• Olives and jam from Seven Springs

    Olives and jam from Seven Springs

    When we are not harvesting, we play!  – a blog by Hetta. Whilst this is not true, some things, like making  jam or pickling your own olives, may feel like it! During the Harvest 2012, we saved some Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir grapes, to make jam.  In South Africa (in Afrikaans) we call it “Korrelkonfyt”.  Korrelkonfyt is wonderful with…

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  • A super-sticky affair!

    A super-sticky affair!

     Harvest time is a busy-busy-busy time… Sometimes super-stressed!  But  certainly always  super-busy and super-sticky!  (The super-sticky part came  from Daniela Shelton, who was  helping for a few days during the harvest)       Have you ever noticed, there’s always a dog…. Every vineyard has a dog, sleeping somewhere in a corner, wagging a tail or……

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  • Protected: Pinot Noir Harvest 2012…. continued…

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  • Seven Springs Harvest 2012

    Seven Springs Harvest 2012

                          Valentine’s Day? Yes, but also and most important, harvest time at 7 Springs                  Vineyard, where our grapes get tender loving care, as you would treat your                  Valentine! We…

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  • New technology in our vineyards

    New technology in our vineyards

    We have recently introduced Neutron Moisture Guages into our vineyards at Seven Springs. What this will do is to allow us to measure very accurately the ground moisture in all parts of our vineyards. Thus we can irrigate our vines at the optimum time and apply the exact amount of water required to maintain healthy…

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  • Seven Springs the video

    Seven Springs the video

    This super video, taken in our vineyards and surrounds, has just gone live on YouTube. The video was made by the talented Charles Lourens of http://www.bottleplatepillow.com . We are really pleased as the video truly conveys what we at Seven Springs are all about. Thank you Charles, you have done us proud.

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  • A Glass of Red, Shaws Mountain and You (a guest blog by Claire Lightfoot)

    A Glass of Red, Shaws Mountain and You (a guest blog by Claire Lightfoot)

    As the summer season fast approaches, thoughts of lazy afternoons on the veranda, a glass of vibrant red Pinot Noir <http://7springs.co.za/ourwine/> in hand and laidback conversation as the sun begins to set over a sprawling mountain range, is, for many wine lovers, the very definition of Paradise. There is something instinctively soothing and rewarding about…

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  • Seven Springs Vineyards and 2010 Chardonnay

    Seven Springs Vineyards and 2010 Chardonnay

    Our 2010 Chardonnay has recently been released for sale in South Africa. We only made 2,100 bottles of this wine and bottled it on the 18th of January 2011. This is a review of the wine by Charles Lourens of Bottle Plate Pillow. BottlePlatePillow.com – Wine Farm Search engine (Facebook) BottlePlatePillow – Wine Farm Search…

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  • Seven Springs Sauvignon Blanc goes on sale

    Seven Springs Sauvignon Blanc goes on sale

    Our Sauvignon Blanc is now on sale in South Africa from Cybercellar (www.cybercellar.com) and The Wine Village, Hermanus (www.winevillage.co.za).  400 cases were collected on Wednesday afternoon for shipping to the United Kingdom.

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  • Sauvignon Blanc labelled and ready

    Sauvignon Blanc labelled and ready

    Our Sauvignon Blanc 2010 was labelled on the 13th October 2010 and is now ready for the general public. We will ship 2,400 bottles of the wine to the UK and it should arrive in the last two weeks of November. 2,000 bottles will be left in South Africa for sales there and also back…

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