South African wine ‘paradise’ finds success by going its own way

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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. | AFP

“We are not really New World and not Old World,” said 35-year-old winemaker Emul Ross, flanked by his boss Anthony Hamilton Russell.

At the end of his vineyards are a few fynbos, or local shrubs, a cliff and then the Atlantic, close to its dramatic confluence with the Indian Ocean.ADVERTISEMENT But Hemel en Aarde has suffered less than others, thanks to its reputation for quality — firmly established abroad — and less dependence on volume compared to other regions.

Chris Alheit, a mischievous 39-year-old winemaker donning a T-shirt and dark shorts, is another local celebrity. His Chenin, a white grape variety characteristic of the western France’s Loire Valley, is of great purity. “The big sprint is finished already,” he says, of the annual task of figuring out the right moment to harvest.

 

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