at Ken Forrester. The ever present Helderberg covered with clouds. The vines are still bare, all that green in between must be something they planted to plow in or harvest.
Very nice sculpture. A number of vineyards in my area plant oat hay or wheat in between the rows of vines. I think that it has something to do with putting nutrients back into the soil.
@salza Thanks Sally, I have noticed that here too but this is a plant with yellow flowers which I have not seen before. I do suppose that it will be ploughed back in.
Such an exquisite place. A photo of this winery owner with his dogs is the lead photo for the current Wine Spectator magazine’s article on your “Cape Vintners”. The top scoring red wine, 94 points, is Porseleinberg’s Swartland 2018. Ken Forrester’s The FMC Stellenbosch 2019 at 93 points, is the top white wine. Such an interesting article to me because of your wonderful photos of the vineyards you visit.
@louannwarren Thanks for all that info Lou Ann, amazing that Ken was on the cover, I wonder if he knows it. He is almost always at the winery (he lives next door) and happy to have anyone to chat to. A lovey man, maybe I should tell him next time ;-)
@ludwigsdiana his photo was on the first page of the article. It was a wonderful article about your region’s wines. I tried to open it online but it is restricted!
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