Posts Tagged ‘Biodiversity’
Pinot noir
May 25th, 2011 | Author: Jessica
With our winemaker Peter Finlayson returning from the London International Wine Trade Fair, we have been completing all sorts of exciting projects. (More news on this soon!!!)
This week in the cellar we are bottling the Galpin Peak Pinot noir ’10 and are very excited about the outcome! With the occasional droplet of Pinot noir from the bottling, the air has filled with aromas of plums, mulberries and cherries! There is almost a calming melody in the cling-cling of the bottles as they are fed by a smiling Shannon, our cellar hands wife, into the bottling line. A fascinating almost playful image as the bottles move through the different stations in the line ending in a Nitrogen sparge and the cork from Portugal!
With todays events drawing to an end, the next day is awaited with excitement a tomorrow there is an interesting workshop in town on environmental/ conservational matters. Have a look at the program below.
BWI Producer day – 26 May 2011
Bokmakirieriet - a unique fynbos species found on Bouchard Finlayson thought to be extinct in the greater Hermanus area
King Protea
Bouchard Finlayson’s Biodiversity Boom
April 18th, 2011 | Author: Jessica
Bouchard’s Biodiversity Initiative -Bloomin’ marvellous!
Not only has there been a sharpened focus on the natural land surrounding our vineyards, but Bouchard Finlayson is undergoing a Biodiversity Boom with recent exciting findings on the bird and flower species diversity on our property!
Frank Woodvine, our conservation and environmental consultant has just been in the office to drop off the new flower of the week – remember to check our website for the updates on the flower of the week – sourced from our farm weekly!
Our resident Botanist Mr Frank Woodvine combs our farm weekly for a rare and interesting Fynbos flower. We welcome visitors to our cellar door to view our flower of the week in our tasting room – all flowers can be viewed in our archive. Read the rest of this entry »
Beside great wine, the focus is on Biodiversity at Bouchard Finlayson!
February 13th, 2011 | Author: Jessica
“Doing our bit” and most importantly: giving back to nature!
19 hectares of the farm (125 ha) are currently under vine with the remaining land dedicated to conservation.
Invasive alien tree species are considered a serious problem in South Africa, due to various reasons, but primarily because our unique Fynbos Kingdom is decreasing in size and the decreasing water table in South Africa can in some areas be largely ascribed to large alien tree vegetation due to the windmill effect.
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