Foxwood House in Houghton announces their exciting new Spring Festival Programme, from 23 till 28 September 2014. Definitely a highlight on the September calendar, the program includes a number of exciting events open for all to enjoy with friends and family.

 

Artists such as Brumilda van Rensburg, Richard van der Westhuizen,Tobie Cronjé, Carike Keuzenkamp, John Kani, Abigail Kubeka, Cat Simoni, Paul Spence, Magda Beukes, the authoress Deborah Steinmair and many others will attend.

 

The 6 day programme includes the introduction of a proud new brand in the wine industry – Foxwood Vineyards – with themed wine and food lunches and dinners, shows, an art exhibition, discussion groups on health and the arts, and culinary demonstration. As a special addition to this year’s festivities, Foxwood House’s well-known Garden of Fame will honour some of South Africa’s visionaries by placing their handprints on the stepping-stones in the renowned garden, gathered by well-wishers, friends and family. Dr. John Kani, Carike Keuzenkamp and Tobie Cronjé will be honoured this year.  

 

A list of the people we’ve had the privilege to acknowledge in our Garden of Fame include:

Lerina Erasmus + Sandra Prinsloo + Bryan Habana + Judy Page + Dozi +  Steve Hofmeyr + Nataniël + Annie Basson + Elize Cawood + Wilson Dunster + Bob Courtney + Peter Lotis +Milla Louw  +Charlene Truter + Al Debbo + Rina Hugo + André Schwartz + Casper de Vries + Marius Weyers + Susan Vosloo +Shaleen Surtie Richards + Vinette Ebrahim + Freek Robinson + Johan Stemmet + Mimi Coertse + Brumilda van Rensburg + Neels Hansen + Emma Renzi + Dot Serfontein + Helen Zille + Riaan Cruywagen, Marida Swanepoel, Daniël Krige.

 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: The launch of a new project that has secretly been “fermenting” for years, and is now finally ready to be presented to the world.

 

Foxwood Vineyards is a partnership that has been formed between renowned winemaker, Matthew Krone, and the Foxwood House owners, Pieter de Vos and Jan Groenewald. 

 

Matthew is the scion of an iconic Cape wine family, and in joining forces with Foxwood, a historic alliance between the Krone and de Vos families has been renewed; Matthew and Pieter are direct descendants of the founders of the old renowned Cape firm of DeVosKrone&Co dating back to 1923.

 

The partners of Foxwood Vineyards are committed to producing only the best quality South African wines, and will be showcasing their first range of wines being released for the very first time at the Spring Festival, for the exclusive pleasure of visitors to the Foxwood House Spring Festival.

 

 

The first wines being launched from the Foxwood Vineyards stable are;

 

CHENIN BLANC 2012 vintage:             A beautiful pale straw colour; with honey, apricot and pineapple                                                                        flavours on the nose. Careful integration of the use of oak barrels                                                                      balanced by a crisp acidity gives the wine a long, fresh finish on the                                                                    palate.

SHIRAZ 2011 vintage:                          A deep dark colour; with black pepper, liquorice, violets and hints of                                                                  vanilla on the nose. The ripe black fruit follows on the palate with                                                                      velvety tannins making it perfect to enjoy now as well as giving it great                                                              maturation potential.

 

Winemaker Matthew Krone adds: “These wines are an expression of my passion and pleasure. Every step of the production process was done with the intent of producing only the best quality, and no compromising allowed. The results have been spectacular. My family winemaking heritage of 300 years, and our dreams for the future, guarantees the quality of our wines.”

 

History of Foxwood Vineyards

In 1923, Petrus Johannes "Pieter" de Vos and Nicolas Charles “Cope” Krone started a company called DeVosKrone&Co, which grew to be one of the most successful businesses of its time. 90 Years later, the grandson of Petrus Johannes (Pieter) and great-grandson of Nicolas Charles (Matthew) joined forces to once again “bring a little bit of history back to life”.

Matthew Krone is the 12th generation winemaker from the renowned Krone winemaking family. His late grandfather (N.C.Krone) and father (Nicky Krone) have been credited with being two of the greatest pioneers in the South African wine industry, and their winemaking practices and techniques influenced winemaking both in South Africa and internationally. Matthew honed his winemaking skills under both of them, and their passion and integrity is a part of his winemaking philosophy.

 

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