Winemakers often speak of “terroir” as the chief influencer in the quality of a wine.

“Terroir” refers to the range of environmental factors that can influence the quality of the harvest, and holds that a wine reflects the land in which the grapes have been grown.

The team at KWV, believes that the “best wines are made in the vineyard” – an approach that places nature first and ultimately seeks to extract only the best juice from the best grapes, and only from select vineyard pockets.

KWV in Paarl has dedicated its flagship range, KWV The Mentors, to pay homage to this intricate relationship between winemaker and nature. “At KWV we see nature as our greatest mentor, which is why we honour her with wines made from the best grapes of a particular harvest,” explains Izele van Blerk, winemaker at KWV.