South African Wine Harvest Report 2021: Slow and steady wins the race

Published 2021년 5월 27일

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The South African Wine Harvest Report 2021 highlights a cooler and later grape season, resulting in a larger, high-quality harvest of 1,611,137 tons, an 8.9% increase from the previous year. The moderate weather and replenished water resources have led to grapes with exceptional color, flavor, and quality characteristics, such as good color extraction, low pH levels, and high natural acidity. Despite the challenges of storing and processing the large stock of wine from the previous year, the industry expects to see innovation and growth from the new harvest. Each region, including Breedekloof, Cape South Coast, Klein Karoo, Northern Cape, Olifants River, Paarl, Robertson, Stellenbosch, Swartland, and Worcester, experienced moderate growing conditions and faced unique challenges, but overall, the quality of the 2021 vintage is anticipated to be remarkable.

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Wines of South Africa thrilled to share details on the outstanding new vintage New York, NY, May 27, 2021 – Wine lovers from across the globe can enjoy outstanding wines from a much cooler and later 2021 wine grape season in South Africa. This according to the annual South African Wine Harvest Report 2021. “It seems as though the vines really took their time to prepare this year’s harvest,” says Conrad Schutte, Consultation Service Manager of the wine industry body Vinpro. “Moderate weather throughout the season, and specifically during harvest time, resulted in grapes ripening slower, while developing exceptional color and flavor.” The 2021 wine grape crop is estimated at 1,611,137 tons, according to the latest estimate of industry body SAWIS (South African Wine Industry Information & Systems) on May 19, 2021. It is 8.9% larger than the 2020 harvest. The harvest kicked off around two weeks later than normal due to unusually cool weather conditions throughout the season, which ...

Source: Wineindustryadvisor