About The Winelands welcomes Heidi Dietstein, Winemaker at Spier which is situated in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Heidi specializes in making Methode Cap Classique and Premium – Super premium red wines. Listen to the chat below:
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About Heidi Dietstein
After completing her studies at Elsenburg, she travelled to New Zealand and California, gaining more winemaking experience in the modern winemaking countries and also completed three harvests in one year. Joining Spier as Junior winemaker in 2015, Heidi began to specialize in making Methode Cap Classique and Premium – Super premium red wines and became Winemaker in 2019.
SPIER, Tast 300 years of Heritage
About Spier
Spier is one of South Africa’s oldest wine farms with a recorded history dating back to 1692.
Mariota Enthoven and her partner Angus relocated from London to the Cape in 2004, and have since immersed themselves in the restoration and environmental revival of the family farm. Her vision for Spier is strongly rooted in environmental, social and community consciousness.
While rooted in this heritage, we’ve got a vibrant and conscious energy, and are home to one of the largest collections of contemporary South African art. Our wines are among the most awarded in the country. Visit us, and enjoy them paired with wholesome, tasty food made with ingredients grown either on our farm or by trusted, nearby farmers. If you feel like lingering, our Hotel and conferencing facilities offer inspiring Winelands getaways in the tranquility of nature.
Spier Wines
Cellar Master Frans Smit has transform Spier from a small cellar into a major, award-winning Stellenbosch wine farm. Frans and his team are passionate about crafting wines with minimal interference that are truly expressive of their South African terroir. ORDER WINE HERE
Spier Cap Classique
A vintage Méthode Cap Classique that celebrates tradition, with style. A blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes sourced from selected vineyard blocks in the Western Cape. Grapes are hand-harvested, hand-sorted and bottle fermented according to traditional Méthode Cap Classique principles. It celebrates only bubbles can.
Visit Spier
- Wine Tasting – Enjoy a cheese, olive and charcuterie platter in the Tasting Room or on its shady stoep which has gorgeous mountain and dam views
- Picnics at Spier – Open from 1 November, enjoy the farms outdoor spaces
- Spier’s Farm Café – Reopened as our farm food store – hot soups and sandwiches to go
- Vadas Smokehouse & Bakery – A place where families and friends can join together and eat food that is carefully, ethically and healthily sourced and prepared
- Spier Hotel – The 4 star Spier Hotel features village-style buildings, lush green lawns and spacious rooms situated next to the calming Eerste River
Spier also have an Artisan Studio, Spa, Craft Market and many other activities such as Eagle Encounters. MORE INFO
Eagle Encounters has been going strong since 2001, rehabilitating and releasing birds of prey, promoting conservation and education, on land donated by Spier. Birds of prey keep the farm’s ecosystem in balance, making it possible to naturally control pests, without pesticides.
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