You can grow grapes almost anywhere: In Kenya’s Rift Valley or in the heat of Arizona in the US. And even on the dry slopes of a mountain in South Africa.
On a recent trip to South Africa’s winelands, we made a stop at Olifantsberg, located on the slopes of the Brandwacht Mountain Range overlooking the Breedekloof valley in the Western Cape. Elizma Visser, winemaker and overall manager of the farm, was on hand to give us a tour. We climbed into her car and she drove us to the highest point of the farm, 450 metres above sea level, all the while telling us about her experiences there.
