Directory
Producers
From Stellenbosch icons to first-generation cellars in Lesotho. Every profile is curated — and the people behind the bottles tell their own story.
The directory
Amorato Wines
Founded in 2018, Amorato Wines is a Black-owned Cape boutique label co-owned by Andrew Sibanda and Amos — better known in the industry as Amyfinest. What started as two friends chasing a shared love for South African terroir has grown into a quietly confident Stellenbosch cellar. Andrew brings the commercial vision and a deep network across the continent's wine trade; Amos (Amyfinest) leads the winemaking philosophy — patient, food-first, and unapologetically expressive of the Cape's old-vine heritage. Together they craft elegant, food-friendly wines — from a crisp Chenin Blanc and a fresh Sauvignon Blanc to structured Shiraz blends and a zero-alcohol Shiraz — that celebrate love for the land and the next generation of South African winemakers.
ZA · Est. 2018
Aslina Wines
Founded by Ntsiki Biyela, South Africa's first Black female winemaker. Aslina is named after her grandmother, and every bottle is a tribute to the women who raised her.
ZA · Est. 2016
Bayede!
Bayede! is a royal-endorsed Black-owned brand created in partnership with the Zulu monarchy, channelling royalties into rural development and craft artisans across KwaZulu-Natal.
ZA · Est. 2010
Bosman Adama
Adama is the worker-owned share of Bosman Family Vineyards, where 260 farm-worker families hold equity in the Wellington estate — one of South Africa's largest empowerment deals in wine.
ZA · Est. 2009
Bushman Rock Estate
One of Zimbabwe's flagship estates, producing crisp whites and bold reds at altitude in Odzi.
ZW · Est. 1990
Carmen Stevens Wines
Carmen Stevens was the first woman of colour in South Africa to qualify as a winemaker. Her label pairs precise Cape blends with the Carmen Stevens Foundation, which feeds thousands of schoolchildren every day.
ZA · Est. 2011
Domaine des Ouled Thaleb
Morocco's oldest working winery, founded in 1923 in the Zenata hills near Benslimane, where Atlantic fog cools Syrah, Cabernet and rare coastal plantings.
MA · Est. 1923
Domaine Neferis
In Tunisia's Cap Bon peninsula, Neferis farms Syrah, Carignan and Muscat d'Alexandrie in Mediterranean heat tempered by sea wind, producing warm, spice-driven reds and aromatic whites.
TN · Est. 1999
House of Mandela
Founded by Dr Makaziwe Mandela and her daughter Tukwini, House of Mandela carries the family's legacy into the cellar. The wines are blended in the Western Cape and celebrate the Thembu heritage with a philosophy of "wine for the people, from the people".
ZA · Est. 2010
Inhambane Coastal Wines
Mozambique's first commercial winery — coastal Sauvignon Blanc with sea-salt minerality.
MZ · Est. 2016
Kalahari Cellars
A Gaborone-based collective importing African grapes and blending small-batch reserves.
BW · Est. 2017
Khayelitsha Wines
Born in Cape Town's Khayelitsha township, this label was founded to prove that world-class wine can carry a township name with pride. Grapes are sourced from partner vineyards in Stellenbosch and Paarl and vinified with a light hand, while a share of every bottle funds youth hospitality training back home.
ZA · Est. 2015
Khoisan Heritage Wines
A cooperative honouring the original people of the Cape, with proceeds reinvested in indigenous land stewardship.
ZA · Est. 2014
Klein Goederust
Paul Siguqa grew up as the son of a farm labourer in Franschhoek and bought back the land his mother worked on, restoring Klein Goederust as the valley's first fully Black-owned boutique estate.
ZA · Est. 2019
Koni Wines
Cape Town sommelier Koni Mokoena bottles single-vineyard chenins from Swartland's oldest bush vines.
ZA · Est. 2019
Kristall Kellerei
Namibia's pioneering winery turned desert minerality into elegant Colombards and ruby Cabernet.
NA · Est. 1992
Kumusha Wines
Tinashe Nyamudoka, Zimbabwe's celebrated sommelier, named his label "kumusha" — home — and built a bridge between Cape vineyards and African identity.
ZW · Est. 2017
La Ricmal
A Coloured-owned family estate on the Swartland edge, La Ricmal farms bush-vine Chenin and Pinotage with dryland methods handed down through three generations.
ZA · Est. 2013
Lake Malawi Vintners
Lakeside vineyards producing food-friendly whites and rosés in a tropical microclimate.
MW · Est. 2010
Lathitha Wines
Sheila Hlanjwa named her label Lathitha — "it has shone" — after a long road from cellar assistant to owner. Small parcels, cool-climate fruit, and a focus on elegance define the range.
ZA · Est. 2016
Leleshwa Wines
Kenya's pioneering winery on the slopes above Lake Naivasha, where equatorial altitude keeps nights cool enough for crisp Sauvignon Blanc and juicy rosé grown at 2,000 metres.
KE · Est. 2010
Libby Wines
Carmen Stevens turned a township upbringing into a globally celebrated label backed by World Vision.
ZA · Est. 2011
Luanda Cellars
Reviving Angola's colonial vineyard heritage with modern winemaking and ocean-cooled cellars.
AO · Est. 2012
Lubombo Vines
A boutique winery in the Ezulwini Valley producing small-batch Pinotage and Shiraz.
SZ · Est. 2015
M'Hudi Wines
The Rangaka family swapped suburban life for a Stellenbosch vineyard and built one of the country's most respected family wineries.
ZA · Est. 2003
Mafube Mountain Wines
Lesotho's highland vineyards — cool nights, intense sun, surprisingly elegant Pinot Noir.
LS · Est. 2018
Matobo Hills Estate
Granite-soil vineyards near the sacred Matobo Hills, with deep ties to Ndebele heritage.
ZW · Est. 2008
MoSi Wine & Spirits
Mosima Mabela curates a portfolio of African-grown wines while championing women across the value chain.
ZA · Est. 2018
Mukuyu Winery
Founded in Marondera in 1946, Mukuyu remains one of southern Africa's most loved cooperative wineries.
ZW · Est. 1946
Neuras Wine & Wildlife Estate
A wine and wildlife sanctuary nestled in the Naukluft Mountains — five springs feed Namibia's most remote vineyard.
NA · Est. 2000
Ntaba Family Wines
A Swartland family cellar working old bush-vine Chenin and Cinsault on dryland soils, farming without irrigation and bottling small parcels that speak of granite and fynbos.
ZA · Est. 2017
Omaruru Cellars
High-desert reds from Namibia's second-oldest wine valley.
NA · Est. 2005
Rift Valley Winery
On the shores of Lake Ziway, Ethiopian vineyards yield two harvests a year. Chardonnay, Syrah and Merlot are grown by smallholder-linked estates and vinified into Africa's most surprising fine wines.
ET · Est. 2007
Ses'fikile Wines
Nondumiso Pikashe left teaching to build Ses'fikile — isiXhosa for "we have arrived" — a township-rooted brand that trains women in wine service and brings Cape wine into shebeens and restaurants alike.
ZA · Est. 2007
Seven Sisters Vineyards
Seven Brutus sisters from Paternoster turned their family story into one of South Africa's most celebrated Black-owned wineries.
ZA · Est. 2007
Siwela Wines
Bridget Siwela bottles vintage Méthode Cap Classique made from grapes grown by Black farmers in Robertson.
ZA · Est. 2008
Tesselaarsdal Wines
Berene Sauls grew up in the tiny hamlet of Tesselaarsdal, a village granted to freed slaves in the 1800s. After years at Hamilton Russell she launched her own label, making restrained, cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Hemel-en-Aarde fruit under the name of her home.
ZA · Est. 2015
Thelema Mountain Vineyards
Stellenbosch icon now mentored by a new generation of Black winemakers under the cellar-master programme.
ZA · Est. 1983
Thokozani Wines
Thokozani means "celebrate" in isiZulu. Born at Diemersfontein, the brand is owned by the farm workers themselves, with profits flowing back into housing, education and shareholding for the Wellington community.
ZA · Est. 2005
Victoria Falls Wine Co.
Tropical-fruit blends and dessert wines from the Zambezi Valley.
ZM · Est. 2014
Zambezi River Wines
Riverside vineyards yielding mineral whites paired with Zambian river-fish cuisine.
ZM · Est. 2019