South Africa – harvest 2025 report
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Monday 14 April 2025
• 9 min read
South Africa’s 2025 harvest is being hailed as potentially one of the greats. South African wine writer Malu Lambert canvassed winemakers across the country for this report. Above, the 2025 harvest at Klein Constantia.
‘After a nervous start, as the winter rain and cold units came very late … 2025 turned out to be one for the books!’ enthused Etienne Terblanche, head of consultation services at Vinpro, South Africa’s grape-grower technical organisation.
Something of a Goldilocks vintage in comparison with 2024’s deluged season, 2025’s dry, cool conditions maximised on the soaked soils and replenished groundwater reserves for healthy vine...
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