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Spier wins water conservation accolade at Nedbank Green Wine Awards
OKTOBER 20, 2015 | At the 2015 Nedbank Green Wine Awards ceremony held on 15 October, Spier was announced winner of the Getaway Award for Leadership in Water Conservation in recognition of its advanced treatment of wastewater.
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Quacking up: pest control the natural way
OKTOBER 15, 2015 | Over the past five years, we have introduced Indian Runner Ducks to the vineyards at Nooitgedacht farm, which is managed and staffed by previously disadvantaged employees.
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A golden night for Spier at the Veritas Awards
OKTOBER 10, 2015 | Spier won Double Gold for the Savanha Naledi Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 and The Hutton Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Woolworths) 2013 at the glittering Veritas awards evening on Friday, 10 October at the CTICC in Cape Town, cementing its position as one of the most awarded wineries in the country.
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Old roots, new vines: bringing life to the vineyard
OKTOBER 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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Cover crops in our Helderberg vineyards
OKTOBER 01, 2015 | Have you ever wondered what the weeds are growing between the vines? It's called a cover crop, and has a long list of benefits.
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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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