Avondale's beautiful
view of “the Pearl” – Paarl rock with Paarl town nestling below
The interior
of Avondale’s tasting room, full of beautiful antiques and modern touches
Young vines at
bud break stage beneath a flat pine
One of
Avondale’s dams
Caeli Pentz
and the Avondale Anima Chenin Blanc on the back of the bakkie
An old farm
cottage on the edge of the woods
A view of the
mountains behind the winery
Young budding vines, still with the cover crop on, with the 100 Avondale ducks
and their duck minder. The ducks clear up the snails, slugs and other pests in
the vineyards
The root of a
lupin plant showing the nodes of nitrogen
which will be ploughed back into the
soil
A fresh spring
day in the vineyards with the mountains in the background
Our lovely
driver, whom we first met when he used to deliver Avondale wines to our
shop.
Tasting the
two red wines in the tasting room after the tour
The Avondale wine range
The spotless
gravity fed tank cellar awaiting the next harvest
The barrel cellar
Spring daisies
in the vineyards
Photographs ©
John Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2012
