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Merely 20 km from Worcester, situated on the R43 towards Ceres, off the N1 to the north, you will find Botha Wine Cellar.

The Cape Dutch style wine tasting centre forms part of an imposing cellar complex that is situated in the Breedekloof valley and is surrounded by several mountain ranges, which, especially when covered with snow, provides a breathtaking vista. The age-old tradition of wine making was continued here in the late forties when a group of sixteen farmers started the wine cellar in 1949.

Today the 40 members deliver 30 000 tons of grapes to this modern co-operative cellar which has the newest technology and equipment, resulting in excellent wines. The Cellar Master, Gerrit van Zyl, ably assisted by wine makers, Johan Linde and Michiel Visser, as well as viticulture expert, Hennie Visser, ensures the high quality of wines produced.

The red wine range includes the traditional single cultivar wines, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinotage, Shiraz, and Merlot. A special reserve range of red wines, matured in French oak, is the cellars top range. The best known of all the Botha wines is of course the much sought after, Dassies Rood, a soft, fruity, dry red blended wine which is very highly thought of by wine lovers. The portfolio is rounded off with a white grape juice and three fortified wines.