Hasher Family Wines

Hasher Family Wines Hasher Family Estate produces cool climate wine in the Upper Hemel & Aarde Valley through the continuation of centuries-old farming traditions.

17/06/2026

New hooves on Hasher soil.
Our Dexter cows arrived yesterday, and tonight they meet their first golden hour in the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley.
Soon they’ll graze where the tractors once did — leaving the vines undisturbed, the soil unpacked, and a little fertiliser behind with every step.
Small cattle, gentle work, lasting soil.

This morning’s mist rolled in thick over the dam — and reminded us of a story.On a clear day, you can see from our cella...
10/06/2026

This morning’s mist rolled in thick over the dam — and reminded us of a story.
On a clear day, you can see from our cellar all the way to the ocean. It’s the view we never stop talking about — and back in 2020, it’s the view we expected when we first visited the farm.
Except this is what we got: a blanket of mist, and not a glimpse of ocean anywhere.
The plan was simple: come back, see the actual view, then decide on the investment. But then Covid happened. Travel bans, quarantines, closed borders — and my uncle Xavier and aunt Christine, who’d been with us that misty day, never made it back in time. So they did what any sensible future co-owners of a wine farm would do: they invested completely blind.
Five harvests later, and we like to think the view was worth the leap of faith. Even if some mornings, like today, the valley still keeps it to herself. 🍷

09/06/2026

Meet our waxing station — four bottles at a time, dipped, spun to shake off the drips, then repeat. Slowly. For every. Single. Bottle.
Wax is time-consuming. It’s also deeply satisfying to watch — and we think it says something about what’s inside.
Opening it: easier than it looks. Drive straight through with a corkscrew, slice it away cleanly, or melt it off with a lighter if you want to feel like a Bond villain uncorking something special.
We said we wouldn’t hide anything about how we make our wines. This includes the part where we stand next to a wax bath for an embarrassingly long time.

Breaking news from the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley: one of our finest has reached peak maturity. 🎉Frederik, from pouring...
04/06/2026

Breaking news from the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley: one of our finest has reached peak maturity. 🎉
Frederik, from pouring wine and cheering on the team, to building chicken nests and being dragged in front of a camera for social media (your favourite part of the job 😅), you are the beating heart of this farm — and this family. 🐔🍷🥂
Here’s to the man who tends to vines, people, and poultry with equal dedication. We wouldn’t want to do any of this without you. Happy birthday! 🎂

Exceptionally closed today for team trainings - back fully inspired tomorrow!
20/05/2026

Exceptionally closed today for team trainings - back fully inspired tomorrow!

The Western Cape took a battering this week. Many families across the province are still dealing with flooded homes, dam...
13/05/2026

The Western Cape took a battering this week. Many families across the province are still dealing with flooded homes, damaged roofs, and the aftermath of gale-force winds. Our hearts go out to everyone still in recovery mode.
We were on the fringes of it. The winds were massive — some of our oldest trees didn’t survive — but the rain stayed mostly to the north and west of us. We got off lightly, and we know it.
What the storm left behind tells its own story of renewal. The dams are filling. The Onrus River is running fast and free. The oldest trees that didn’t survive will heat the valley through winter. The children’s treehouse took a hit — a great branch came down, taking one of the platforms with it — but somehow it’s made the whole structure more exciting to them, not less. And two nights without electricity meant candlelit dinners and an impromptu chess tournament.
There’s something the Cape of Storms has always understood: nature doesn’t ask permission, and it doesn’t apologise — but it does replenish. The same front that battered the coast is filling our wetlands and setting the fynbos up for winter. You learn to read both sides of it.
🌿 Thinking of everyone who’s still cleaning up.

We’ve talked a lot about harvest, but let us give you a peek behind the scenes of what actually happens once the grapes ...
07/05/2026

We’ve talked a lot about harvest, but let us give you a peek behind the scenes of what actually happens once the grapes are in. As autumn settles in and a new season quietly begins, the real work continues — out in the vineyard, in the cellar, and yes, occasionally by the fire. Swipe to see what keeps us busy when the vines go to sleep. 🍂
Invasive alien trees compete with indigenous fynbos for water and nutrients, so we clear them by hand — and nothing goes to waste as their wood will keep us warm during winter. Between the rows, we’re sowing cover crops that protect the soil against winter erosion and get rolled back into the earth come spring, feeding the microbes that quietly build our terroir from the ground up. Because bare soil is dead soil.
We’re also clearing drainage channels to handle the serious winter rainfall the Hemel & Aarde is known for. Meanwhile in the cellar, the 2026 vintages are settling quietly into barrel. And when the day’s work is done, you’ll find us in the tasting room, fire going, Pinot poured, very happy to talk wine with anyone who walks through the door. 🔥

04/05/2026

Cold wind, warm hearts. 🍷
There’s something about gathering in the cellar at the end of harvest — the barrels still breathing, the table long and generous, the company even warmer than the wine — that makes everything feel right with the world.
Our harvest celebration. What a day.

Two years in a row. 🏆We’ve just been named International Winery of the Year at the 2026 London Wine Competition — and ho...
22/04/2026

Two years in a row. 🏆

We’ve just been named International Winery of the Year at the 2026 London Wine Competition — and honestly, we’re still taking it in.

Our Ernest Pinot Noir 2024 scored Double Gold, Pinot Noir of the Year, and Wine of the Year. But what moves us most is the Winery of the Year title itself — because it means our entire portfolio, every wine we put our hearts into, came out on top.

We started Hasher in 2021 with a dream, a piece of land we love deeply, and a belief that farming with nature — not against it — makes better wine. Three growing seasons in, our shift to regenerative viticulture is showing up in the glass. That means everything to us.

To Natasha, to Wentzel, to our team — and to everyone who has believed in what we’re building here in the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley: thank you. This one’s for all of us. 🌿🥂

Exceptionally closed Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th of April for a private event. We will be open again as usual from Tue...
21/04/2026

Exceptionally closed Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th of April for a private event. We will be open again as usual from Tuesday 28th of April. We hope to welcome you soon!

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Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
Hermanus
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