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Stock Barrels and Alternatives
Just a quick reminder that Erica and I have stock of our barrels and alternatives if you find harvest is bigger than expected. For Trust barrels and Oak alternatives email Erica at erica@wmg.co.za. For Francois frères and AP John barrels and Amphora email Vanessa at vanessa@wmg.co.za. Happy Harvesting!
Read MoreQuercus | High-quality Oak Alternatives
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Read MoreBest Wine Hose in SA
In case you haven’t heard we’ve got wine hose…. We have sourced some high quality hose from Merlett, Italy. Mèrlett Technoplastic is a leading manufacturer of flexible plastic technical hoses. It has been around since 1952 and among Merlett’s strengths are the materials that it uses, which are already suitable and certified at the time…
Read MoreSeason 2022
We are on the road, busy seeing clients for harvest 2022. Let us know if we can send you the pricelists or would like us to pop in. Contact Vanessa at vanessa@wmg.co.za for * Francois Freres barrels * AP John Barrels * Francois Foudre * Manetti Amphora * Oeuf de Beaune cement eggs and…
Read MoreSome Popular Machines
Eco-flot Flotator The Eco-Flot flotator is a machine suitable for clarifying grape must while it is pumping over, using only one tank. The machine is of ultracompact design and installed on a practical trolley to guarantee an effective and economically advantageous flotation. This model of flotator is highly versatile because once the liquid…
Read MoreDella Toffola Filter
Sheet Filter Della Toffola’s sheet filters are the outcome of over thirty years of experience. They are intended for filtering numerous types of product. They are reliable and durable, user-friendly and particularly quick and easy to start up. These filters are available in models with filtering plates from 400 x 400 to 1200 x 1200…
Read MoreOeuf de Beaune Cement Eggs
Founded in 2016 by Marc Nomblot and Virginie Fournier, Oeuf de Beaune specializes in concrete eggs. Used for fermenting and maturing wines, the ovoid tanks allow the creation of a vortex which will promote a permanent circulation of the elements. The lees are resuspended naturally thanks to the temperature changes in the cellar. A movement…
Read MoreBarrel Care
Just popping in to remind you of the correct barrel maintenance techniques. 1. Cleaning Used Barrels Once emptied of wine, barrels should be inverted to near the 6 o’clock position, drained and then rinsed with high pressure (100-3,000 psi) cold water for three minutes using a barrel washer with a rotating spray head. Rinsing helps…
Read MoreSouth Africa Amphora Wines
8 Generations of Manetti’s working with terracotta and 7 years of WMG importing their beautiful amphorae The first amphorae we imported were for Grande Provence Winery, Karl Lambour fermented Chenin Blanc grapes on their skins, each year pushing it longer and longer till they found the optimal number of months on skins. The result is a vibrant green…
Read MoreSeptember Means Spring Time
We are receiving our first containers of Amphora for 2021 harvest season. We have about 150 of these beautiful amphora in the South African wine industry at the moment, and it seems like the demand is not slowing down. We get a lot of questions about what exactly makes the Manetti Amphora unique. The entirely…
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Trust Cooperage
Rebranding and new product lines
Trust Hungary Rt is located in southern Hungary in the town of Szigetvar. Established in 1992, Trust supplied Hungarian oak staves to American winemakers. Their favourable feedback about the many exceptional qualities of Hungarian oak led to rapid expansion that laid the groundwork for the state-of-the-art new cooperage. In February of this year Erica had the…
Read MoreAP John American Oak, Forest Selections
Ap John Coopers The John family first settled in South Australia’s world-renowned Barossa Valley in the 1840s. Since then, five generations of the John Family have continued an unbroken connection with the viticulture, winemaking and coopering industries within the Barossa valley. Today the business is managed by the fourth-generation master cooper Peter John – great-grandson…
Read MorePricelist for Foudre and Amphora
We hope you are well and enjoying all the wonderful rain. Our amphora price list is out for next year, let us know if you are interested and we will put your name down for the tastings in July/August. Lastly, we also have a range of wooden Foudres and Casks available for ferment or…
Read MoreAmphora as a Blending Component
Amphora as a blending component Last week I wrote about amphora wines and how exciting it is to have wines 100% from one vessel. BUT amphorae are a great blending component too! Here is some feedback from the winemakers: Alastair Rimmer ‘The effect of the amphora, for us, has been quite profound and without a…
Read MoreOeuf De Beaune | New Product Launch
We are excited to announce a New Product Launch We have partnered with Oeuf de Beaune, founded in 2016 by Marc Nomblot and Virginie Fournier, to bring you an exciting range of cement products. They handcraft a range of cement eggs and tanks made from 100% all natural French products -spring water, clay-based…
Read MoreWMG Event
You are invited to join the WMG team for a fun day of mountain biking and trail running at our Winemakers Mountain trail Get-together day. Friday 31st August at Paul Cluver. Entry fee is R150 per person which will include a race pack with a food and drink voucher (bring extra cash to support the…
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