Lourens Family Wines

South Africa

Aug 26

Franco Lourens is one of South Africa’s top young winemakers, releasing small lot wines of precision and brilliance. Franco gained experience working for the likes of David Ramey in California and Vasse Felix in Australia before returning to SA where he took up the role of assistant winemaker for the prodigious Chris Alheit of Alheit Vineyards, one of the most influential and talented winemakers of the Cape in the last decade.

Under Chris' watchful eye and tutelage, Franco began to produce his own wines from special vineyards around the Cape. Lourens Family Wines began in 2016, crafting honest wines that tell a story about where the grapes are from and the passionate farmers cultivating these special and unique vineyards. Their winemaking philosophy is pretty simple: to make wines with minimal interference in the winery.

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