Neil Ellis Wines
A pursuit of quality, nothing less.” Neil Ellis
About the winery
In 1984 Neil Ellis sourced grapes from vineyards not of his own and produced wine in rented cellar space. These grapes were sourced in the Stellenbosch district and meant a lot of nosing around the restrictive quota system prevalent at the time. His vision, the pursuit of quality, extended out of the cellar and into the vineyards where varieties would excel and best express a particular style of wine reflective of their environment. Today, the experience and knowledge of the past are applied to modern techniques and technologies for a new generation of winemaking. “Our vision remains to make distinctive, refined wines that are expressive of their terrain and rank amongst South Africa’s finest.
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Location
Stellenbosch
History & Geography
The winery building was designed and built to reduce our environmental impact.With its own crush pad, fermentation room, barrel maturation cellar as well as stabilisation and bottling facilities it gives us full control over the winemaking process while reducing our energy load.The team at Neil Ellis Wines believes in responsible environmental practices. We aim to respect the soil, cut water use, recycle and reduce energy use and greenhouse emissions. We are a member of the IPW, a voluntary environmental sustainability scheme, and comply to their regulations.
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