Alvi's Drift Wines

About the winery

Alvi’s Drift wines are produced at Alvi’s Drift Private Cellar in the pristine Breede River Valley in the Western Cape of South Africa. The cellar and farm are owned and operated by the 2nd and 3rd generations of the van der Merwe family. Alvi’s Drift Private Cellar takes its name from the low water bridge crossing the Breede River on the family farm which is know as Alfalfa. Alfalfa is a 7,000ha property owned by the van der Merwe family with 410 ha dedicated to 19 grape varieties. Chenin Blanc and Pinotage are specialties. Built by Albertus Viljoen (Alvi) van der Merwe (the 1st) in 1928 to allow access to the family property, the drift became known locally as Alvi’s Drift. The property includes a game reserve with eland, springbok, ostriches and gemsbok among others.

Learn more about Alvi's Drift Wines and their facilities at:

http://www.alvisdrift.co.za

Location

Western Cape

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Albertus Viljoen Bismarck, Albertus Viljoen Chardonnay, Albertus Viljoen Chenin Blanc, Verreaux Pinotage, 221 Chenin Blanc, 221 Special Cuvee, Reserve Chardonnay, Reserve CVC, Reserve Drift Fusion, Reserve Muscat de Frontignan, MCC Chardonnay Brut Nature Pinot Noir, MCC Thornlands, Pinot Noir-Chardonnay Brut Rose Sparkling, Signature Cabernet Sauvignon, Signature Chardonnay, Signature Chenin Blanc, Signature Merlot, Signature Pinotage, Signature Shiraz, Signature Pinotage Rose, Signature Sauvignon Blanc, Signature Viognier

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History & Geography

Alvi’s Drift is a 7000 tonne winery in the Breede River Valley. The winery is owned by the Van Der Merwe family, Bertie Van Der Merwe along with his 2 sons, Johan a lawyer who has been working on the property for 10 years, and Alvi, a medical doctor who has been on the property for 7 years. Alvi’s Drift is the name of the drift near the farm, crossing the Breede river. The Drift was built by Alvi’s grandfather in 1928. The winery is only one part of a long running and successful business. The property is vast and diverse with a large dairy herd and facilities for the commercial packaging of milk, a cheese making facility, a piggery, citrus, stone fruit, fodder production as well as the 410ha of vines. Johan manages the dairy and piggery and Alvi manages the orchards and winery.