Sadie Family Wines
Eben Sadie's Swartland estate — the name most associated with South Africa's natural-wine movement.
Trip Role
Ideal stay
Our take
The most influential winemaker in the country's modern era, and the tasting is by appointment only.
The most influential winemaker in the country's modern era, and the tasting is by appointment only.
- Trip Role
- Worth a Detour
- Ideal Stay
- 2 hours
Why it's worth your time
Columella and Palladius are the cult bottles; the tasting is by appointment and serious. Not a casual drop-in — book it, and come if you care about what natural, old-vine wine can be.
What we love
Columella and the Old Vine Series whites, tasted with the Sadie brothers.
What to know
Eben Sadie is the winemaker most associated with South Africa's natural-wine movement. Columella, a Mourvèdre-led blend, is regularly cited as the country's finest red; the Old Vine Series is the white-wine equivalent.
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