Escape to the beautiful Overberg
Feb 19, 2021
3 minutes
BRIAN BERKMAN
The Elgin Valley, situated close to Grabouw in the Western Cape’s Overberg region, has long been associated with fruit production, and its apple orchards are renowned. In the early 2000s, however, smaller apple growers in the valley found themselves struggling due to the low price of apples. Some growers replanted their apple orchards with wine grapes, while others sold their properties to larger farmers.
Nicky Wallace well remembers a comment made by her husband, Paul, as they drove through Elgin on their honeymoon trip to the Transkei in 1987. It was a comment that would plant
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