Lanzerac Wines

In the amphitheatre of life, the peaks of enjoyment are to be found in the babble of a brook, the whisper of a breeze and the cheer of a warm sun. These are the special qualities that you will find in Lanzerac wines - wines as majestic and celebrated as the estate from which they were borne.

Established in 1692, Lanzerac has for 300 years developed an astounding reputation for wines of superb quality and prestige. The Lanzerac range is today enjoyed by those who seek wines of unquestionable character and uncompromising quality.

The vineyards of Lanzerac are to be found in the quiet and utterly serene surroundings of the Jonkershoek Valley in Stellenbosch, South Africa. It was here that in 1958, following the French practice of combining wine farm and country hotel, that the Lanzerac homestead was transformed into a luxury manor.

In 1991, South African businessman Christo Wiese purchased the Lanzerac farm and set about renovating the homestead and its land. In the process, the Lanzerac Manor & Winery was restored to its former glory as one of the region's most distinguished examples of Cape Dutch architecture.

Wynand Hamman was appointed as winemaker and immediately set about replanting the vineyards and building a truly modern cellar. All wines are therefore made, bottled and produced on the 155 hectare country estate. Although this limits production capacity, it assists winemaker Wynand Hamman in concentrating on growing the right varieties for our unique terroir and to handle the fruit and wines with greater care and respect. Due to this quality-orientated policy we have helped pioneer the noble white varieties in South Africa and are proud to have received various national and international awards and accolades for our efforts.

More recently a new range of wines have been released by Lanzerac. The de Forellen range of five wines, produced at our highly modern technically-advanced winery are made in a fruit-forward style. Says Wynand Hamman: 'In the cellar I believe in handling the grapes as gently and as little as possible. This allows the grapes to give a full expression of fruit in the wine, and is helped by using grapes grown in different soils and on varying gradients.'

Today Lanzerac wines are available at all reputable liquor outlets throughout South Africa and neighbouring countries. They are also to be found at specialist wine outlets in Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Scandinavia, Netherlands, The United Kingdom, The United States of America and The Far East