“We took the evening to soak up, process and just bask in the happiness of the incredible accolade we received at yesterday’s Amorim Cap Classique Challenge.”.
Simonsig Wine Estate is synonymous with the history of the South African wine industry, the Stellenbosch wine region, and the Malan family name. In this episode of Carrie’s Corner, wine connoisseur Carrie Adams speaks to Johan Malan – the receipt of The 40th Diners Club Winemaker of the Year Award for 2020. His father, Frans Malan, produced the first bottle of the much-loved Kaapse Vonkel – one his many pioneering approaches to the South African wine industry. Johan tells the story of his father’s legacy. – Nadya Swart
Johan Malan on his family history:
My father actually grew up in Wellington on a wine farm there and went to school in Cape Town at Jan van Riebeeck [High School]. So he was already used to the big city from a young age, and when he finally got to Stellenbosch University he studied winemaking, viticulture and enology. During that time, his father died at a very young age. So an uncle of his told him that he must rather sell the farm, because he can always b