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A COVID Lockdown Led This Woman to Plant a Vineyard at Her Parents’ Home. Now a Dream Is Realized
Natasha Jacka turned a lockdown project into debut wines from more than 1,000 vines, earning strong reviews from South African critics.
- Natasha Jacka earned critical acclaim for her backyard vineyard in Noordhoek, Cape Town, South Africa, after planting 1,400 vines during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
- After leaving a restaurant job to study viticulture in Stellenbosch, Jacka used the COVID-19 lockdown to transform her parents' garden into a vineyard, pursuing her winemaking dream within reach.
- Clearing the land required procuring more than 1,000 vines and installing wooden stakes, while Jacka managed an unexpected challenge: a miniature horse named Spirit that ate the plants.
- Wine critic Christian Eedes praised the project as "a triumph of hope over good sense," noting the small-scale operation is "the opposite of mass produced."
- Now 32, Jacka has expanded her winemaking career with Her Alinea, sourcing grapes from Cape Town while managing every role at the Noordhoek vineyard, from picker to sales rep.
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The Toronto Star+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
This woman ‘managed to not be bored’ during the COVID lockdown and planted a vineyard at home
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Like millions of others, Natasha Jacka went stir-crazy during a COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, until it dawned on her that there might be great
·Toronto, Canada
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Associated Press News+14 Reposted by 14 other sources
A COVID lockdown led this woman to plant a vineyard at her parents' home. Now a dream is realized
A woman in South Africa found opportunity in a COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 when she used the suspension of her studies at an agricultural college to plant her own vineyard at her family home.
·New York, United States
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Like millions of people, Natasha Jacka went crazy during a COVID-19 confinement in 2020, until she realized that there could be a great opportunity to have nowhere to go.
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