Painted Wolf Wines opened the first wine bar in 2018, on Paarl’s historic Main Road, sharing a charming converted house (125 Main Road) with Sit Café. Open for tasting, sales and wine by the glass. Light meals are available from Sit Café.

Jeremy and Emma Borg founded the Painted Wolf Wine Company in 2007 creating a company and a wine brand which is thought provoking, down to earth, high quality and distinct, with conservation at the core of the company’s values.

The company donates 4 to 5% of turnover to painted wolf (African wild dog) conservation through organisations such as The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and the Tusk Trust .

Painted Wolf Wines produces high quality wines with a distinctive South African feel. There is an emphasis on Chenin Blanc and Pinotage – the two benchmark South African grape varieties. The company also vinifies other varietals, especially Shiraz and other Rhone grapes.

The Painted Wolf Wines pack lives by the mantra ‘Remarkably persistent, persistently remarkable’

MEDIA RELEASE: THE 2019 OLD MUTUAL TROPHY WINE SHOW

The top producer for 2019 – Painted Wolf Wines – had previously won a trophy (in 2012) and a gold medal (in 2017), its success this year took the industry by storm. Winning the trophy in both the niche red and niche white categories gave Painted Wolf an unassailable lead in the race for top producer status. In number two slot was Dawid Nieuwoudt from Cederberg followed by Gary Jordan from Jordan Wine Estate (both multiple past trophy winners). Several winners of the Show’s best producer award were 2019 trophy winners, including Cape Point Vineyards, Nederburg, KWV, Rustenberg and Delaire Graff.

Painted Wolf Wines

• Old Mutual Trophy for Most Successful Producer Overall
• Trophy for Best Niche White Variety – Painted Wolf Roussanne 2018 
• Trophy for Best Niche Red Variety – Painted Wolf Black Pack Mourvèdre 2017