The Cape Winelands is assessing the fallout from devastating flooding along the Breede River with some of the best-known wine farms suffering extensive damage to vineyards, infrastructure and tourism operations following days of heavy rain across the province.
Among the hardest hit are Van Loveren Family Vineyards, Springfield Estate and De Wetshof Estate in the Robertson Valley where floodwaters submerged vineyards, swept away new plantings and damaged roads, pump houses and winery infrastructure.
Van Loveren sustained severe damage after water levels reached two metres throughout its winery, damaging homes, equipment and 1.3 million bottles of stock while Springfield Estates 90ha of vineyards were underwater.
