Winter in the vineyards part 2
Winter is time for pruning in the Cape. Care is taken to get the right amount of bud load (number of buds) per vine. This is the starting point for managing the quality and quantity of fruit that will be harvested for KWV in vintage 2011.
From July onwards, producers will plant new vineyards that will supply future resources. All new plantings are done in collaboration with KWV with a clear end-goal of the desired cultivar, quality and style.
Planning for the next vintage and evaluating the current wines are some of the wine team’s main responsibilities during the post-harvest period.
Through classification tasting sessions they evaluate all wines to establish whether specific vineyards produced the expected results. Through this they gain a better understanding of the potential of the various vineyards. This also serves to identify opportunities for improvement and helps producers achieve new goals.