Sadie Family

Eben Sadie is considered one of the great preservationists and visionaries in the new generation of South African winemakers. To Eben, the vineyard and fruit are part of the story—the truest expression of his art and philosophy. The wine writer Neal Martin recently called Sadie an “outspoken, peripatetic, terroir-obsessed winemaker who has been instrumental in putting Swartland on the map. He produces a small portfolio of comparatively expensi...

Region: Swartland Mountain Areas, South Africa

Year Founded: Sadie was founded in 1999, first wine was released in 2000

Proprietors: Eben Sadie

Winemaker: Eben Sadie

Size of property: 24 ha (59 acres), 53 different parcels of vine

Amount of Property Planted: An additional 12 ha will be planted with experimental plots of Xinomavro, Assyrtico, Negroamaro, Aglianico, Greco, Fiano, Massal Selections of Grenache Noir, Grenache Gris, ...