Of wine and weeds: How Hemel en Aarde achieved winemaking success
It s not called Hemel en Aarde for nothing. This fertile valley nestled between arid mountains and cool ocean is a winemaking paradise.
It’s not for nothing that South Africa’s Hemel en Aarde valley has carved out a global reputation a winemaking destination of note.
The region’s wines have become a hit among wine lovers seeking a fresh, distinctive flavour. And winemakers here do not try to imitate the big European names, which can often be a stifling benchmark.
Instead, they produce wines with a strong South African identity wines whose savour tells the story of their distant birthplace and bring with them the heritage from the first Huguenot plantations in the 1600s.
SA wine paradise Hemel en Aarde finds success by going its own way
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Hemel en Aarde produces a red and a white wine from Burgundy grape varieties of eastern-central France.
Heaven and Earth, that is the name in Afrikaans for this valley nestled between arid mountains and the cool ocean, a location that makes it a paradise for winegrowing.
Not for nothing are vineyards in Hemel en Aarde carving out a global reputation among wine lovers seeking a fresh, distinctive flavour.
Winemakers here do not try to imitate the big European names, which can often be a stifling benchmark.
Sunday, 28 Feb 2021 08:32 AM MYT
South African wine maker Anthony Hamilton Russell samples a young Chardonnay inside his barrel room at his 52 hectares wine farm in Hemel en Aarde February 23, 2021. AFP pic
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HEMEL EN AARDE, Feb 28 Heaven and Earth that is the name in Afrikaans for this valley nestled between arid mountains and the cool ocean, a location that makes it a paradise for winegrowing.
Not for nothing are vineyards in Hemel en Aarde carving out a global reputation among wine lovers seeking a fresh, distinctive flavour.
SA wine paradise finds success by going its own way Vineyards in Hemel en Aarde are carving out a global reputation among wine lovers seeking a fresh, distinctive flavour. South African wine maker Anthony Hamilton Russell samples a young Chardonnay inside his barrel room at his 52 hectares wine farm in Hemel en Aarde, on 23 February 2021. Picture: MARCO LONGARI/AFP
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HEMEL EN AARDE - Heaven and Earth - that is the name in Afrikaans for this valley nestled between arid mountains and the cool ocean, a location that makes it a paradise for winegrowing.
Not for nothing are vineyards in Hemel en Aarde carving out a global reputation among wine lovers seeking a fresh, distinctive flavour.
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