This year’s harvest in South Africa is of exceptionally good quality. The volume of 1.3 million tonnes of grapes is slightly smaller than in 2021 but still larger than the five-year average.
“An overall cool growing season with good weather conditions in most wine regions gave a slow ripening of the grapes that developed fine aromas,” says the report from Wines of South Africa (WOSA).
The harvest began between 10 and 14 days later than normal. Wine production for 2022 is expected to amount to approximately 10.7 million hectolitres. This includes wine for brandy (about 4% of the total) and grape juice.
Most wine regions had more rain than normal during the winter which was welcome. The water reservoirs could be filled up.
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