Hoopenburg Wines, the
quality-driven boutique wine farm situated in the Greater Simonsberg Ward of
Stellenbosch, one of the Cape's prime wine-growing areas, and home to three
wine ranges: the top-end Integer label, the Hoopenburg estate range - and the
easy - drinking Guru wines.
Virtually encircled by
the majestic Simonsberg mountain range, and commanding an unobstructed view of
Table Mountain, the vineyards, charming homestead and tasting centre at
Hoopenburg are blessed with an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity.
Hoopenburg, owned by the
Schmitz family from Germany, is
unique in that it is the only wine estate in South Africa where 100% of the
vineyard comprises bush vines. "Being planted to bush vines, our vineyards are
naturally controlled to have yields of below 6 tons per hectare. Nourished by
pure underground water, our unique dry-land bush-vine vineyards produce grapes
of exceptional taste and flavour. All our grapes are hand-picked and sorted so
we extract only the best juice, and in the cellar our aim is to capture and
enhance the grapes' natural potential," says Anton Beukes, General Manager and Cellarmaster
at Hoopenburg.
The Hoopenburg team, following and
believing in the principle of environmentally-friendly farming, have converted
some of their vineyard to organically grown blocks and the rest of Hoopenburg
is farmed according to South Africa's IPW Scheme (Integrated Production of
Wine).
