The South Africa Diary: Raats
Bruwer Raats is experimenting with viticultural techniques seen nowhere else on the Cape
Posted: Jan 25, 2013 5:00pm ET
Bruwer Raats now has vines literally right next door, as he's planted the parcel that surrounds his house-cum-winery. Raats has sourced Chenin Blanc vines from France, preferring a clone called Montpellier that he found a scant amount of in the Swartland and fell in love with for its naturally low vigor, small berries and loose bunches.
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