“Rainbow’s End” is the name of the Malan family’s wine estate near Stellenbosch.
Situated on high-lying slopes, rising to 540m above sea level, the estate backs on to the Jonkershoek Mountain and overlooks the prized and productive Banghoek basin, which is encircled by mountains.
The farm was establlshed in 1978 by Jacques Malan and was first a fruit farm with apples and plums and no vines on it!
Anton Malan, Wine Maker
"We treat each vintage year separately and make what the season and the terrior of a specific vineyard block offers."
The award-winning blend from Rainbow's End: Limited production based on the best grapes harvested.
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Meet the Winemaker: Anton
Anton’s passion for the land began was he was little, too little to know what wine was, and when his father’s land, also the current site of the wine farm, was still harvesting plum fruits.
He first discovered the joys of wine and remembers the thrill of pulling a cork out of a bottle during the adolescent teenage years, during which he explored his passion for wine mostly as a hobby while pursuing a degree in business – fulfilling his father’s wishes.
However, his love for wine followed him into his corporate life. After several years working in accounting in London, he left the job and took up apprenticeship to work in a chateau in France. This proved to be one of the pivotal moments in Anton’s life – working for nothing, he was filled with knowledge and an immense sense of contentment. It was also around this time that his father’s plum farm was analyzed by experts and deemed most suited for planting vines for red wine.
“If you guys can’t make it on this property, then the problem is with the jockeys!” Anton remembers fondly the words of the viticulturist who surveyed their land.
Together with his father, they planted their first vines in 2002 and Anton has had the privilege to pursue his dream of working on his beautiful, bountiful land to make spectacular award-winning red wines since.
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