1652

The roots of the South Africa wine industry can be traced to the explorations of the Dutch East India Company, which established a supply station in what is now Cape Town. A Dutch Surgeon, Jan Van Riebeeck, was assigned the task of managing the station and planting vineyards to produce wines and grapes.

1655

The first harvest was made on February 1659 ( as noted in Van Riebeecks log ) seven years after the landing in 1652. The man succeeding Van Riebeeck as governor of the Cape of Good Hope, Simon Van Der Stel, sought to improve the quality of viticulture in the region.

1685

In 1685, he purchased a large 750 hectares estate just outside Cape Town, establishing the Constantia Wine Estate which made the fantastic wine even the president Napoleon of France loved it.

1900

South Africa wine got a highlight time in early 1900s due to the war between England and France. A huge quantities of South Africa wine shipped to UK as the English Channel was blocked and the volume of wine grew rapidly from hand million liters to 4.5 million liters in 45 years.

1925

Pinotage is a grape variety that was created in South Africa in 1925 by Abraham Izak Perold, the first professor of viticulture at Stellenbosch University. Perold was attempting to combine the best qualities of the robust Hemitage with Pinot Noir and Cinsaut. And Pinotage becomes the South Africas signature variety.

1995

Alliance Pinotage established in 1995 and also KWV international.

1996

Stellenbosch Vineyards (PTY) LTD was founded in 1996.