Pielow's Wines
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| March 2005 The garden of Honey Oaks; the proposed vineyard, prior to planting. |
February 2006 Preparations for the planting of Shiraz vines. The soil is tested for the pH levels. The soil is turned and corn is planted to protect the young vines. A borehole is drilled for irrigation. August 2006 Shiraz vines are planted. |
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| February 2007 The vines after 6 months growth. |
Pielow’s premium harvest shiraz 2006. Keen to produce their own wine, they bought 4 tons of premium shiraz grapes from the Tulbagh valley and with a local award winning winemaker, David Jordan from Manley’s private cellar they now have produced their first Pielow’s Shiraz. |
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| Tasting Note: Deep intense purple colour. Palate enters with intense explosion of berry fruits supported by layers of vanilla. Well-rounded tannins have a velvety mouthfeel and lend this wine ageing potential. |
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| October 2008 First growth of vines after a long winter lying dormant |
November 2008 Flowering in the next 2 weeks |
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| December 2008 Fertilised flowers set and form berries |
Late December 2008 Berries start to swell |
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| February 2009 Grapes ready for harvest |
6am 25th of February 2009 Family & friends from SA & Ireland help in the picking of the first harvest of our Honey Oak Shiraz. The grapes are hands picked in the cool early morning. |
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| Our wine harvest crew | Lug boxes are used to collect and transfer the grapes to the Cellar. Each lug box contains 20 kg of grapes. Each bottle of wine contains 1.2 kg |
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| Lug boxes being transported to the cellar for cold storage overnight. | Early morning 26th of February grapes are sorted by hand to remove underdeveloped or damaged grapes. |
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| Conveyer belt transfers the grapes to the crusher where they are gently crushed and dropped into stainless steel fermentation tanks to begin the wine making process. | Our first Honey Oak Shiraz is maturing in Oak Barrels; we patiently await the release of our first wine in the summer of 2010. |
| While waiting for our first vintage of Honey Oak Shiraz to mature we have personally selected a Sauvignon Blanc 2008 and Shiraz 2008 under the Pielow's Label. | |
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| Pielow's Shiraz 2008 Made for us from grapes from Tulbagh Valley at Manley’s private Cellar. Tasting Notes: Deep intense red colour. Complex Smokey, red berry aromas with hints of oak. Palate enters with berry fruits supported by layers of vanilla. Well-rounded tannins have a firm mouthfeel and lends this wine great ageing potential |
Pielow’s Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Made for us by Dewaldt Heyns who is an elected member of the Cape Wine Makers guild. Tasting Notes: The wine has a translucent colour with a green edge, showing tropical, gooseberry and fruit salad flavours, underscored by grass and hints of green pepper. |
| Pielow’s wines are available in Ireland from: Joe Karwig, Karwig Wines, Carrigaline, Co.Cork. Tel: 021 4374159 E-mail: info@karwigwines.ie |
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