Storm Wines
Who
Today Hannes and Nathalia Storm are a husband and wife team that handcrafts their Vrede Pinot Noir and Vrede Chardonnay from low-vigour, stony, clay-rich Bokkeveld (‘Buck Veld’) shale soil in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, their Ignis Pinot Noir from decomposed granite soil in the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley and their Ridge Pinot Noir, and Ridge Chardonnay also from low-vigour, stony, clay-rich Bokkeveld shale soil in the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge.
Famed
Storm Wines strives to steer the purest characteristics of each vineyard site towards bottle and cork. Small production, careful viticulture, minimal intervention in the cellar and a constant nod to the Old World present the wines with distinctive personality and character.
Storm Wines is the only producer with Pinot Noirs from each of the three appellations in the Hemel-en-Aarde.
Where
After 12 vintages in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley – ‘Heaven-and-Earth’ in Afrikaans – working intimately with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, Hannes Storm discovered two tiny parcels of land with particularly exceptional terroirs. The two vineyards, one in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley and the other in the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, were planted in 2008 to Pinot Noir. Storm’s maiden vintage saw the light in 2012 and, after spending 18 months in bottle, the wines were released in August 2014.
Offerings
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir
Storm Vrede Chardonnay
Storm Ignis Pinot Noir
Storm Ridge Pinot Noir
Storm Ridge Chardonnay
Visit
Tasting Room
Situated in the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley Appellation.
Tasting by appointment only.
