Based in the cool climate of Elgin, the Paul Cluver winery is acclaimed internationally for producing wines of great elegance and finesse. Their hallmark is really the expression of the Elgin terroir by creating wines with fruit intensity, balance and elegance.
Paul Cluver Wines are the result of a close-knit family. Guided by Dr Paul Cluver, neurosurgeon, apple farmer and chairman of Capespan and Vinfruco and run by General Manager Paul Cluver junior. The winemaker Andries Burger is married to Inge Cluver who also works in the business with her sisters Karin and Liesl.
Dr. Paul Cluver, a real Renaissance Man, who has irrevocably changed and catalysed change in the South African Wine Industry. Paul Frederich de Villiers Cluver has been described as an exemplary businessman, an innovative fruit farmer, a pioneering wine farmer and a philanthropist. His leadership skills have resulted in him serving on the boards of various national and international companies. He is regarded as one of the best qualified neurosurgeons in the world with four medical degrees to his name. In addition to which he has been awarded an honorary doctorate in agriculture.
