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During August 2007, unusual things were happening at the normally tranquil Montpellier.

First, a frenzied spring-clean blitz took place and then technicians and workmen descended on the farm, building sets, laying cables and erecting equipment. Finally, television cameras, lightning rigs and lots of beautiful people arrived.

For a few weeks, everything and everyone had to be quiet, including the farm dogs and the resident Hadidas. The only sound heard was recurrent shouting’s of Lights! Camera! and Action!.

Wild rumours were spreading in the mostly rural Tulbagh about the goings-on at Montpellier, all the more because roads in the vicinity of Montpellier were closed to the public. Folk talked about young girls held against their wishes in the loft of Montpellier’s very old Cape-Dutch homestead….

  On Montpellier spring has arrived!

  After a cold, exceptionally wet winter, the early morning mist rises from the damp soil, to be burnt away within hours by a sun that becomes stronger every day.

  In our vineyard, life-sap is slowly being drawn up towards the sun, and the first shy leaves are appearing, still very protective around the little grape bunches that is destined to become part of a great Montpellier wine. This is the time of the year when all the veld-flowers are bursting into bright colours on a velvety green canvas against the blue blue mountains ... the only missing ingredient is you!

Now is the time to visit Montpellier and Tulbagh!