In 2006, Emma and Jeremy Borg decided to create a wine company with one aim – to raise money to build a more hopeful future for the remarkable and highly endangered painted wolf. (There was also a secondary purpose – to allow Jeremy to pursue his ambitions as a winemaker, which he has done with great determination and flair!)
Creating the company involved many wonderful collaborations with friends from all walks of life, and over the years, with the help of these exceptional people, Painted Wolf Wines has grown to become a leading producer of award-winning wines.
Winemaking
Collaboration is again at the heart of our cellar work. Our wines are made in the Hemel-en-Aarde, Wellington and Voor Paardeberg, where we have friends and colleagues who are kind enough to share cellar space with us. Grapes are picked and transported quickly in the cool morning air to one of the cellars where Jeremy helps the grapes to work their magic.
Wherever possible we avoid the use of commercial yeast and keep the winemaking process as natural as possible. Our wines are fermented in an assortment of small vessels with manual punchdowns being the norm, and we have been known to engage in a bit of foot stomping when necessary! All in all we take an old-fashioned, hands-on approach and our wines receive a lot of love and attention on their journey to the bottle.
Vineyards
As we are not an estate winery, we have the freedom to roam and to source the best grapes we can from the best vineyards we can find. This enables us to make terroir-specific wines with grapes that thrive in certain areas. Chenin Blanc from certified heritage vines in Wellington, Pinotage from organic grapes grown in the Swartland, and cool-climate Syrah from Walker Bay are among our finest. Jeremy enjoys nothing more than building relationships and discovering new and interesting parcels to work with.
Painted Wolf Wines nurture relationships which allow the crafting of wines which have a lot of character, and which are crafted to deliver a great deal of pleasure. A regular stream of revenue allows for the ongoing funding of half a dozen different charities supporting the conservation of the Painted Wolf, and other species - they like the underrepresented and the “unloved”. They also support poor and underprivileged children living in wilderness areas - one cannot sustainably protect wild spaces and wild animals unless the people who live in the immediate proximity see the benefit from conservation too.
Creating the company involved many wonderful collaborations with friends from all walks of life, and over the years, with the help of these exceptional people, Painted Wolf Wines has grown to become a leading producer of award-winning wines.
Winemaking
Collaboration is again at the heart of our cellar work. Our wines are made in the Hemel-en-Aarde, Wellington and Voor Paardeberg, where we have friends and colleagues who are kind enough to share cellar space with us. Grapes are picked and transported quickly in the cool morning air to one of the cellars where Jeremy helps the grapes to work their magic.
Wherever possible we avoid the use of commercial yeast and keep the winemaking process as natural as possible. Our wines are fermented in an assortment of small vessels with manual punchdowns being the norm, and we have been known to engage in a bit of foot stomping when necessary! All in all we take an old-fashioned, hands-on approach and our wines receive a lot of love and attention on their journey to the bottle.
Vineyards
As we are not an estate winery, we have the freedom to roam and to source the best grapes we can from the best vineyards we can find. This enables us to make terroir-specific wines with grapes that thrive in certain areas. Chenin Blanc from certified heritage vines in Wellington, Pinotage from organic grapes grown in the Swartland, and cool-climate Syrah from Walker Bay are among our finest. Jeremy enjoys nothing more than building relationships and discovering new and interesting parcels to work with.
Painted Wolf Wines nurture relationships which allow the crafting of wines which have a lot of character, and which are crafted to deliver a great deal of pleasure. A regular stream of revenue allows for the ongoing funding of half a dozen different charities supporting the conservation of the Painted Wolf, and other species - they like the underrepresented and the “unloved”. They also support poor and underprivileged children living in wilderness areas - one cannot sustainably protect wild spaces and wild animals unless the people who live in the immediate proximity see the benefit from conservation too.
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