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After finishing High School in Robertson, Lourens van der Westhuizen enrolled at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology to study Agriculture. The course included a year and a half of...
And the resurgence of Colombard continues, this offering from Lourens van der Westhuizen of Robertson property Arendsig. Grapes from a vineyard planted in 1987, this undergoes spontaneous fermentation and maturation...
Think Robertson and most people think Chardonnay when it comes to white wine but Lourens van der Westhuizen of Arendsig has made a smart Chenin Blanc as part of his...
De Wetshof and Springfield are probably Robertson’s two most reliable producers when it comes to fine wine but the district needs some new-generation champions in this regard and one of...
The 2015 vintage of Chenin Blanc that Arendsig winemaker Lourens van der Westhuizen makes as part of his Inspirational Batch series is something particularly special (see here) but the Grenache...
Whereas Lourens van der Westhuizen of Arendsig used to source grapes from Rawsonville for the Chenin Blanc he made under the Inspirational Batch 1 label, he utilised a Robertson vineyard...
From the September issue of Business Day WANTED: Now 34, Lourens van der Westhuizen studied viticulture and oenology as well as pomology at Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute. In 2003, he...
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Robertson’s contribution to the Cape’s wine revolution of the past few decades has not been notable. True, amid the dullness are bright spots (some chardonnays and sparkling wines especially), though...
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