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Old roots, new vines: bringing life to the vineyard
OCTOBER 08, 2015 | Sometimes vines won't grow when planted out in the rows; they die off, leaving empty pockets within a vineyard block. At Spier, we replace these dead vines with new vines of the same rootstock and clone as the rest of the block.
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Spier stands out at Cape Wine
SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 | How do you tell the story of a wine farm in three-dimensions? This was the challenge faced by Spier's marketing team and designer Nic Tamlin when conceptualising our stand at Cape Wine – one of the country's leading wine expos held last week at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
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Cooking with Lorna and Friends at Spier
AUGUST 07, 2015 | On 1 August, socialite Lorna Maseko-Lukhele hosted the winter edition of Lorna and Friends with Michelin star chef Carlos Gaytan at Spier.
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Step inside the new Spier Hotel rooms
JULY 07, 2015 | Spier Hotel guests are in for a treat: renovations to all 153 rooms will soon be complete, providing an even greater level of farm-style comfort.
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9 Things you don’t know about our Wine Tasting Room
JUNE 22, 2015 | We recently opened our new Wine Tasting Room – a large double-volume building with light streaming in through the glass doors, maximizing the view of the Helderberg Mountains. The process involved various conscious building practices. Here are some interesting facts about the conversion.
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Start your own food garden
MAY 28, 2015 | There are roughly 75 different species of herbs, fruit trees and vegetables growing in Spier’s food garden on the Werf. All farmed without the use of pesticides or artificial fertiliser, they are used by Eight restaurant and the Spier Hotel. Here Farmer John and Alford share their tips on how to start your own food garden at home.
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