Wine and Co - COVID, Wine & Co and The Valley...

COVID-19, WINE & CO and THE VALLEY

In March last year when the initial 3-week lockdown was announced in South Africa we thought it would all be over quite quickly and everyone would return to their normal lives. Now, almost a year later, the entire world is in COVID-19 turmoil and businesses are closing their doors, unemployment numbers are rising and there is still no end in sight. The South African hospitality sector and in particular the alcohol industry have been hit hard with an outright ban on local sales and distribution, while the wine estates are currently battling to get rid of last year's stock before this year's harvest comes in - many farms have already begun harvesting!

There are a few charities in the Overberg region (Bruce Jack is doing an amazing job!) and we are pleased that Wine & Co has, in conjunction with DinePlan, partnered with the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley Pre-School. Managed by Talita Engelbrecht of Hamilton Russell Vineyards, this school is a project open to all under-priveleged pre-primary children in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley and is a registered ECD and NPO, relying mostly on donations and fundraising. Talita and the staff are doing fantastic work.

This means that our customers are able to purchase vouchers which are redeemable in our shop once we are able to open our doors and trade again. As such, we will donate 5% of the voucher value to the school, in addition to offering a 5% discount of the voucher value to in-store purchases.

Please click here to purchase a voucher.

Follow this link to read about the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley Pre-school.

Please note our physical store is closed for the foreseeable future, as per the COVID-19 regulations:
• Monday to Thursday: CLOSED
• Friday to Sunday: CLOSED
• Public Holidays: CLOSED

A reminder of our website: www.wineandco.co.za/shop 

Please note that our website does not show the complete range of wine that we have in stock, so please do contact us if you are looking for something not listed online, especially those that are 'allocation' only. We offer free shipping to major centres around South Africa for orders over R1500. Please contact us for international shipping rates. All online orders will be processed once the COVID-19 regulations allow.

NOT our shop hours:
• Monday to Saturday: 9am - 6pm
• Sundays & Public Holidays: 10am - 3pm

Thank you for your support - stay safe - see you soon! 

About Us

Have you ever heard about a great wine but could never find a bottle for yourself (to share with friends, of course)? Well, the team at Wine & Company do all the hard work for you! We visit wine farms and attend tastings to find, taste, and then stock wine from the smaller Estates and independent winemakers who buy grapes and produce outstanding wine under their own labels – much the same as the French negociants have been doing for centuries. Given that these winemakers make wine in such small quantities, sometimes just a single barrel, their wine will never be found on the shelves of the major retailers, but only in specialist shops like Wine & Company on High Street, Hermanus.

In addition to the great selection of well-known wines and MCC's, we also stock local craft gin and beer, French Champagne, La Trappe Trappist Ales as well as whisky and other spirits. Wine & Company (established in 1998 by Bartho Eksteen) has a well-earned reputation for stocking hard-to-find small-batch wines and we strive to continue this great tradition. If you purchase a bottle of wine from us and it is faulty or you are not satisfied with the quality, we will gladly replace the bottle and return the faulty wine to the winemaker.

Feel free to contact Wine & Company if you need a particular wine and we will do our best to source it for you. We are also able to ship wine locally and to most countries so do ask about international shipping.