PASSION, CHEMISTRY & TECHNIQUE
We capture our artistic obsession for quality and attention to detail in our wines by staying true to the 3 elements of excellence – passion, chemistry and technique. If a wine does not encompass all 3 of these fundamental pillars, it may be good, but it will never be great. It is this constant search for greatness, that allows excellence to meet winemaking in every bottle carrying the Stellenrust brand.

Stellenrust harvests from nearly 400ha of vineyards surrounding the beautiful town of Stellenbosch. From the decomposed granite of the Helderberg’s Golden Triangle to the sandy clay soils of the maritime Bottelary Hills – each site is specifically suited and selected for the grape varieties and wines we produce. Winemakers are mere mediators from vine to bottle – it is our duty to capture the essence of the soil and the soul of the vine in every drop of wine we craft.

Stellenrust is involved in one of the largest and most successful viticulture black empowerment projects in South Africa. It was a dream of Kobie van der Westhuizen’s farther, as purveyor of the land, to give back to his workers, something in return, for the years of hard labor they have put into building the farms to where it is today. The family empowered 72 farm workers to land they can now call home, homes they can now call theirs and a future they can now call possible. This project enabled the farms to become Fairtrade certified – for us an integral part of ensuring socio-economic sustainability for the people working the fields and making the wines.