Creation. Taste the Biodiversity

Creation is situated in one of the most biodiverse wine regions in the world. We are in a beautiful arena of undulating hills surrounded by fynbos-clad mountains and rivers. There are even swathes of fynbos between our vineyards. There is no monoculture here. When we planted our first virus-free vines post 1994, we took a significant lead in environmental custodianship. We set about preserving the soil microbiome, using organic crops for mulch.

We now work with Stellenbosch University on the Climavin project to predict and manage the response of ecosystems to climate change. We also partake in Vititec’s GEN-Z project to establish clones and rootstock best suited to tackling climate change.

A healthy ecosystem requires proactive management. We clear alien vegetation to make way for indigenous fynbos, and through our support of the World Wildlife Fund, we are officially predator friendly.  Creation is accredited and certified by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) as a Conservation Champion. We constantly track our carbon emissions and audit ourselves by participating in the Climate, Fruit and Wine Carbon Calculator. Today nearly 80 percent of the energy we produce and use is green.

While some of our measures happen behind the scenes, our guests and clients are immediately exposed to our commitment to a sustainable environment. Our WWF credentials are proudly displayed in our parking areas. Our guests arrive via a fragrant fynbos walk and are welcomed into our Tasting Room via a beautiful and environmentally positive biome, set against a terroir wall built from 255-million to 550-million-year-old stones found in the Creation vineyards. The latter is not only aesthetically appealing; it is also in line with our focus on making our buildings, especially the Tasting Room, healthier at a microbial level.

Our motto, ‘what grows together, goes together’, means that everyone, from our guests to the members of our team, eat the finest, freshest, seasonal ingredients, 80% of which comes directly from our neighbours in the Overberg. This underpins our commitment to a lower carbon footprint while boosting the local economy and creating a happier, healthier team.

The best way to create a memorable experience for our guests is to be consistent on all fronts. That means in our business practices, how we invest in our team and how we connect our guests to our education project that directly impacts the people who live in the Overberg.

At Creation wine and food pairing has become an imaginative, interactive and thought-provoking experience.  Topics of discussion include sustainability, freshness, health and community support. Education and food security are especially close to our hearts and our valued guests are offered the opportunity of contributing to these worthy causes. No one leaves our tables without some sense of the journey we have undertaken and the part they have played in it. In this way we proudly share the sense of place that is Creation.

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Taste the Terroir

Creation Chardonnay

Hold a glittering 590-million-year-old piece of quartz in your hand and experience a part of our Chardonnay terroir. Feel how cold the stone is and notice the architecture of the geology in the wine.

Creation Pinot Noir

The grapes for the Art of Pinot Noir come from a pocket within a single-site vineyard. The clone 115 vines are planted in 450-million-year-old decomposed Bokkeveld shale clay loam soils.

Terroir can be defined as an interactive cultivated ecosystem in a given place, including climate, soil, and the biology of the vine. More recently, microbial flora that coexists with the plant may be one of the key factors that influence these traits. – Dr Erna Blancqueart