Org de Rac Newsletter First Quarter 2024

​It has been a very productive first three months of the year at Org de Rac – we’ve completed an early and fast-paced, yet high-quality wine harvest. A bumper crop of beautiful olives has been pressed and the 2024 vintage of our organic extra-virgin olive oil...

2024 off to an eventful, exciting start at Org de Rac

Harvest 2024 has announced itself with a bang at Org de Rac, with the first grapes arriving in the cellar just after the turn of the new year. With several white grape cultivars already received, winemaker Lizelle Gerber is anticipating an excellent vintage across the...

Johan Gerber – General Manager

LIVING A DREAM OF CULTIVATING FINE WINE NATURE’S WAY Before even enrolling for his academic studies in agriculture and the crafting of wine at Stellenbosch University’s Elsenburg College, Johan Gerber started his childhood dream and journey of crisscrossing the globe...

The “Swartland Sosiaal” Wine Festival

Join us for a festival of wholesome country hospitality and enjoyment! The “Swartland Sosiaal” Wine Festival is back and takes place at our grand manor on October 28. As part of the festival there will be a cellar tour and wine tasting with Org de Rac’s...

Swartland’s Org de Rac sees Growth in Organic

Two decades ago, organic wine producers like Org de Rac had to constantly inform consumers about the benefits of growing grapes together with nature and thus making exceptional wine, “as our great-grandfathers did it”. Today, many cultured wine lovers insist that wine...