Tips & Facts
Tip #33 – What does “Old Vine” mean? Seal on wine labels Young and crisp, old and over? Not so in the wine business. In wine marketing, "Vieilles Vignes, Alte Reben or Old Vines" are booming. From approximately 20 years onwards, the yield of the grapevines decreases significantly from year to year.
fact #41 – when did the "Old Vine Project" begin? South Africa in search of old vineyards. South Africa has approximately 3700 hectares of Old Vine vineyards and 10 wineries that are even more than 100 years old.
