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The Township Winery Blog
Buying wine from our shop directly effects the community, family of farmers and people around the township.

Philippi Sauvignon Blanc 2023: A Cape Town Classic
Transforming South African Wine Buying wine from Township Winery directly effects the community, families of farmers, and people around the township. By enjoying the Philippi

Philippi Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2019: A Journey Between Land and Sea
Picture: Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot bottle among vines, with the ocean’s distant shimmer and the hills of Cape Town as a backdrop. Cape Town’s Vineyard Secrets

The Mailbox Block Single Vineyard Chenin Blanc 2022: A Heritage in Every Glass
Imagine: The golden early-morning light across ancient vines, the gentle hush of a vineyard that has lived through a nation’s awakening. Here, on a storied

Wild Plum Single Barrel Syrah 2021 — A Bold Expression of Terroir
There are wines that simply taste good, and then there are wines that tell a story—wines that carry the essence of the land, the soul

Wayne’s Story
“In 2006, my boss, the head winemaker pulled me aside and asked me if I was willing to go to the wine college and go

Christelle September
It’s red wine making time. On the second day of this red wine fermentation, Christelle shows what all hands on deck means, showing her punch

The Kate Jambela Story
Kate’s first ‘wine’ was made by her mother from sugar cane juice. The ‘wine’ was sold in the neighboring Zulu villages for housekeeping money. Kate

Carmen Stevens Foundation
Would you like to be a future Carmen Stevens? To have your own winery, make wine with your own brand, and change hundreds of lives

Giving a book can change a life
When the Township Winery team visited the Crossroads Library in the townships’ Philippi Village complex recently, we noticed empty spaces on some of the shelves.

Accidental vinegrower
Arleen van Wyk was thrilled when she discovered that she could rent a tiny smallholding in a rural township outside Cape Town in 1993. It

Capitalist without capital
Manelisi grows his organic vegetables in the Cape Town township of Gugulethu. He sells them to residents of smart suburbs nearer Table Mountain during the