De Wetshof

The De Wet family’s Cape wine history reaches back to 1694, while the modern De Wetshof estate took shape in Robertson in the 1970s under Danie de Wet. Robertson’s first registered wine estate, De Wetshof helped establish Chardonnay in South Africa. Danie works alongside the third generation: Johann leads the business and vineyards, while Peter is involved in winemaking.

Vineyard records kept since the early 1970s track soil, irrigation and seasonal conditions in individual blocks. Using those records, the team makes wine separately from vineyards with different combinations of limestone, gravel and clay.