| 1997 |
Soil analysis on the De Hoop farm,
conducted by Schuster & Le Brun, New Zealand |
| 1997 |
De Hoop farm purchased from Kousie
Loubser |
| 1997 - 2000 |
The Capaia Winery entered in the land
register; design and establishment of vineyards, restoration of
the Victorian manor house; construction of the dam |
| 2000 May |
First meeting with Tibor Gál in Hungary;
from then on, he was supporting Capaia as a wine consultant |
| 2000 August |
Planting of 93,400 red-grape vines
commenced |
| 2001 - 2002 |
Erection of the winery including the
installation of initial wooden fermentation tanks made by
Taransaud |
| 2002 August |
40,000 Sauvignon Blanc, 26,000 Cabernet
Sauvignon, 20,000 Merlot, 11,800 Cabernet Franc und 10,000 Petit
Verdot vines planted |
| 2002 September |
New house for Winemaker completed |
| 2002 November |
Winery completed |
| 2003 February |
First harvest at Capaia |
| 2003 July |
Second part of the installation wooden
fermentation tanks from
Taransaud
|
| 2003 August |
Another 42,000 vines planted |
| 2004 February |
Second harvest at Capaia |
| 2004 June |
Philadelphia becomes "Wine Region"
|
| 2004 August |
7.000 Sauvignon Blanc and 14.200 Cabernet
Sauvignon vines planted; total hectars planted is round about 58
ha now |
| 2005 January |
Third harvest at Capaia |
| February 11 2005 |
Tibor Gál tragically dies in a road
accident |
| 2005 April |
Stephan Comte de Neipperg assists
Capaia as a consulting cellar master |
| 2005 June |
Another 2.6 hectares prepared for
planting |
| 2005 November |
The final wooden fermentation tanks
by Taransaud
installed. The winery now holds a total of 14 8,000-litre and
38 5,000-litre wooden fermentation tanks |
| 2006 February |
Fourth harvest at Capaia |
| 2006 August |
Completion of Tractor Hall to accommodate all farm equipment |
| 2006 November |
Inauguration of temperature controlled storeroom with movable isles |
| 2006 December |
2 x 2500L casks from Taransaud
arrived |
| 2007 May |
Additional office is build for management |
| 2007 June |
Expanding the glycol cooling plant and adding stainless steel tanks for the bigger Sauvignon Blanc crop |
| 2007 February |
Fifth harvest at Capaia
|
| 2007 September |
Capaia declared an Estate
|
