The estate, which stretches from the Simonsberg to the Groot Drakenstein Mountains, has produced wine since at least 1685 and its vineyards are spread over 344ha. The estate produces 250 000 cases of white and red wine a year. Franco Barocas, the managing director who took over in March when the wine estate changed hands in a deal valued at R323 million, said three key elements - the human factor, technology and the combination of natural resources - had finally come together. Read the full story at: http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=568&fArticleId=2290358