Environment

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.