The wine that would not lie down

In 1969, former Nederburg cellarmaster Günter Brözel created South Africa's first noble late harvest from botrytis-infected grapes. As legislation at the time did not permit for wines with a residual sugar this high to be sold, special permission was obtained to sell the wine on auction, and so the Nederburg Auction was born, with the debut event held in 1975. It was also the birthplace of a South African platform to showcase the best, rare and special in South African winemaking.

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• Nederburg
• Sweet wine
• Nederburg Auction
• Günter Brözel
• South African wine