Morgenster - wine and olive oil

Morgenster

The Morgenster family farm lies in the heart of the Helderberg (Stellebosch), at the foot of the mountains, where eagles soar in the sky. This is where the story of the Bertrand family takes place. Once upon a time, an Italian fell in love with South Africa and Cape winemaking. In 1992, he retired from his textile career, moved to South Africa and bought Morgenster - a farm with a rich history dating back 300 years. He was Giulio Bertrand. "Where there is quality, there is no compromise". Armed with this motto, Giulio set out to create excellence - premium Bordeaux-style wines and the finest extra virgin olive oils South Africa had ever seen. Today the winery is run by his wife Federica and continues her husband's successful legacy.

Morgenster's soil and proximity to the ocean make it an ideal place for both of these products to flourish. To start, they enlisted the help of world-renowned Pierre Lurton of Château Cheval Blanc and Chateau d Yquem in Bordeaux to perfect the wines. Then, in collaboration with the Olive Oil Institute in Perugia, they imported 17 specially selected olive varieties. From there, they set the scene for the South African olive oil culture as we know it today.  And in addition to some of the best olive oil in the world, the winery makes absolutely fantastic wines not only from Bordeaux varieties, but also from those native to Italy.

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