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Bramon Wine Estate is a boutique vineyard named after the Thorpes’ children Bram and Manon. Being the first Wine
Estate this far east in the Western Cape, Bramon has broken
new ground by pioneering vineyards in the Plettenberg Bay
area.
Producing a superior Sauvignon Blanc ‘cap classique’
sparkling wine, the first and only to be produced in the
country, Plettenberg Bay has subsequently been classified as
a wine of origin region. A coup for the area! Other wine
farms have subsequently started up and the Garden Route’s
own ‘Sparkling Wine Route’ is now underway
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Bramon Methode Cap Classique is a dry brut with the
delicate characteristics of it’s cultivar. Green grass
and asparagus with granny smith apple aromas and a zesty
lingering lime finish. The addition of ‘The Crags,’ a
beautiful still Sauvignon with a granadilla and passion
fruit nose has added to the Bramon range. New cultivars
planted are increasing the range and uniqueness Bramon
has become synonymous with and will be vinified in the
cellar currently being built.
Vukani Empowerment wines are a hand selected collection
of local cultivars. Vukani means ‘wake up’ in isiXhosa
and supports developing farmers in the Plettenberg Bay
area. A percentage of these sales go to The Vukani Trust
which helps establish and train previously dis-advantaged
farmers in the fields of viticulture and wine making
where they have been awarded diplomas in their area of
expertise. Land has now been secured around Kurland
Village, the Crags’ Township, where they will establish
vineyards under the mentorship of Bramon Wines for the
Vukani Cellars. This will not only ensure an income for
the community but also promote a sustainable,
environmentally sound lifestyle for the area as a whole.
Vukani and Bramon are committed to the upliftment,
education and improvement of the community and further
projects are in the pipeline.
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