Varietals
We travel overseas annually in search of new cultivars that would be suitable for the South African climate and soil.
It keeps us at the forefront of varietal innovation. We have tested over 1000 new varieties on our 2 ha of trial land and each year we test more. In collaboration with breeders and intellectual property owners, we establish whether these varieties are suitable to our micro climates and whether they are right for market demand. We develop a management protocol for each variety, based on individual characteristics, from pruning to harvesting. By merging the best scientific and organic practices at each stage of production, we’re able to offer fruit of the very highest quality.
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on the forefront of varietal innovation
Every year we travel the world over in search of new cultivars that would be suitable for our climate and soil. It keeps us at the forefront of innovation. We have tested over 400 new varieties each year we test more.
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