NEDERBURG INTERESTING FACTS
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Nederburg
pioneered the idea in South Africa that fine wine can only be produced from
top-quality vineyards and established a series of viticultural management
practices that have since been adopted throughout the industry. It has a dedicated vine nursery where
superior plant material is propagated for the vineyards from which Nederburg
wines are sourced. Nederburg also was the first to apply cold fermentation
techniques to improve the quality of its wines, now standard across the
industry. Nederburg launched the first
noble late harvest wine, from the 1969 vintage that debuted on the inaugural
Nederburg Auction in 1975. The winery
had to lobby Government to be allowed to make the wine as its sugar content was
higher than permitted for a natural table wine at the time in this
country. Permission was granted on the
basis that the wine be sold within very stringent parameters and this provided
the rationale for the creation of the Nederburg Auction, where wine can only be
purchased by licensed members of the trade. The auction, which was conceived as
a platform for rare and specialty South African wines has since gone on to
become one of the top four wine auctions internationally, along with Germany’s
Kloster Eberbach, France’s Hospice de Beaune and California’s Napa Valley
Vintners auction. The event is one of the most significant in the wine
industry, as it focuses on the country’s specialist wines. Hosted as a glittering gala event, it also
attracts high-profile celebrities and socialites Nederburg is a true expression
of South Africa’s cultural diversity.
Cellarmaster Razvan Macici, who was born in Romania, works with a team
of South Africans, each bringing their own cultural traditions to the blend.
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Nederburg
is possibly the only winery in the world to have made a noble late harvest
sparkling wine.
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Nederburg
was the first winery in South Africa to bring together the three Italian
varietals, Sangiovese, Barbera and Nebbiolo in its much acclaimed blend, now
forming part of the Ingenuity collection.
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Nederburg’s
Ingenuity White blend combines eight varietals of white wine, believed to the
highest number included in a single South African blend.
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Nederburg
formed part of the pilot programme for the establishment of South Africa’s
Integrated Production of Wine programme of eco-sustainability, regarded as
amongst the most progressive of its kind anywhere in the world.
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Nederburg
sells on every continent
