Hemel-en-Aarde Winegrowers Association

The Hemel-en-Aarde Winegrowers Association represents the producers from the Hemel-en-Aarde as a collective body. Together this group of producers collaborate to promote the Hemel-en-Aarde locally and abroad. Our efforts reach further that just the marketing of our area, and include projects to promote sustainable growth across all sectors of the wine industry. Our enviroment and people being our number one focus.

The Hemel-en-Aarde is home to more than 20 wine producers (and growing) and there are several factors that, in combination, set it apart from other South African wine producing areas. Firstly, the Hemel-en-Aarde is an area of unusual grape varietal focus for South Africa. While there are highly sought-after wines made from a number of different cultivars, plantings are overwhelmingly made up of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Secondly, there are no large volume producers and production is on average small and very high-end. In terms of the number of trophies, classic scores, gold medals and 5 star ratings per case of wine produced, the Hemel-en-Aarde is unmatched. Thirdly, the properties are almost all family owned and operated, by the families that pioneered them from unplanted ground.