An focused evening for 12 guests only with David Trafford of De Trafford himself.

With the spotlight firmly on the young “cowboys” of the wine industry it is important to remember the original “mould breakers” of South African Wines. David and his wife Rita, were not born into wine. Working as an architect he traded one craft for another in 1992 when they started crafting De Trafford wines on Mont Fleur, the family farm, high up on Upper Blaauwklippen, in the heart of Helderberg, Stellenbosch.

“The thing that really interests me with wine is starting from scratch with the bare earth and designing a wine from the ground up.” – says David. With an acute appreciation of nature and sense of time and place, David has put the emphasis of this small French domaine-like winery on serious red wines of great concentration and structure. He has done this in Stellenbosch and a little more than a decade ago again in Malgas, where nobody else has followed his crazy idea yet.

“About 2 decades ago it was interestingly the Chenin Blanc made by David that caught my attention most. Before Chenin Blanc was as popular as it is today, he was one of only a handful of winemakers who embraced this variety and it was the then De Trafford Keermont Chenin Blanc that made us pay attention.” says Corlien

Join us for an evening with David where you get to truly learn about the design, craft, and art of De Trafford Wines.
We’ll be tasting:
Chenin Blanc 2020
Plan B NV
Blue Print Syrah 2018
Merlot 2017
Belfield Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Syrah 393 2019
Elevation 393 2015

It is essential to book your seat in advance as space is limited to 12 people only