ENTER THE HEART OF KWV:
ITS CATHEDRAL CELLAR
In 2018, KWV celebrated 100 years of excellence since it started trading in 1918. Centennial celebrations included many additional highlights that will carry the company into the next century.
One of these was the opening of KWV’s spectacular Cathedral Cellar – originally built in 1930 – as a private events venue under the custodianship of KWV Ambassador Chef, Mynhardt Joubert. This beautiful space houses an impressive collection of thirty-two ‘stukvats’ measuring approximately 3 meters in circumference, serving as an imposing backdrop in a serene setting.
These massive vessels also reveal the history of the South African wine industry, with stories carved on their facade. The first barrels were carved by father and son team, Karl and Karl-Heinz Wilhelm, in 1968 and 1970, who collectively stamped their art on twelve of the barrels.
In 1987, in celebration of Paarl’s tercentenary, two new vats were added by South African artist Ruth Wolter. To prevent these vats from leaking she produced her works of art on separate wood panels, which were subsequently attached to the vats – a modern method which clearly distinguishes her work from those of the father-and-son duo.
In a centennial highlight, the venue and its wines served as the backdrop for KWV’s centenary crescendo: the unveiling of a brand-new carved barrel, by artist Ivan Hunter, as an apt illustration of KWV’s continuous contribution to the story of the South African wine industry.
This serene space is now open to visitors and the impressive carvings can be viewed by the public. Book a tour to explore Cathedral Cellar Wines.
ENTER THE HEART OF KWV:
ITS CATHEDRAL CELLAR
In 2018, KWV celebrated 100 years of excellence since it started trading in 1918. Centennial celebrations included many additional highlights that will carry the company into the next century.
One of these was the opening of KWV’s spectacular Cathedral Cellar – originally built in 1930 – as a private events venue under the custodianship of KWV Ambassador Chef, Mynhardt Joubert. This beautiful space houses an impressive collection of thirty-two ‘stukvats’ measuring approximately 3 meters in circumference, serving as an imposing backdrop in a serene setting.
These massive vessels also reveal the history of the South African wine industry, with stories carved on their facade. The first barrels were carved by father and son team, Karl and Karl-Heinz Wilhelm, in 1968 and 1970, who collectively stamped their art on twelve of the barrels.
In 1987, in celebration of Paarl’s tercentenary, two new vats were added by South African artist Ruth Wolter. To prevent these vats from leaking she produced her works of art on separate wood panels, which were subsequently attached to the vats – a modern method which clearly distinguishes her work from those of the father-and-son duo.
In a centennial highlight, the venue and its wines served as the backdrop for KWV’s centenary crescendo: the unveiling of a brand-new carved barrel, by artist Ivan Hunter, as an apt illustration of KWV’s continuous contribution to the story of the South African wine industry.
This serene space is now open to visitors and the impressive carvings can be viewed by the public. Book a tour to explore Cathedral Cellar Wines.
OUR RANGE OF
CATHEDRAL CELLAR WINES
OUR RANGE OF
CATHEDRAL CELLAR WINES
KWV prides itself in this fine, premium wine collection, its Cathedral Cellar range of wine. The steadiness and trusted quality of these wines are achieved with a selection procedure which reflects the best quality vineyards of the Western Cape. Cathedral Cellar wines showcase the best of a vintage, from the best blocks across the Western Cape, and combines the best mixture of vineyards to achieve the best quality wines.
Wines in the Cathedral Cellar range are made in a more serious in style, and built to age. The bottle maturation for red wines is 18 months, and after 24 months the wine is available on the shelf. It is arguably still one of the best examples of what SA, as a wine country, can deliver under the multi regional banner (Western Cape).
KWV prides itself in this fine, premium wine collection, its Cathedral Cellar range of wine. The steadiness and trusted quality of these wines are achieved with a selection procedure which reflects the best quality vineyards of the Western Cape. Cathedral Cellar wines showcase the best of a vintage, from the best blocks across the Western Cape, and combines the best mixture of vineyards to achieve the best quality wines.
Wines in the Cathedral Cellar range are made in a more serious in style, and built to age. The bottle maturation for red wines is 18 months, and after 24 months the wine is available on the shelf. It is arguably still one of the best examples of what SA, as a wine country, can deliver under the multi regional banner (Western Cape).
The Cathedral Cellar is the heart of KWV, and home to its range of storytelling vats
The Cathedral Cellar is the heart of KWV, and home to its range of storytelling vats
