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· The brewers out there do not try to imitate the big European names and their tastes and preferences. They are trying to create wines with distinct South African identity
· The soils in the region have high clay percentages, similar to those in areas where grapes are the major crops such as, France, the US, Georgia or countries in Balkan
· The National ban on sale of alcohol the government could justify in terms of restraining the citizens not to drive with drink, but the debilitating impact on the people who draw sustenance from alcohol was untold
Vineyards in Hemel en Aarde, South Africa, have a global reputation among wine lovers seeking a fresh, distinctive and rich flavor. The brewers out there do not try to imitate the big European names and their tastes and preferences. They are trying to create wines with distinct South African identity. Wine brewing started in the country over four hundred years ago and is a strong component of the alcohol segment. .
What makes the region tick? The soils in the region have high clay percentages, similar to those in areas where grapes are the major crops such as, France, the US, Georgia or countries in Balkan. More than that, it is the wine is the lifeline for the villagers spread across the area. Hardly is there any household without a vine yard. Many of them brew wine at home or sell their crops to large breweries to earn their livelihood. While passing through the breathtaking ambience of the rural wye, one can see villagers displaying their locally made wines for sale .
For South African vine growers in general, Covid pandemic has been a rough patch of time. The pandemic had its own toll on them mostly because of the ambivalent polices of the government. The National ban on sale of alcohol the government could justify in terms of restraining the citizens not to drive with drink, but the debilitating impact on the people who draw sustenance from alcohol was untold.
Despite that the brewers are committed to upkeep their purity of wine and work hard for making the brand more popular in places, where it is being marketed and to expand the footprint to areas where the wine drinkers are not exposed to the good quality of their brand. Now they are trying to tell wine lovers that the grape is grown in the organic way without applying chemical fertilizers, insecticides and the purity of wine is comparable to the best in the world without ever making it comparable to the popular brands or aggressively packaging it. They feel that the intrinsic value of the wine should speak for itself. So far so good!
