Author Archives: Nicola

We all know how special our mother’s are and how there is just nothing we can ever do to make up for the years they raised us. Therefore it is very important to do something special on Mother’s Day to …

Purpose: To work with Vrede en Lust and its clients and potential clients in order to build the Vrede en Lust brand and to promote the sales of Vrede en Lust’s wine range in Pretoria. Key Responsibilities: Develop a strategy …

700 tons!  This is a record for Vrede en Lust and the most grapes we’ve taken into the cellar to date. All our white grapes are now in the cellar and we are just waiting for the last bit of …

An amazing, busy week in the cellar and everyone is working full steam!  So far, we have harvested just over 380 tons which means we are about halfway now, but this is usually when the busiest time is among us. …

On the 2nd of March we celebrated our annual harvest festival with the most perfect weather we could wish for.  The harvest festival is an exclusive event held annually to thank our wine club members for their continued support throughout …

Week two has been one of hard work, amazing quality grapes and a lot of attention to detail.  Up to date we have harvested 173 tons of grapes and all our Pinotage and Chardonnay is done for the season.  This …

The first week of harvest is behind us and what a busy week it has been.  Susan and her team have been working around the clock and is very excited about the results of the first week’s harvest.  It is …

This morning at 6am was the moment we have all been waiting for a while now.  The excitement was palpable during the past week and today the wait is over – we are in full harvest mode!  The trucks from …

Today I would like to feature my personal favourite of the whole Vrede en Lust range – the Babylonsig Pinotage 2011.  This is one of our newest releases, part of our exclusive Artisan range and becoming a sure favourite with …