Ex Animo Wine Co.

Ex Animo Wine Co.
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Ex Animo Wine Co.

Ex Animo Wine Co. is a wine distributor based in Cape Town. We are all about flavour, integrity, and having a good time.

  1. Wine SONA 2025 | The state of the wine industry in South Africa

    FEB 5

    Wine SONA 2025 | The state of the wine industry in South Africa

    Welcome to the Ex Animo Wine Co Podcast: a series of interviews and discussions with winemakers and great minds from the world of wine. In this episode, David Clarke chats with Winemag.co.za Editor and Wine Reviewer, Christian Eedes. This is the 4th annual Wine SONA (State of the Nation) discussion. In it, David poses questions to Christian about the state of SA wine in 2025, such as: - How do we get more South Africans to drink wine? - Why vineyards are decreasing - Foreign wines: why are they not necessarily better than South African wine? *A video version of this interview is available on YouTube*

    1h 38m
  2. Johan Reyneke of Reyneke Wines talks with David Clarke | South Africa

    06/28/2024

    Johan Reyneke of Reyneke Wines talks with David Clarke | South Africa

    Welcome to the Ex Animo Wine Co Podcast: a series of interviews and discussions with winemakers and great minds from the world of wine. In this episode, David Clarke talks with respected wine farmer, Johan Reyneke speaks about his approach to regenerative wine farming. Johan speaks about how biodynamic methods have helped to grow top quality grapes while also nurturing the land, animals and people at Reyneke. Johan explains “The Reyneke vineyards are herbicide, pesticide and fungicide free. Just like any organic vineyard should be. Instead of spraying weeds with poison, we carefully select and grow companion plants amongst our vines to outcompete the weeds. These companion plants have the ability to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, help break up compacted soil or even harbour a beneficial insect or two.” *A video version of this interview is available on YouTube*

    1h 48m
  3. Franco ‘Poenie’ Lourens of Lourens Family Wines talks with David Clarke | South Africa

    06/21/2024

    Franco ‘Poenie’ Lourens of Lourens Family Wines talks with David Clarke | South Africa

    Welcome to the Ex Animo Wine Co Podcast: a series of interviews and discussions with winemakers and great minds from the world of wine. In this episode, David Clarke talks with ‘Poenie’ Lourens’ from Lourens Family Vineyards. Poenie grew up in Paarl, near Stellenbosch, but doesn’t come from a winemaking family. Poenie’s wines are catching some attention from the reviewers and it is clear that he is a winemaker with real natural talent. Watch the chat about his winemaking journey and the story behind the celebrated ‘Lindi Carien’ blended white wine. *A video version of this interview is available on YouTube*

    1h 25m
  4. Chris Alheit of Alheit Vineyards talks with David Clarke | Chenin Blanc | South Africa

    06/14/2024

    Chris Alheit of Alheit Vineyards talks with David Clarke | Chenin Blanc | South Africa

    Welcome to the Ex Animo Wine Co Podcast: a series of interviews and discussions with winemakers and great minds from the world of wine. In this episode, David Clarke talks with Chris Alheit about his multi-award-winning wines. Chris’ white wines, founded on an unmatched understanding of Chenin Blanc grapes. These wines are elegant, sophisticated and unsurprisingly - multi-award-winning. Chris tells us how he first started to appreciate wine as a young wine steward, and how that curiosity led him to study and master Chenin Blanc in the Western Cape. Wines such as Cartology and Magnetic North are served in the finest restaurants worldwide and critics agree - these wines are precise, focused, concentrated and “quite brilliant”. *A video version of this interview is available on YouTube*

    2h 34m
  5. Ann & Pieter Ferreira | Winemaker interview | Cap Classique of South Africa

    04/02/2024

    Ann & Pieter Ferreira | Winemaker interview | Cap Classique of South Africa

    Welcome to the Ex Animo Wine Co Podcast: a series of interviews and discussions with winemakers and great minds from the world of wine. In this episode, David Clarke chats with the powerhouse couple of South African Cap Classiques: Ann and Pieter Ferreira. The pair have been at the forefront of fine sparkling wine, and their knowledge and understanding of the style is unparalleled. *A video version of this interview is available on YouTube*

    2h 10m
  6. Harvest Report 2024 | South Africa | Winemaker interviews

    03/07/2024

    Harvest Report 2024 | South Africa | Winemaker interviews

    Welcome to the Ex Animo Wine Co Podcast: a series of interviews and discussions with winemakers and great minds from the world of wine. In this episode, David Clarke chats with Ex Animo producers across the Western Cape to check how their harvests are progressing. This podcast was recorded in February 2024.

    25 min
  7. Wine Sona 2024 | The state of wine in South Africa | Annual Discussion

    02/07/2024

    Wine Sona 2024 | The state of wine in South Africa | Annual Discussion

    Welcome to the Ex Animo Wine Co Podcast: a series of interviews and discussions with winemakers and great minds from the world of wine. In this episode, David Clarke chats with Winemag.co.za Editor and Wine Reviewer, Christian Eedes. This is the third annual Wine SONA (State of the Nation) discussion. In it, David poses questions to Christian about the state of SA wine in 2024, such as: What was the most surprising in the world of SA wine in 2023 What is Christian most looking forward to in 2024 What were Christian's 'finds' of 2023 What changed in 2023 Christian's current take on 2020, 2021 and 2022 vintages What varieties or regions had a good year in 2023 (and who didn't *A video version of this interview is available on YouTube*

    1h 48m
  8. Pinot Noir winemakers talk with David Clarke | Hemel-en-Aarde Valley | South Africa

    01/17/2024

    Pinot Noir winemakers talk with David Clarke | Hemel-en-Aarde Valley | South Africa

    *A video version of this interview is available on YouTube* Welcome to the Ex Animo Wine Co Podcast: a series of interviews and discussions with winemakers and great minds from the world of wine. In this episode, David Clarke brings together four winemakers from the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley who specialise in Pinot Noir. The microclimate of the valley makes this one of the finest sites in South Africa to grow Pinot Noir - producing globally recognised wines of excellence. David and the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde crew chat about what makes the valley unique, why Pinot Noir does so well here and how the oceans and soils play such an important role. A fascinating deep-dive into Pinot Noir in a South African context, as told by the people who have worked these vines for decades. David speaks with: Craig Wessels of Restless River Johannes Storm of Storm Wines Nadia Newton Johnson of Hearth Wines Gordon Newton Johnson of Newton-Johnson Family Wines More information on the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley can be found at https://www.hemelenaardewines.com/

    2h 24m
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    Ex Animo Wine Co. is a wine distributor based in Cape Town. We are all about flavour, integrity, and having a good time.

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      Ex Animo Wine Co.
    • Years Active
      2019 - 2025
    • Episodes
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