Goudini Cellar Winemakers

Posted on October 8, 2014 by GoudiniWines

A nice photo of our Winemakers! From Left to Right: Hennie Hugo (Manager / Winemaker), Hendrik Myburgh (Winemaker/Viticulturist), Tinus Le Roux (Winemaker), Marius Prins (Winemaker)

Goudini Wines won Gold!

Posted on October 6, 2014 by GoudiniWines

Goudini Wines won a Gold Medal for Goudini Chardonnay 2014 at Veritas awards. We are so happy.

You must come and visit us @ Goudini Wines Bistro for the best “brêkfast” and sandwiches and of cause the best coffee and cake in town.

Posted on October 3, 2014 by GoudiniWines

The Goudini Wines Bistro offers a relaxed and intimate setting where guests can enjoy a selection of simple, yet elegant meals with magnificent views of the vine seasons and picturesque mountains including the famous Sneeukop.

Relax under the vine veranda with water features in summer and a crackling fire in winter.

We can accommodate up to 40 guests for a variety of meals, ranging from breakfast to our outstanding sandwiches, butternut soup, vetkoek & mince and homemade chicken pie. We serve Gourmet Espresso Based Coffees to suit the most fussy connoisseur with tasteful teas and delicious cake. Completed with atmospheric touches, like the cosy couch area stacked with puffy cushions, Goudini is definitely worth a visit.

Have a look! Facts about the South African Wine industry :-)

Posted on October 1, 2014 by GoudiniWines

http://www.winesofsa.co.uk/facts/

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Exited for end results!!!

Posted on September 19, 2014 by GoudiniWines

When they started to break down the old structure

Here they are busy to fill up the builded construction with concrete

One side of the bunker wall is done

They are busy building a concrete bunker for our new bag presses that will arrive soon. Very interesting to see how they do it

Look at how pretty the vineyards are starting to look. Not long then it is harvest time again. Time flies…

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Did you know? Wine Facts

Posted on September 12, 2014 by GoudiniWines

Read this, its very interesting…

There are some 20 million acres of grapes planted across the world; grapes are ranked as the worlds number 1 fruit crop thanks to this number.

There are some 10000 varieties of wine grapes which are grown across the world. It takes some 4 years before a newly planted grape vine will be ready to be harvested and the grapes made into wine.

There are approximately 75 grapes in a cluster

1 grape cluster will make approximately 1 glass of wine

It will take 4 clusters of grapes to make 1 bottle of wine

Growers can expect some 40 clusters from every vine

1 vine can produce enough grapes for up to 10 bottles of wine

It takes about 1200 clusters of grapes to fill 1 barrel with wine

1 barrel is equal to 60 gallons

60 gallons can fill around 25 cases

1 acre of planted vines can produce 5 tons of grapes

5 tons of grapes is enough to fill 332 cases of wine

The ideal temperature for serving wine depends on the wine; white wines should be served chilled, a few hours in the refrigerator will suffice. Red wines should be served at just slightly cooler than room temperature, younger fruity reds will be a bit better if a little bit cooler. Sparkling Wines should be thoroughly chilled best to leave them in the refrigerator overnight before serving, and finally dessert Wines should be served at room temperature. Chilling tones down the sweetness of wine, if a red wine becomes too warm, it may lose some of its fruity flavor.