Heartfelt Blog Chronicles

Wine History - Our wine museum - Racking Siphon

Wine History - Our wine museum - Racking Siphon

Our wine museum, respectively Hans’s winery, holds many old treasures, wine making- and vineyard tools from past times. Hans loves using the tradit...
Winery Talk - Malolactic Fermentation

Winery Talk - Malolactic Fermentation

Malolactic conversion, known as malolactic fermentation, often shortened to MLF or malo, is the conversion of the more aggressive malic acid natur...
Vineyard Talk - Pruning

Vineyard Talk - Pruning

    Pruning Pruning is the foundation of viticulture. The way vines are pruned speaks volumes about the terroir of a site and adds another dimensi...
Herzog's Wine Mood - Relaxing and Romantic

Herzog's Wine Mood - Relaxing and Romantic

It all began with a complement at our Cellar Door, music melding with our customer's olfactory sense; their wine experience was heightened because ...
Doing our bit for our planet... Bee Hives in our vineyard

Doing our bit for our planet... Bee Hives in our vineyard

With this hot topic we like to reach out and create awareness. We love and respect our prized land which has been farmed for the last 100 years. Se...
Montepulciano – one of our most iconic last picks at harvest!

Montepulciano – one of our most iconic last picks at harvest!

Montepulciano is a vigorous red grape variety that is indigenous to Italy (most likely the Abruzzo region) and is widely planted across central Ita...
Maturation - barrel, stainless-steel or amphora?

Maturation - barrel, stainless-steel or amphora?

After fermentation, a period of maturation is required to soften tannins. The choice of the maturation vessel and the maturation period depend on t...
Post Harvest Interview with Hans Herzog

Post Harvest Interview with Hans Herzog

Now that harvest is over, do you feel a sigh of relief? Yes, I feel grateful, content and relaxed now the fruit of this year’s labour is safely in...
Harvest Interview with Vigneron Hans Herzog.

Harvest Interview with Vigneron Hans Herzog.

How has the growing season been so far? Nothing to really complain about. Fruit set in spring is always the most critical time for me as I have pru...
Gewürztraminer! One of our first picks this harvest...

Gewürztraminer! One of our first picks this harvest...

Gewürztraminer is the aromatic variant of the pink-skinned savagnin, shown by DNA profiling to be identical to traminer, and is responsible for som...
Hans Connoisseurs Club

Hans Connoisseurs Club

Become part of our Family today...We have created our Connoisseur Club to enable us to bring wine aficionados like yourself together with our winem...
The Perfect Pairing - Thursday 18th October

The Perfect Pairing - Thursday 18th October

6pm - Late   Our pizza night is back! Grab your family and friends and join us for a night of The Perfect Pairing!   Sit outside in our boutique...