As told by Charles Back… Securing the deal for the kvevris was only the beginning and, although rather harrowing, probably one of the simpler…
Back To The Future – Chapter Three
As told by Charles Back… During my 40-plus years in the wine business, I’ve been fortunate enough to travel to a very large part of…
Back To The Future – Chapter Two
As told by Charles Back… After completing my studies at Elsenburg and a brief period at Perdeberg wines, I arrived back home at Fairview in…
Back To The Future – Chapter One
At the start of the millennium Robin Back, Charles Back’s cousin, was working as a very successful agent for the Fairview and Spice Route wine…
Our Vineyards
The Swartland area has emerged as one of the leading and most expressive wine producing regions in the Western Cape. The cooling Atlantic breezes lend…
Our Soil & Terrain
The Swartland region benefits from approximately 500mm of annual rainfall, largely during the cold winter months when it is not unusual to have freezing temperatures…
Our Swartland History
In search of new and interesting places to produce wines in the late 1990s, Spice Route Owner Charles Back stumbled upon a tank of Sauvignon…