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Dreyfus, Ashby & Co. Main Office 630 3rd Ave Adminstration 50 Avon Meadow Lane |
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Nederburg - Paarl HOMESTEAD & HERITAGE FROM A WINE-MAKING philosophy born inside the Cape's most beautifully gabled homestead to its implementation at the technologically advanced Ernita nursery, the Nederburg history is one of vision, strength and courage. HERITAGE TRAIL : PHILIPPUS BERNARDUS WOLVAART First owner of the Nederburg homestead built in 1800. By 1810 he has turned 57 morgen and 300 roods of uncultivated land into a flourishing concern with some 63 000 vines. WILLEM PETRUS RETIEF Purchases Nederburg in 1810 and holds proprietory rights for 71 years, buying more land and enlarging the farm by planting another 93 000 vines. PETRUS JACOBUS HAUPTFLEISCH Nederburg's new owner goes bankrupt in 1886 as a result of the dreaded Phylloxera vestatrix which strikes and infests the roots of vines throughout the Cape. HARRY CURREY In early 1902 he buys Nederburg in the hope that one of his sons will choose wine farming as a career. But this is not to be, and he sells Nederburg in 1918. MAURICE PARE Towards the end of 1918, new owner Maurice Pare sets about renovating the rundown cellar, improving fittings and equipment and installing fermenting tanks. He begins exporting wine and receives highly commended accolades at the Paarl Show. COLONEL ROBERT LYALL In 1924 Robert Lyall begins to keep meticulous records of every detail at Nederburg, from temperature to tree planting, until, faced with the Great Depression, he abandons farming and returns to England - but not before winning Nederburg's first recorded prize for his wine in 1926. JOHANN GEORG GRAUE The arrival of Johann Graue heralds a new era in Nederburg's history. He implements his theory that good wine has its origins in the vineyard. Aided by the skills of his son Arnold, he introduces to Nederburg the process of cold fermentation, by which the destructive effects of high temperatures on wine-making are overcome. Three years after Arnold died in an aircraft accident, he hands over 50 percent of Nederburg's control to Monis Wineries. Gunter Brozel arrives from Germany as cellar assistant. Together with Dr Nino Costa he develops and perfects the work begun by the Graues. By the time of Johann Graue's death in 1959, Nederburg has become South Africa's most renowned wine producer, its trophies increasing in importance and number into a truly proud collection. DISTELL Today, Distell hold full control over Nederburg with Razvan Macici and
his team of top viticulturists and winemakers upholding the tradition
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