Just 6km northwest of the village, Mistaken Identity Vineyards is one of several small wineries.
About 75km north of Cape Town, the vineyards continue around the artsy town of Darling.
It stands on a wine route, surrounded by vineyards, pine trees, wild roses and herbs, among others.
At Preston Vineyards, weathered picket fencing frames the farmhouse-turned-tasting room, with candy-coloured walls setting a country mood.
It was also the driest summer the vineyards had seen since the iconic vintage of 1961.
Other vineyards along Highway 128 maintain their own homey atmosphere while producing character-rich, high-quality wine.
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Brothers worked vineyards as teens, took over business after father killed mother, self 1933.
Buying vineyards, at maybe a fifth of their present value on average, was one step.
They made significant changes in vineyards and wineries, replanting varietals, reducing yields and improving wine-making technology.
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"It's wicked clean, " said Chef Brad Stabinsky of Chamard Vineyards and Bistro in Clinton, Conn.
There has long been snobbery about winemakers who don't own (all of) their own vineyards.
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So when Janet Trefethen, co-owner of Trefethen Vineyards heard they had succeeded, she was thrilled.
Each year, depending on the weather, the taste from the various vineyards will be slightly different.
Dana (pronounced DAH-nah) bottles wines from three distinctive vineyards, each vinified in its own winery-within-the-winery.
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Stellenbosch's Oldenburg Vineyards, bought by equity trader Adrian Vanderspuy in 2003, are a case in point.
He owned properties, including mansions and vineyards, in Belgium, France, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.
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This area at one time was almost totally covered with vineyards I've been told.
Some Vermentino vineyards, like those of Abbatucci in Corsica, even have great ocean views.
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"I may not understand everything Steiner was trying to say, " notes Bart Araujo, of Napa's Araujo Vineyards.
Then the recession hit and demand collapsed, just as the new vineyards started to produce viable grapes.
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Their journey began near the vineyards where a 17-year-old undocumented farmworker died of heat exhaustion last month.
The sea itself has receded, and where merry green waves once splashed there are wastelands, vineyards, silence.
The popes eventually returned to Rome, but the vineyards flourished, slaking local thirst without attracting wide attention.
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The Colin family owns parcels in Chassagne-Montrachet as well as some of the best vineyards in St.
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"Bordeaux is still the largest single area of great vineyards that exists, " says British importer Mark Walford.
He has purchased six acres near Stone House vineyards in Spicewood where he plans to plant Syrah and Sangiovese grapes.
Vignoble Klur is an organic family-run winery offering wine tastings, cookery classes and herb walks in the vineyards.
To drink, Gagnaire recommends Domaine Jacques Prieur, Santenot 1er Cru Meursault (2006) or a Hanzell Vineyards Chardonnay (2005).
Its workers, who initially endured threats from the gangsters, chose to call their new vineyards after Placido Rizzotto.
One third of the grapes used to make Krug champagne are from family-owned vineyards like Clos du Mensil.
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