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Fryer's Cove

Chenin Blanc 2024

Chenin Blanc 2024

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dry, fruity & aromatic
dry, fruity & aromatic
100% Chenin Blanc
100% Chenin Blanc
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NECTARINES
NECTARINES
WHITE PEACH
WHITE PEACH
CITRUS
CITRUS
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Weingut Fryer's Cove

In 1985, an aspiring winemaker studying at Elsenburg Agriculture College spent his vacation in the Strandfontein area and had a dream. He shared it with his (now) parents-in-law, and 14 years later Fryer's Cove was born. The student was Wynand Hamman, and his parents-in-law were Jan and Ponk van Zyl.

The beginning was difficult. The winemakers not only had to contend with the unknown factors of wind and sea, but the area was also prone to drought. Without a reliable water source, the venture could not have started. They investigated the use of the available groundwater, but the salt content was too high, and desalination proved too expensive.

A pipeline from Vredendal - 29.5 km away - was the only solution, and they had to cross three neighboring farms to get there. After the neighbors agreed to the pipeline, Jan built it himself in 1999 with the help of his farm workers. In exchange for their cooperation, the neighbors received water from the pipeline.

A buffer dam was also built on the Laubscher brothers' farm. The Laubscher brothers received shares in exchange for their 10 hectares of land. These 10 hectares gave Fryer's Cove a view of the sea, and the planting of the first three-hectare vineyard began in 1999.

Founded
1999
Address
R45, Quality st., Doringbaai, 8151, South Africa
Area
6 Ha
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