{"id":303,"date":"2019-04-10T12:31:05","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T12:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monduvin.com.br\/blog\/?p=303"},"modified":"2019-04-10T12:31:09","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T12:31:09","slug":"namibia-when-wildlife-protection-matches-with-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monduvin.com.br\/blog\/index.php\/en\/2019\/04\/10\/namibia-when-wildlife-protection-matches-with-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"Namibia: when wildlife protection matches with wine!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you think that among\ndeserts, canyons, wild animals and unimaginable landscapes you cannot think\nabout tasting a quality wine, it is because you have not yet been to Namibia –\nspecifically the cozy Neuras ghesthouse, Wine and Wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located close to the Namib\nDesert – a vast desert of Southern Africa covering the entire Namibian ocean\ncoast, this place welcomes tourists from all over the world fascinated by\nincredible South African nature and has its own winery. That’s right: wine in\nthe desert!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Does it seem inhospitable to\nyou? The story does not end there. In this place of very arid climate, with an\naverage annual rainfall below 100 mm, among hyenas, cheetahs, leopards, mountain\nzebras among other animals and that manages to produce high quality grapes and\nwines, the N \/ a’an ku s\u00ea foundation is located. A non-profit organization that\nfor 12 years has been promoting wildlife preservation and reintegration actions\nfinanced, in large part, by the production and sale of wine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To understand how this\nrelationship between animal life preservation and oenology happens, Moduvin\nparticipated in the Oenotourism 2019 workshop in Bordeaux, southern France,\nwhere we had the pleasure of meeting Marlice Elretha Jansen van Vuuren, founder\nof N \/ a’an ku and director of Neuras, Wine and Wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mrs. Vuuren showed us how a good\nquality wine can be produced even in the most unlikely areas of the planet and\ntold us how they started, in 2007, this work that has become recognized\ninternationally and essential for the maintenance of the Namibian ecosystem.\nShe even presented us with beautiful examples of conservationism – effective\nactions to foresee the evolution of the environment, including nature, local\npeople and their culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neuras is one of only three\nwineries in the country, which has about 2.5 million inhabitants. Its name\ncomes from one of the local ethnicities and means “Land of abandoned\nwater”. This is because Neuras only exists thanks to shallow aquifers that\nallow access to clear water. A true oasis in the desert!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first wine made in the\nNeuras was in 2001, from Syrah and Merlot grapes, with the support of the South\nAfrican enologist Abrie Bruwer. Currently, the winery produces around 15\nthousand bottles per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you’ve been curious and interested in getting to know this project up close – and tasting a wine worth a hike in the desert for hours – there are accommodation and various other information that can be obtained directly from the official website of the winery: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

https: \/\/ www.neuraswines.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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