Michael Back becomes Paul Harris Fellow During a formal dinner hosted by the Paarl Rotary Club, Michael Back, was named a Paul Harris Fellow. The Paul Harris Fellow is awarded in recognition of an individual who has made a substantial and tangible contribution towards the betterment of the community or the country. The honour is [...]

The University of Cape Town is taking big strides towards implementing a culture of sustainability, energy saving and environmental consciousness amongst its students and staff. The Green Campus Initiative or the GCI is made up of passionate students and staff, who volunteer their time, come up with ideas and implement projects to create a sustainable [...]

Backsberg Estate Cellars invites you to take part in our annual Tree Planting Day. Contribute towards sustaining the environment and plant a tree in honour of your family or an individual and enjoy a fantastic Farm-Style Brunch under the trees at the restaurant. Date: 20 October 2012 Time: 9am Venue: Backsberg Estate Cellars, R45 Simondium [...]

On Saturday the 16th of April the Tygerberg Bird Club visited Backsberg. These visits are always interesting to us as we get a chance to see what sort of birds are frequenting the farm.

I got back to the office one morning a few weeks ago with a message to call CNN back. Not being in the habit of receiving phone messages from CNN, I returned the call immediately. Brilliant news: they wanted to do a feature on Backsberg!

Backsberg launches its new wine brand Tread Lightly by Backsberg in a PET soft bottle

A brilliant day of tree planting, wine tasting and lunch was had by wine club members on the farm.

The last couple of months have sped by; here is a bit of a recap.

Backsberg wins Sustainability Award at the inaugural Drinks Business Green Awards

Can’t find that corkscrew? Here’s one way to open a bottle of wine without it…

Recently, I was invited to present Backsberg’s environmental initiatives as part of an event with the co-producer of the film, The 11th Hour. Here’s my presentation…

On Saturday Backsberg joined forces with NGO Food and Trees for Africa in launching the Earth Centre

Naked self-promotion time: we picked up awards at the Winemakers’ Choice, Michelangelo and the Mail and Guardian Greening the Future competitions.

1-7 September is Arbor week. For the month of September, Backsberg is giving away the tree of the year – the Halleria lucida – with every case of wine purchased. Similarly, you get a free bottle of wine with trees purchased from Starke Ayres Garden Centre in Cape Town.

Here’s a video detailing the construction of Food and Trees for Africa’s offices on Backsberg. Mind you, they are not just any offices, the building is made out of straw bales…

We recently had some nice coverage on the SABC’s Agriculture Today show as well on Classic FM’s Business Classic Wine Show. Check out the clip and the radio podcast/transcript…

Video is making big waves as medium in the online wine world. I think it’s a brilliant vehicle to tell stories. Here is my first attempt. Watch this space for more!

’2,712 cities, towns and municipalities in 83 countries have already committed to VOTE EARTH for Earth Hour 2009, as part of the worlds first global election between Earth and global warming.’ Backsberg invites you to get involved…

Having a party or corporate event can be a mini-environmental disaster . Conceptspark, an event management company, is trying to turn that around. They recently organised one of the first Carbon Neutral Events, in Johannesburg…