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Spatz recognised the growing consumer interest in red wines in the early 1970's. Realising his Drie Sprong vineyards would not enable him to compete in the "super red wine" market, Spatz searched for more suitable land further afield. In 1975 he found his new vineyards close by, purchasing 80 ha of prime land on Klapmutskop, approximately three kilometres as the crow flies to the north-west of Drie Sprong.

Now came Spatz's opportunity to honour his wife in the same way as Hans Hoheisen had honoured his Deli. "Behind every successful man is a good woman" goes the saying, and Vera Sperling has been a driving and creative force behind Spatz - and also in the forefront of helping to build the Delheim name into what it is today. The Vera Cruz (Vera's Cross) vineyards were named after Mrs. Spatz. It has been suggested that it commemorates the cross and suffering she has had to bear since marrying Spatz in 1965! These vineyards are noted for their Clovelly loamy-sand soils and extend on a gradual incline between 200 and 355 metres above sea level.
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