Cape of Good Hope - wines of good hope

In 2006, Johann Rupert (owner of LOrmarins and Anthonij Rupert winery) started a search for all vineyards in South Africa older than 35 years. South Africa's wine industry has traditionally depended on yields, which meant that the lower yields of older vineyards forced their removal. What was left behind were quite spectacular pockets of vines, tended by people who maintained them either out of sentiment or prudence.

Wine from old vines guarantees intensity, structure and a real sense of place. Their preservation is an act of social responsibility towards South African wine and the people who have invested in them despite adversity. Johann later became the patron of the Old Vines project, which brings together under one umbrella the producers of wines specifically from old vineyards.

Filter by