I’ve sent out a questionnaire to all farm workers here at our Estate. They could all decide for themselves if they wanted to participate in this research project. My objective was to know how the people behind the scenes recall Hillcrest as brand. The workers who responded have been working at Hillcrest between 4 months and […]
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Calvin our current assistant wine maker is originally from Zimbabwe. He decided to move to South-Africa in the year 2009. At this time the Zimbabwean government decided not to grant any financial contributions towards study fees. At the time Calvin was busy with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He’s overall goal was to move to […]
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Cabernet Franc 2015, Malbec 2015 and Petit Verdot 2015 will be available from end of June 2016
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Bet you’ve got half-used jars lurking at the back of your cupboards. Here are 10 ideas to finish up those olives SPICY TOMATO PASTA Jazz up a ready-made tomato and chilli pasta sauce by throwing in black olives, capers and chopped anchovy fillets. Stir through long, thin pasta and sprinkle with chopped basil. SAVOURY […]
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Recently it has been brought to our attention that people are putting snares up to catch small animals on the farm all along our Estates fences. We approached Cape Nature to come assist and educate the farm workers, and to discuss the implications these snares are having on our beautiful fauna and flora. Education in […]
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