Trading Hours
| Monday to Friday: 09h00 – 17h00 Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays: Closed. Wine available at Montagu Cape Dry Fruit Wine Boutique. |
General info
| Proprietor: Montagu Cellar members Manager: Hermias Vollgraaff Winemaker: Chris de Villiers Viticulturist: Hennie Visser (Vinpro) PRO: Shaylee Gray |
Area under vines: 700 ha Production: 16 000 ton Brands: Montagu; Lady Mary Montagu Wines: Selection of white and red wines. Muscadel. Wine Tourism: Wine tasting and sales. |
More about us
The cellar was established in 1941, producing wine of the variety of the day, namely Muscadel. Just grapes of the highest quality with a minimum of 24° B were used. Monis’ marsala and moscato had its origin in this cellar and this special and unique method is still used.
In later years the cellar moved into making dry table wines as well and today, the cellar is proud of the variety of trophies that were received for all their champion wines. The cellar has several times been the Champion Co-op Cellar of the region and their red Muscadel was already four times chosen for the Nederburg Wine Auction where it was described as “the best wine for the price anywhere in the world”.
Meet the manager
Hermias Vollgraaff
Hermias Vollgraaff is the senior winemaker and manager at Montagu Wine Cellar. He is involved with product development – from sourcing the grapes in the vineyard to making the wine and bottling. It is in this way that he can live out his passion for winemaking.
His favourite wine from the cellar
The Chenin Blanc, always a winner, and the Red Muscadel!
More about Hermias
He is crazy about sport and moved his focus from rugby to mountain biking and golf – anything to be outdoors and in nature. Montagu is naturally the ideal place to do all this.
Meet the winemaker
Chris de Villiers
Chris de Villiers is the winemaker at Montagu Wine Cellar. He is involved with product development – from sourcing the grapes in the vineyard to making the wine and bottling. It is in this way that he can live out his passion for winemaking.
His favourite wine from the cellar
The Cabernet Sauvignon, an exceptional wine.
More about Chris
He loves the outdoors and developing something. His motivation for becoming a winemaker was in seeing a result and having an end product, something that he had a hand in creating.
Meet the tasting room personnel
Shaylee Gray
Shaylee Gray is the first person you meet when entering the tasting room at the cellar. She is also task with admin and social media marketing.
Her favourite wine from the cellar
Her favorite wine at the cellar would definitely be the Lady Mary Montagu – Pink Moscato. “It is the perfect wine for any occasion. It is light and soft, which makes it super enjoyable and refreshing.”
More about Shaylee
Shaylee loves photography and sewing. On weekends you can find her doing sewing projects or going on roadtrips.
