South Africa’s leading winemakers
Membership is by invitation only and many of South Africa’s leading winemakers are members of the Guild. The CWG meets regularly as a technical tasting group, providing its members with an opportunity to evaluate wines from around the world and to share their knowledge and ideas – ensuring that CWG members remain leaders in the art and science of winemaking.

Membership Categories
Members
Active winemakers who are responsible for the production of outstanding wines from harvesting to bottling. Membership is by invitation only and any person who has been recognised by the CWG as a winemaker of outstanding wines for a minimum period of 5 years can be invited to become a Member.
Alumni Members
Members who remain active in the wine industry but no longer make wine and are not actively responsible for the winemaking in a cellar. As Non-Producing Members, they are still able to participate in all CWG Technical Tastings and share their extensive winemaking knowledge and expertise with the Members of the Guild.
Honorary Members
Individuals, either active or no longer active in the wine industry whom the Members of the Guild have given recognition to for their service to the South African wine industry.
Danie Steytler
Kaapzicht Wine Estate
Wim Truter
Meerlust Wine Estate
Graham Weerts
Capensis
Lukas van Loggerenberg
Van Loggerenberg Wines
John Seccombe
Thorne & Daughters Wines
Emul Ross
Hamilton Russell Vineyards
Hannes Storm
Storm Wines
Donovan Rall
Rall Wines
Reenen Borman
Boschkloof
Christo le Riche
Le Riche Wines
Morné Vrey
Delaire Graff Estate
Warren Ellis
Neil Ellis Wines
Gary Jordan
Jordan Wine Estate
Frans Smit
Frans K Smit
Gottfried Mocke
Cap Maritime
Abrie Beeslaar
Beeslaar Wines
Alex Starey
Keermont Vineyards
Kevin Grant
Ataraxia
David Nieuwoudt
Cederberg
Miles Mossop
Miles Mossop Wines
David Trafford
De Trafford Wines
Sebastian Beaumont
Beaumont Family Wines
David Finlayson
David Finlayson Wines
Niels Verburg
Luddite Wines
Andries Burger
Paul Cluver Wines
Pierre Wahl
Survivor Wines
Rianie Strydom
Strydom Family Wines
Duncan Savage
Savage Wines
Erika Obermeyer
Erika Obermeyer Wines
Carl Schultz
Dewaldt Heyns
Dewaldt Heyns Family Wines
JD Pretorius
Warwick Wine Estate
Adi Badenhorst
AA Badenhorst Family Wines
Coenie Snyman
Rock of Eye
Bruwer Raats
Raats Family Wines
Andrea Mullineux
Mullineux / Leeu Passant
Charles Hopkins
De Grendel
Gordon Newton Johnson
Newton Johnson Family Vineyards
Bartho Eksteen
Bartho Eksteen Wine Estate
Samantha O’Keefe
Lismore Estate Vineyards
John Loubser
Silverthorn Wines
Pieter Ferreira
Pieter Ferreira Cap Classique
Louis Strydom
Ernie Els Wines
David Sadie
David & Nadia
Richard Kershaw MW
Kershaw Wines
Alumni Members
Jeremy Walker
Jeff Grier
Johan Malan
Carel Nel
Honorary Members
- Neil Ellis
- James Browne
- Johann Krige
- Norma Ratcliffe
Founding Members
- Jan Coetzee
- Achim von Arnim
- Peter Finlayson
- Kevin Arnold
- Braam van Velden
- Walter Finlayson
- Etienne le Riche
- Billy Hofmeyr
The History of the CWG
Coming soon.
