Ormonde.

The uniqueness of the Darling Hills terroir is undisputed. Pockets of eroded granite type soils are selected as close as five kilometers from the cold Atlantic Ocean, at altitudes between 150m and 300m above sea level.
Soil preparation is thorough, and maximum root development for nourishment and optimum water usage of the vines is essential. We do not irrigate and therefore the clay content of the deep red soil is such, that it retains the moisture from the winter rains through to the dry summer months until harvest time in February. Most of our vines are trellised and this allows the afternoon breeze to move beneath the vines, cooling them down, bringing a balanced natural acidity and freshness to our wines. We keep viticulture practices simple and with continuous consultation, training and evaluation exercises involving all levels of our workforce, we maintain our pursuit of quality every day of the year.
We are grateful and respect our environment, and therefore we manage our vineyards with this responsibility in mind. We do not spray insecticides, are a member of the Biodiversity in Wine Initiative and we gladly adhere to The Integrated Production of Wine Initiatives.

We pride ourselves on creating wines characteristic of our terrior and pour our passion for creating wines into each and every wine to be enjoyed by wine lovers all over the world.

When Ormonde ambitiously undertook to build a new cellar in 2006, it was with the utmost commitment to produce well-crafted wines of superlative quality. The Cellar compares favourably with the world’s best, being ultra modern with advanced international cellar technology and state of the art equipment it is still combined with traditional techniques like open fermentation – cold soak – and barrel fermentation, these techniques ensure that our quality commitment is guaranteed.

Our workforce is our most valuable asset and we respect and learn from each other constantly, placing strong emphasis on training and education, from the children in our preschool facility, as well as all the way through to management.