How Wine is Made in South Africa
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ค. 2018
- Jeff Bradford visits Groot Constantia - The oldest Wine producing Estate in South Africa, creating award winning wines for 330 years. In this episode, you'll experience how wine is made in this part of the world. Subscribe to the adventure bit.ly/2v42pCs
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About Groot Constantia:
If you haven’t heard about Groot Constantia, then it is my pleasure to introduce you to South Africa’s oldest winery. I would be doing a disservice if I didn’t give some of the history about this estate. In 1679 Simon van der Stel was appointed by the Dutch East India Company to govern the Cape of Good Hope. After years of loyal service, he requested land from the Company. He periodically sent out riders to collect soil samples and in 1685 he found a potential wine-growing area that had magnificent scenery situated behind Table Mountain. Over the years the wines produced on the estate caught the attention of influential people across the globe - clearly due to its impressive quality. Global aristocracy made sure that they had enough stock of this acclaimed and precious product. The estate was named "Constantia" after the Latin word for constancy or steadfastness. These attributes he valued greatly and today the winemaker, Boela Gerber and staff follow in his footsteps to uphold his enduring legacy of perfection at Groot Constantia.
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Welcome to my beautiful country,enjoy
Ntombizakhona Nokuthula Mthethwa beautiful indeed and some of the nicest people I have met. -Jeff
Beer, Wine and Spirits - why you have same logo as valuetainment?
Manav Singh it's also on the same channel with irrelevant content
Matt Gallop - yes. But go to his channel, he has same logo with black color. But as he said- they are in valuetainment team.
Manav Singh Im part of the Valuetainment team now. It may be irrelevant right now based off what your use to seeing, but If i were a betting man, a few years from now it will be more than just an entrepreneur channel and that is the genius of Valuetainment. -Jeff
Heehee hulle is sulke boere met hulle khakis! :D I lived in SA for six months and a few months before that, and if wasn't so hard getting a visa there I would still be there. Ek is lief vir SA.
My home country. Beautiful, sunny SOUTH AFRICA.
Dieter Lesch couldn’t agree more. Such an amazing place, and wonderful people. I’m glad to see Capetown get some rain. We were in the worst fraught and conserving water while I was there. -Jeff
Beer, Wine and Spirits I was about to say, how amazing it is that you got to be a part of this year's wine harvest. With the drought that happened it's really a miracle they have a harvest at all.
Valuetainment in my country!! Wooooh!! Welcome guys.
Jean Botha love the comment and can feel the enthusiasm. Love South Africa and was honoured to have the oldest winery allow me to come tell their story. Glad you enjoyed. -Jeff
Thanks Jeff for this video! Really refreshing to see one where you actually join the workers over longer period of time, not just the other types of documentaries where people just speak to the experts. Great to see the people happy working there and doing it the old way. I appreciate when you can see the actual pieces, instruments or parts of the plants the expert was describing for me to get a better idea than just hearing them speaking, which I missed little bit in the first part of this video. In the whisky one it was shown wonderfully. My plan is to do a course on wine tasting one day.
Welcome to Cape Town!!!
So EXCITED about this channel! Please go to the Mediterranean soon and discuss private label wine options!
Amanda Anima you are reading my mind. Was just talking about this the other day. And I’m making a note now with your comment. Have you seen the whisky episode? Again can’t thank you enough for the comment. -Jeff
Beer, Wine and Spirits You're welcome! And, that's awesome regarding new topics (great minds lol)! :D I found a newfound interest in wine (I also have a travel blog) and strongly considering private label in the future, so ready to "harvest" all the wine making & tastings insights! I've subscribed & will be watching that episode next! ☆
Amanda Anima can’t thank you enough. Your really going to enjoy our upcoming episodes and especially Switzerland, geez, I have such a big mouth and can’t keep any secrets. 😀😀-Jeff
living in hout bay, its nice to see Constantia our neighbor on valuetainment
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Enjoyed watching this. I actually aspire to own/have my own winery in the future. Made me happy to see the infrastructure consist of workers that enjoy what they do versus a machine based operation. #wine-o
PeacesOfNiecy love, love, love this comment and please let me know how I can help you once you make those aspirations into reality. Please reach out and will put you in contact with some amazing folks in the industry. -Jeff
amazing episode! very interesting!!
kai P thanks so much for taking time to reply and so glad our hard work in making this episode was enjoyed and interesting. We have some amazing stories lined up, which I know your going to love. -Jeff
Nice leisure video, hope to see more in 50/60 fps in the channel soon!
This was beautiful to watch ♥️
Again, Very interesting ! I learn the importance of ocean air for vineyards in the "Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure" series, I think this is the case (or maybe I'm wrong). Thanks for sharing !
brainfornothing thanks for your comment and yes your correct, ocean air has a lot to do with harvest as well. Didn’t want to get really technical, just cover the basics of wine for know. -Jeff
This was a nice add on for the channel - as a practical case study!
MOREEEEE
As a winemaker I must say I enjoyed a lot this video.
It gives a taste of what is done to make wine. There is a lot more going on, but for general population, it's more than what they need to know 😃
Step Up My Body thanks a lot, yeah originally the first cut of the episode was to technical and would lose people. I think we found a nice balance and the feedback seems to have the same reaction. Thanks and more wine making coming in the future. Thanks for taking your time and replying. -Jeff
So cool man, really considering to study oenology in Stellenbosch. Would you recommend being a wine maker? I absolutely love the work environment and the balance of research and hard work to produce the best quality. Do you have a job all year round?
Very nice quality video
SecretAdmirer thanks a lot for your comment. It really means a lot. Cheers -Jeff
Amazing vid
Sam ya boy made my day and thanks for the feedback. Value and Entertainment it’s not just an entrepreneur channel anymore. I’m hear to mix it up and provide info into the world of beer, wine, and spirits. -Jeff
I have a few questions please.
1. Hygiene how do you ensure you kill bad bacteria?
2. Is it possible to make non alcoholic wine?
3. Is there a limit to how many bottles you produce a year or you can do as much as there is demand?
4. This is not sparkling wine right if not how do you make it sparkle?
5. Is there an expiration date for wine?
6. How do you sell it?
Thanks
Dayum, thinking that the government wants to take away the land from people like him... R.I.P. SA
Supergecko8 thanks for your comment and glad to hear Zuma is out as president. My goal was not only to show how wine is made in SA but to show that great companies like Groot Constantia have a social and economical responsibility to the people of SA. They understand that 30 percent of the nation is unemployed and I worked along side these workers and they were thankful, happy and more importantly grateful.
Berend Emanuel thanks and glad you like the video. I don’t see the government touching this estate that brings in over 600,000 tourists a year. I also do not believe in expropriation without compensation. I think the understanding is in how land owning has been documented and passed on by people/tribes. While traveling I know some people would say I own this parcel to this parcel from this point to that point. But to what proof? Word of mouth passed on from generation to generation? There will be friction. It’s unfortunate and I wasn’t there long enough to completely talk intelligently about this issue. -Jeff
Berend Emanuel great insight, thanks for sharing and I hate to see what happens when you put an individual into a situation that he must react on based on what he solely believes in and protecting his heirloom. Each person handles it differently. Again empathy goes out to the situation at hand. -Jeff
Supergecko8 Х
Hopefully this industry continues to thrive despite the rest of the country falling apart due to corruption, xenophobia, and economic mismanagement.......
Egie Asemota great comment and do you think with Zuma out as president now that the new president and staff are trying to fix the issues you described??
Probably not...when Ramaphosa got into office they made a motion in parliament to take all the white people's farms away to gain likeness. Really sick tbh, because if it weren't fir the Afrikaaners the country's people would not be fed.
I doubt any positive change will come. But Russia has offered the Boers and Afrikaaners asylum and farmland. SA will become Zimbabwe 2.0
Explain to me the definition of xenophobia when black South Africans refuse the influx of illegal foreigners, aliens, fugitives and criminals entering South Africa undetected and undocumented causing disunity and regress in our lives. Actually whites benefits from lawlessness and illegal foreigners through unionized illegal cheap labour offered by foreigners.
Africa is not South Africa burden to carry. Where is patriotism in South Africa People? Ubuntu is not a policy to run a country. Botswana has better boarder policy, social order and a responsible leadership but it's not accused of xhenophobia. How many illegal foreigners are manipulating our disunity and weaknesses to benefit in our exclusion in our own country. How many foreigners are working in South Africa while we have high unemployment criss. The problem is the black bourgeoisie mentality thinking they have arrived
:D nice to see all the south africans in the comments . joburger here :D
Paul Dudley it really is. I love South Africa and it has its claws in me 😀. Some of the best cuisine, innovations, and nicest people in SA. Cheers -Jeff
I wonder how much different the process is from 100 years ago.
Thank you for opening my eyes, i've been thinking of investing in the winery industry to expand Dymolt Group's portfolio and this just gave me the motivation i needed. Thank you for this and will appreciate your assistance as i still have a few questions. Can we connect
im speechless i never knew wine industry would be so mouthwatering, This is amazing thank you so much for showing this, the knowledge you bring us is always Gold.
起床う圭敏 thanks so much for the comment. And I will be making wine in other amazing countries to show similarities and differences in the process and grape varieties with the ultimate goal of bringing you closer and more educated to the product(s). -Jeff
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Can you make a video about how to be nice to your employees but still make them know you're the boss
devilhunter1555 I divert to Tom and Pat. I’m still trying to build a brand at this point. 😀😀 -Jeff
RIP South Africa
wunderkind Why?
Don't Quit
I live in SA and the ANC/EFF turned it into a shithole. Next step, Zim...
Cry my beloved South Africa
I won't argue that point. Yet, Africa is BEAUTIFUL.
Don't Quit
South Africa is one of the most beautiful places on earth and the climate...
But yes, corruption, thievery and racism are killing this country. Our economy, education, healthcare and so much more, down the drain.
Is anyone even surprised that it's owned and successfully managed by mostly white South Africans? Can't understand why South Africa's government keeps oppressing these hardworking people...........
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Thanks for the content! I manage two restaurants in town and I'd love to invite you to a great meal anytime your in San antonio TX. Thank You PBD and The Biz Doc!
oscarb780 glad you enjoyed it. -Jeff
Why this guy's channel has same logo as valuetainment, any connection?
Manav Singh unfortunately your stuck with me as I’m officially part of the Valuetainment team. I wish I was better looking, but I have bigger arms then Patrick Betdavid and Tom and I can out drink them both😀😀. That’s about all I got on them. They beat me in pretty much everything else. 😂
Beer, Wine and Spirits - you look good bro!
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So is this guy funded by Valuetainment? ( a bit thrown off by him using the logo on his channel)
7brandonc I am officially part of the Valuetainment team. Yeyyyyyyy. Ok, I’m hoping your just as excited as I am??😀. So I literally hand out I am entrepreneur shirts and stickers all around the world in exchange for my episodes being show on Saturday. It’s bartering at its best which I’m hoping Pat will do a segment on soon. “How bartering pertains to business”. 😀😀-Jeff
Beer, Wine and Spirits Niiccee man sounds like a dope partnership!! Im glad you're an affiliate nd hope your channel grows like crazy! And that does sound like a good segment I think he'll do it. Real insightful vid btw
7brandonc 👊🏻 right back at you and thanks for the love. Couldn’t ask for a better channel to be a part of. -Jeff
I stay in South Africa ....how is Afrikaans?
"Groot" means "big" in Afrikaans
Its not co2 it alcohol smell.
I wonder what motivated you to make this videos. Leave the wine and talk about the business of the land. How should South Africans handle the land issue.?
Lets do it Let's do it I loved highlighting the people who work behind the scenes to make the product that people enjoy around the world. Can you imagine how excited these amazing individuals were to finally get acknowledged for what they do? What I love most is that the winery never thought twice about buying automated equipment to increase production and take away jobs. . They had a social and economical responsibility to the people. For me that is such positivity that more companies should emulate in South Africa. -Jeff
Beer, Wine and Spirits well I dont know enough about you Jeff, to make any assumptions. But as you work with Valuetainment I assume you are a capitalist.
As a capitalist, what do you think about government intervention in private property rights? What do you think about the unbelievable amount of government intervention and regulation in private industry?
I can understand that you may be just a good and wine feature on this great channel, and that's great.
But, when such a large and pro markets channel goes to a country which is, in all likelihood, at the tipping point of becoming the next big economic disaster, I think it is more than reasonable to ask for some in depth thoughts and discussions.
I think it would be a huge oversight if Valuetainment goes to South Africa, and all that was reported back was sunshine and roses. There is a serious threat to capitalism in South Africa and I would love to hear it addressed.
Mashoto Shaku 💯 believe in Capitalism.
The best wine in africa is the moroccan wine PERIOD
Rock Star thanks, I’m going to do some research into this. Thanks for the reply. -Jeff
There are vineyards in Morocco? I didn't know their climate could support them! So much even we Africans don't know about our vast continent!. thanks for the info.
Good video, but not really pertaining to the content of this channel.
Matt Gallop you make a very valid point. Valuetainment aims to educate, inspire and enable entrepreneurs from all over the world and want to provide Value & Entertainment in all forms of content. I have worked very hard to land a spot on Valuetainment and prove that I will continually learn, grow, and give value in beer, wine, spirits around the world to the viewers of this channel. I would have had an easier time getting on the food network channel. 😂. Thanks for the feedback and time to leave a reply. -Jeff
why would people be interested in wine from this demographic of this channel
carlitos vodka thanks for the comment and I can’t definitely see your point of view. Valuetainment aims to educate, inspire and enable entrepreneurs from all over the world and to provide Value & Entertainment in all forms of content. Fortunately or unfortunately my ugly mug is the first form of content other then entrepreneurship and I worked very hard to earn that. My goal to you....to continually learn, and provide value in beer, wine, and spirits to this channel. All I ask is to give me that opportunity. Cheers -Jeff
carlitos vodka because Valuetainment is a business and entrepreneurship channel that is on such a very high level of standard that it can occasionaly branch out on a tangent, Dan Loks very popular TH-cam channel is also about business and entrepreneurship but he also occasionally does martial arts videos. It is a mark of a world class top level TH-cam channel. ☺
Allama Sadi couldn’t of said it any better, I might delete my comment because you outclassed and upstaged me. 😂😂 cheers-Jeff
Precisely how can you put "the demographic" of Valuetainment in alcoholic drink categories? I'm kind of looking at it the same way as the Beer & Business. But now, instead of an interview, you actually get to see the processes of different businesses. And yeah, they happen to be more focussed on alcohol.
Thank you for the reply Jeff, I am probably an outlier here ~ I really dont know if most people would agree with me that wine is very far from business. Watching a wine process at scale Is definitely fun, we used to make wine out of almost everything back in college.
I saw a few practical things from this content specifically that I can use in life or business and this bothered me enough for me to comment.
Here are some things that you can use if you wanted to go for wine - It would benefit is the content about wine is novel, presented a different way or is beneficial. I've seen this content on wine on different channels.
If you wanted to specialize in wine ~ here are things that would be important: the grape variety selection process, soil components, crop protection, harvesting techniques, storage techniques, cleanliness techniques, etc.. At Macro an angle you can share probably is how they do it at scale or how they do it by numbers or the books from wines, or how much the demand is out there still for people who want to enter. If
Most of these things that people watch here would probably be relevant to business.
We eat grape but we don't drink wine, it is harmful to health and in our religion it is forbidden
I'm here for entrepreneurship not this shit
Good news! You have about 700 videos on the channel with entrepreneurial content. Enjoy! -Mario VT