The Foundry Summary The Foundry label was established by Chris Williams in 2001. He made the first vintage at Joostenberg Wines in an old farm workshop that became affectionately known as "The Foundry". He made a single Stellenbosch Syrah in that first year and has slowly added wines over the next 15 years to end [...]
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The Foundry
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Genevieve MCC
Genevieve MCC Summary Genevieve MCC is owned and operated by Melissa Genevieve Nelsen. She has been producing vintage Cap Classique under this label since vintage 2008. The ‘Black Label’ Blanc de Blancs Brut is aged for a minimum of 3 years on lees and the ‘Blue Label’ Blanc de Blancs Zero Dosage is aged for [...] More -
Giant Gin
Giant GinSummary Giant Gin is the creation of star winemaker Donovan Rall. He worked with the good people at Hope on Hopkins to create this very personal expression of the famous drink. The gin is distilled under the watchful eyes of Lucy Beard at Hope Distillery, based a few kilometers from central Cape Town. Hope [...] More -
Intellego Wines
Intellego Wines "Our philosophy remains minimal intervention during the winemaking process and the wines are a celebration of the hard work done in the vineyard. For us it is intuitive winegrowing, an evolution through experimentation on small pockets of land selected in the Swartland Appellation." ― Jurgen Gouws Summary Intellego Wines owner and winemaker, Jurgen [...] More -
JH Meyer Signature Wines
JH Meyer Signature Wines "...some of South Africa’s top natural wines..." ― Jamie Goode Summary Johan Herman Meyer (a.k.a. ‘Stompie’) started JH Meyer Signature Wines in 2010 after being inspired by working harvests with various wine producers around the world. He is currently focussing on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from the cooler areas of the [...] More -
Joostenberg
Joostenberg Wines Summary Joostenberg Wines is run by the Myburgh famliy. The Myburghs farm in the southern regions of Paarl WO bordering Stellenbosch. All of the fruit for their wines either comes from the organically-certified Joostenberg property or from their neighbours' farms. Tyrrel is the fifth generation of his family to farm the land. The [...] More -
Julien Schaal Wines
Julien Schaal Wines Summary Julien Schaal Wines is run by husband and wife Julien and Sophie Schaal. They live in Alsace, France, where they produce Grand Cru Rieslings from some of the finest sites in the region. They have been producing wines from the Cape South Coast region of South Africa since 2005. Julien fell [...] More -
Luddite Wines
Luddite Wines Summary Niels and Penny Verburg started Luddite Wines while Niels was still the winemaker at Beaumont in Bot River. Twenty years later Luddite, above the town of Bot River, is one of the icon wine producers of the entire Overberg region. As the name Luddite suggests, the Verburgs favour a lo-fi approach to [...] More -
Mother Rock Wines
Mother Rock Wines "Some of South Africa’s top natural wines" ―Jamie Goode Summary The Mother Rock brand started with the release of the Force Majeure Chenin Blanc 2012. It was the idea of winemaker Johan ‘Stompie’ Meyer and UK-based wine importer Ben Henshaw – they conspired to create an “artisanal, well-made South African Chenin Blanc [...] More -
Myburgh Bros.
Myburgh Bros. Summary Brothers Tyrrel and Philip Myburgh, of Joostenberg, have created this label to honour their forebears who have farmed the area for generations. They have made the wines in the old style – simple, pure and honest. Sourcing fruit from Joostenberg and surrounding farms, just as their great grandfather and his brother were [...] More