It started by adding Rooibos wood chips to wine and a unique range of red wines was born. Audacia is now well established and known for their Rooibos Wooded ‘No Sulphur Added’ wines worldwide. They have a strong global following and in China the wines are even sold in pharmacies and promoted for their health qualities.
Since legislation demanded that the ominous words "contains sulphites" appear on the back of virtually every bottle of wine, the word "sulphites" has caused mass hysteria and hypochondria in wine consumers all over the world.
Farmers have historically focused on the three main macronutrients when it comes to nutrient management decisions: nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus.