Cellar

Our winery is aptly led by MD Kobus de Kock and head winemaker Pieter Carstens; and assisted by the winemaking team of Madré Lloyd, Bernard Allison, Janco de Kock & Janeke Schroerder.

Pieter grew up on their family farm near Porterville, a small rural town in the Swartland. His Carstens and Krige ancestors were pioneers and builders of the local cellar and agricultural cooperative. After graduating with a BSc Agric (Viticulture and Oenology) from Stellenbosch University, Pieter did a six-year stint in bigger local wineries, combined with European harvests. Not only did he gain vast experience in viticulture, winemaking, and sales; but he also met the Dreyer family during this time and subsequently joined us in 2008 as the Production and Sales Director.

His deep viticultural knowledge and focussed intention in winemaking, helped shape the ultra-modern, custom-built cellar, with AI technology. The first wines were produced in this state-of-the art cellar in 2019, and continuously improves on quality in styles, to provide an extensive range of products and services to the South African and global wine industry.

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