Raindrops kept falling … and falling
The beginning of January was marked with heavy downpours in the Robertson area. Our annual rainfall is around 280 mm per year, but from 6-9 January this year we already […]
The beginning of January was marked with heavy downpours in the Robertson area. Our annual rainfall is around 280 mm per year, but from 6-9 January this year we already […]
The French wine industry has been hit by a double whammy. 2012 production was down and last week the prime wine-growing area in the Burgundy region was smashed by a […]
We’ve been having some mighty funny weather all over the world recently; it’s April and the UK is yet to see the dawning of spring, it was so hot in […]
Food miles is one factor used when assessing the environmental impact of food, including the impact on global warming. The term refers to the distance food is transported from the […]
As you may have heard on the news, severe weather has been affecting many parts of the country. Snow in Pretoria for the first time since 1968, howling gales in […]
Spring has arrived in the Robertson valley, and normally the dams should be full. We have experienced an extremely dry winter, which is our normal rainfall period. Some farms in […]
A few weeks ago I got an urgent call on my cell phone. There was a fire in the vineyards! I rushed around trying o find whatever I could that […]