by Jess | Apr 1, 2020 | Blog |
Last week Jordy Hesseling from the Netherlands shared his impressions of the two months he spent as a harvest intern at Creation. This week we’re talking to Nicolas Weber from Germany. Nic’s family owns a winery in the beautiful Mosel Valley in Germany. He studied at...
by Jess | Mar 26, 2020 | Blog |
As you will understand, our trading hours as communicated in last week’s newsletter are no longer valid. In accordance with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of a 3-week national lockdown we will be closed as from 27 March until 16 April 2020 when we hope to...
by Jess | Mar 19, 2020 | Blog |
Every year Creation opens its doors to cellar interns from around the world to join winemakers JC Martin and Gerhard Smith and cellar assistants Kirsten Myburgh and Urle Hansen in producing world-class wines. Two months ago the team was joined by Dutch vinologist...
by Jess | Mar 12, 2020 | Blog |
When Overstrand Hermanus was recently (2019) awarded UNESCO Creative City status for Gastronomy, it was one of only 10 cities worldwide and the first on the African continent to receive this distinction. “What an honour to be recognised as a laboratory of ideas and...
by Jess | Mar 4, 2020 | Blog |
At Creation all grapes are harvested in the time-honoured way – by hand. This is in line with co-owner Jean-Claude (JC) Martin’s respect for Mother Nature and his artisanal approach in both the vineyard and the cellar. Why hand-picking? “Our harvest team knows...
