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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.

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