Gun in their...
by Pieter Walser | May 17, 2018 | Blog
You might be wondering what the effect of the current drought in the Western Cape has had on our harvest and the vines. Seeing that we are now (at long last) done with harvest 2018, I’ll do my best at summing it up for you. Ample amounts of water creates a happy vine...
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...
