Ken Forrester Wines

About

Situated on the slopes of the Helderberg Mountain, in the heart of South Africa's most famous wine region, Stellenbosch. The range of top quality wines has received massive national and international acclaim with literally hundreds of awards and accolades over the years.  Ken Forrester’s philosophy has always been to create a range of handcrafted, individually made wines that suitably complement a wide variety of food styles and provide excellent value.

Viticulturist

Pieter Rossouw

Pieter Rossouw is originally from Piketberg. He completed his diploma in Agriculture at Elsenburg in 1993, with Viticulture as one of his major subjects. In 1997 he joined Francois Tolken, from the old legendary Verdun Estate. He was a key person to re-plant 90% of the vines and develop the Estate now well-known as Asara Wine Estate. Pieter joined the Forrester Family in October 2009. Ever since his input to produce top quality grapes is rewarded by a series of accolades. He is passionate about the soil he’s working on and he constantly aim to improve microbe life. Happy vineyards produce quality wines.

Growing area

Helderberg