04/12/2025
Yesterday was International No Pesticides Use Day, and we celebrated organic agriculture with great news from the vineyard🍇
Last week, the first organic Early Sweet grapes from our long-standing partner Carpe Diem were harvested in the Orange River Valley, South Africa. Arrival is expected before Christmas, with excellent berry size and high brix for great taste.
Carpe Diem, led by grower Gog van der Colff, has been fully organic since 2006. Their strong focus on soil health, high-quality compost, and vermicompost creates living, resilient soils — showing what farming without synthetic pesticides truly looks like.