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Matric Matric success success
With a 100% pass rate, it was all joy and smiles for the 2020 matric class of Reddam House Durbanville when they received their results for the Independent Examinations Board examinations last Friday. They are (from left) Danielle Alves from Durbanville, Luca Bester from Durbanville (top achiever in IEG exams), Rehana Noah from Plattekloof, Luke Manuel from Ravensmead and Elizaveta Jooste from Bellville. See article on page 6. PHOTO: ESMÉ ERASMUS
WINEFARMS: VISITS ON THE UP
Local is ‘lekker’ ESMÉ ERASMUS
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f it were not for local support, many restaurants and venues on local winefarms in the Durbanville wine valley might not have survived through the Covid19 pandemic.
According to Bernard Veller, owner of Nitida, his winefarm was blessed with such local support that he experienced definite changes in people’s buying and visiting patterns. Between 20 and 30 percent more local people are estimated to visit
the farm now. This seems to be the trend at other winefarms in the valley as well. “Over the last year we lost nearly 20 weeks of trading – in both the cellar with wine sales, as well as in the restaurants. This has had a devastating effect on the business-
es. “The massive support subsequent to the reopening – in particular from locals – has helped us to overcome these difficulties. “We have managed to keep all our staff employed and have also managed to pay all salaries in a
very difficult period,” he says. “We are seeing support from people spending an extended period with us to others coming for sales only. “The visitors who are most exciting for us are those that come and taste wine, but then also have lunch or dinner in one of the restaurants. “We are very excited about this local support. Nitida and its ancillary businesses have focused strongly on people visiting us and this supports our underlying strategy,” Veller says. V To page 4