Whenever there is a new wine release at the farm, there is excitement in the air and the office is a great place to be. Its no different with the new Petit Verdot 2006. I had a quick check for the best description on the varietal, and this was what I found, at this site. [...]
Fynbos Friday 8 : The Agapanthus
Of course today’s Fynbos Friday has to be a very special one. Firstly; Happy Christmas, I sincerely hope Santa has looked after you and that the Holiday season is a good one. So back to fynbos, why I chose the Agapanthus for X-Mas day…this is a plant that is often overlooked due to the fact [...]
Fynbos Friday 7 : The Sundew
I was wondering when to pop this very special and unique Fynbos wonder up, it truly is one of the more miraculous plants I have ever seen. This week’s little beauty is called a Drosera. In Afrikaans the name is a Snotroos. (Snot Rose) This is one of the most accurate descriptions I could think [...]
Fynbos Friday 6: The Fire Erica
For those valued readers as well as all the concerned Franschhoek residents, one of the more recent posts I wrote about a very strange fire up on Keerweder nek last week. For those of you who missed that thrilling instalment: catch it here.. Back to the lekker little plantjie… I was having what some people [...]
Haut Espoir Rose 2008 Release
When we were approaching our first harvest back in 2004, we were never planning on producing a Rose. In our maiden vintage, we bottled only 800 bottles, most of this was planned for personal consumption, yet very good friends of ours Camil and Ingrid Haas, who owned Klein Oliphants Hoek at the time, currently own [...]
Fynbos Friday 5 : The China Flower
Another Fynbos Friday, and another beautiful flower that I (webmaster) would personally never have imagined to be a bush, but that’s why Rob educates us all every Friday. Back to the good stuff…. This week were dealing with a very close relative to the Buchu plant, Adenandra marginata (or villosa)…there is some speculation within my [...]
Cape Cobra Release
On Friday we had a pretty busy day with regards our reptilian friends in the Valley. One Olive House Snake, and then this bugger. Quite annoyed at the treatment it received from a few farm workers, fortunately it appears that there was no major damage to the snake and I managed to snap these few [...]
Fynbos Friday 4 : The Protea Scabra
Last week we had the King Protea, a magnificent part of the Fynbos family. This week we move onto The Protea Scabra, which is possibly one of the most fantastic looking plants I have ever seen. So we turn our attention to the man with the knowledge, Rob… This week’s installment takes a quick turn [...]
Haut Espoir on Tripadvisor.com
When we talk business at the farm, there is usually a glass of wine involved. Two weeks ago was just such an occasion. Rob and myself were talking about the Fynbos Walks he wants to do more of in summer. Rob is passionate about fynbos like Riaan Cruywagen is passionate about the news. Testament to [...]
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Haut Espoir has recently upgraded our daily look into farm life. Whilst our website is now a little more corporate (with Rob and Mom keeping an eye over the new web guy) we still want to offer you a daily look into the farm and what goes on here, and some interesting articles we find [...]
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