Wine was flowing
All the mayhem of harvest is finally over and things have begun to go back to normal, so Sunel, who is our Director of Photography (DOP) and Corne the Director of Exploring the vine, our new wine show (currently in production) went out yesterday to catch-up with James and Howard. They left Cape Town before dawn and made their way to Flagstone (Stellenbosch), which was one of the estates Howard worked on over the past harvest - they we bottling their merlot.
Corne reckons that the process of winemaking has been a fascinating journey, something he, and most others know near nothing about. As the year unfolds and the show’s characters develop, he says it’s very interesting to see how the humble grape is simply transformed into some of the fantastic wines he has 'tasted' so far. Now that the guys have done the hard yards its time to reap the rewards so out onto the road they are going in search of the best South African wines out there…
James Corder: boss for a day
Autumn is a beautiful season, especially on Beaulieu, the Corder Family-run Estate in Elgin. The farm, traditionally known for their apple and pear orchards, more recently has converted a small portion of the estate, which is now under vine. The Corder’s have hit the ground running; with James at the reigns; the farm is a major contributor to Elgin Vintners, who to date have produced some darn mouth-watering vino.
At the moment the farm is relatively quiet and with all the ‘free’ time on their hands you’d think it would be the worst time to leave Jimbo in charge…
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