Monthly News Archive: February 2012
Earth Hour 2012 – Going Beyond the Hour
February 28, 2012
On Saturday, 30 March, our families on the farm will be switching off the power at 08:30pm and lighting up the candles! We will probably make sure we have a chilled bottle of Avondale’s Camissa on hand as we enjoy a picnic supper! We will be raising a glass to you and all others who join in the spirit of Earth Hour. Continue reading →
Water is Life – Conserve it, Respect it, Enjoy it
February 28, 2012
This is theme of National Water Week, from the 5th to the 11th of March. It is an appeal for South Africans to cultivate a real appreciation of water and to foster a constant awareness of our complete dependency on water. This is an appeal that Avondale surely supports. We are keenly aware of the integral role that water plays in our vineyard ecosystem and our winemaking. Continue reading →
New Avondale Assistant Wine Maker
February 28, 2012
Avondale is not just a good place to grow healthy balanced grapes and make premium quality wines; it is also an environment that encourages the blossoming of human potential and supports development. Continue reading →
Introducing Camissa…
February 27, 2012
A graceful blend of two flavourful grape varieties, Avondale’s Camissa is celebration of the pure spring waters that flow to our vines. Camissa’s emblem is a rendition of the fountain sculpture in the middle of the Dolphin Pool at the Castle of Good Hope. In the late 1790’s, Lady Anne Barnard made sketches and descriptions of the original Dolphin Pool. These were used in 1982 to reconstruct the beautiful fountain that once flowed with the sweet waters of Table Mountain. Continue reading →
Tim Gibson’s Photographic Exhibition at Avondale
February 10, 2012
Nature of Africa
A rainbow flashes across a storm-drenched sky over Kagga Kamma… An early morning mist shrouds a line of Mozambican women… A languid, elegant leopard strolls over the hot, dry sands Kgalagadi Trans Frontier Park… A statuesque Goliath Heron is etched on a gun-metal grey sky… Continue reading →
