The southern region of the Cape is cooler than other wine-producing areas, which makes for top-quality products.
Wildekrans wine estate near Bot River has been producing for more than a century. The 1 100ha estate originally belonged to the De Kock family from 1864, but in 1980 the estate was bought by Houhoek Farms.
Some of the concrete wine vats are dated 1926, when the estate was producing some very choice wines. Until recently, all the grapes were delivered to Villiersdorp Co-op. However, a new cellar with all