Cathedral Cellar

This fortitude has been cultivated since 1918, when KWV first started trading. Today, this strength has been fortified more than 100 years over. KWV launched the premium wine brand, Cathedral Cellar, to vividly capture and illustrate KWV’s historical bond with the South African wine industry, while actively show casing its present reverence and future relevance.

This wine portfolio’s brand home is the ‘heart and pulse’ of KWV’s cellar activities - its impressive cellar, with spectacularly high-vaulted domes, reminiscent of a grand cathedral - was completed in 1930 and aptly named ‘Cathedral Cellar’. Here, the story of South Africa’s history comes to life on impressive 3-meter ‘stukvats’ – on which artists have carved various impressions of the historical moments that have given shape to the industry as it stands presently.

Honouring the artists who have added their voice to the memory of South Africa’s wine industry, the Cathedral Cellar winemaking team equally approaches winemaking as a form of art: captivating audiences with a range of award-winning wines, which include the Cathedral Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon, Cathedral Cellar Shiraz, Cathedral Cellar Triptych (a red blend), Cathedral Cellar Chardonnay, Cathedral Cellar Sauvignon Blanc and Cathedral Cellar Pinotage.