in the vineyard : Climate: Summer afternoons are fanned by a cool breeze from the Agulhas Coast. Nights are chilly and mist often shrouds the vineyards until late morning during high summer.
Irrigation: The vineyards are scientifically irrigated with the aid of a fully computerised irrigation system. Thanks to the most modern technology, irrigation on De Wetshof has been turned into an asset promoting the quality of the grapes.
Rainfall: Robertson is a winter rainfall area with aproximately 300mm per annum.
Pest Control: Due to a very dry climate, spraying is minimal compared to other wine growing regions.
Rootstock: Richter 110
Age of the vines: 4 - 14 years
Soils: Sandy Soil.
Vines per hectare: 4,000
Trellising style: 6 Wire fence system, cordon with spur pruning.
Tons per hectare yield: 8 Tons
in the cellar : The grapes were destalked and given 12 hours skin contact. The juice is then fermented at 14 - 16ºC until dry.
Danie de Wet adjusts his methods of winemaking from year to year, according to weather conditions and grape quality, in the belief that wine is made in the vineyard and not in the cellar.
Barrel maturation: None