Our Grapes

White and red seedless cultivars from the Bloomfresh and ARRA breeding programmes, harvested from early November to early January.

Our Varieties

We replant older vineyards with new cultivars as market demand shifts and better varieties become available.

White seedless table grapes on the vine at ORVI

White Seedless

  • Grapaes (Early Sweet™)
  • ARRATHIRTYTHREE (ARRA Honey pop™)
  • Sheegene 2 (Timpsen™)
  • ARRAFIFTEEN (ARRA Sweeties™)
  • ARRATHIRTY (ARRA Sugar Drop™)
  • IFG Ten (Sweet Globe™)
  • Sheegene 21 (Ivory)
Red seedless table grapes packed at ORVI

Red Seedless

  • Flame Seedless
  • ARRATWENTYNINE (ARRA Passion Fire™)
  • IFG68-175 (Sweet Celebration™)
  • ARDTHIRTYFIVE (ARRA Fire Crunch™)
  • ARDTHIRTYSIX (ARRA Cherry Crunch™)

Harvest Calendar

When each of our twelve cultivars is actually in season, week by week.

White Seedless

Grapaes (Early Sweet™) , in season Week 46–49 ARRATHIRTYTHREE (ARRA Honey pop™) , in season Week 46–48 Sheegene 2 (Timpsen™) , in season Week 48–50 ARRAFIFTEEN (ARRA Sweeties™) , in season Week 48–51 ARRATHIRTY (ARRA Sugar Drop™) , in season Week 47–49 IFG Ten (Sweet Globe™) , in season Week 50–52 Sheegene 21 (Ivory) , in season Week 48–50

Red Seedless

Flame Seedless , in season Week 46–48 ARRATWENTYNINE (ARRA Passion Fire™) , in season Week 47–50 IFG68-175 (Sweet Celebration™) , in season Week 50–1 ARDTHIRTYFIVE (ARRA Fire Crunch™) , in season Week 48–50 ARDTHIRTYSIX (ARRA Cherry Crunch™) , in season Week 50–52

In season. Exact timing shifts a little each season.

Why Grapes Thrive Here

The Aussenkehr valley gives us conditions that are difficult to find anywhere else.

Climate

An Isolated Desert

The valley sits in the Namib desert, well away from other growing regions. That isolation, combined with intense sunshine, produces fruit with strong colour and sugar development.

Weather

Rain Is Rare at Harvest

Rain during the harvest window is very unusual here. That means less disease pressure and far fewer interruptions when the fruit is ready to come off the vine.

Timing

Early November Start

We begin harvesting in early November and run until early January. That lands in the December window, when supply from other origins is thinnest.

Water

The Orange River

Our vineyards are irrigated from the Orange River, one of very few permanent rivers in Namibia, running right along the edge of the farm.

Packed in the Field

Our grapes are packed directly in the field and moved into our own cold rooms on the farm immediately afterwards. Cutting out the extra handling step between vineyard and cold storage protects the bloom on the berry and keeps the fruit firmer for longer.

We pack to whatever format the market requires, including private-label packaging with your own branding. Containers for customers are packed and sealed on the farm, so the fruit is not rehandled between our cold rooms and your port.

Share your specifications with our team and we will confirm what we can deliver.

Looking for a Specific Variety?

Tell us which cultivars and formats your market needs, and we will let you know what we have available this season.

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