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At Cape Vines your success is part of our game plan therefore our motto.
At Cape Vines your success is part of our game plan therefore our motto.
Who We Are
At Cape Vines your success is part of our game plan therefore our motto.
Cape Vines was established towards the end of 1996 as a marketing establishment, Neil Ennis, Willie Laubscher and Helius le Roux together with Dawie le Roux, Viticulturist combined their experience in the wine industry.
This marketing structure operates like any grapevine nursery with the main difference being that the vines are produced on the individual farms and marketed centrally. Our collective size enabled us to establish very strong bonds with the suppliers of grafting material as well as an infrastructure to best serve the needs of our clients. The production programme is centrally co-ordinated and different combinations are grafted according to vine orders and industry requirements.
Your superior yield is rooted in our quality.
Dawid Le Roux
Dawie is a graduate of the University of Stellenbosch with a B SC degree in Viticulture and Oenology.
He gained valuable experience in the wine industry over the years whilst working as a wine buyer but mostly as group viticulturist at Distillers Corporation in Stellenbosch.
Since 1996 he has worked independent as a viticultural consultant, working as far as France,whilst establishing and growing Cape Vines together with our vine growing partners to be the leading grapevine nursery in South Africa.
Neil Ennis
Neil is one of the founding members of Cape Vines. He underwent his school training at the Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool in Pretoria and then obtained a degree in Industrial Engineering at the University of Stellenbosch.
He then went to work at Iskor and later Krygkor in Pretoria. During this period he obtained an MBA from the University of Pretoria.During 1996 he decided to farm on the old family farm Oakdene near Wellington.
He had the unique opportunity to learn nursery skills from his uncle Pierre Malan, who has been successfully producing quality vines since the early 1960s. Neil is a serving member of the Bovlei Wine Cellar.
Unfortunately, Neil is no longer a member of Cape Vines. He will be enjoying his retirement in Yzerfontein.
Helius Le Roux
Helius Le Roux has been a vine growerfor Cape Vines for some time.He previously worked at KWV doing Plant Improvement. Fourteen years ago he started farming on his farm Rooiheuwel allocated just outside Wellington.
Helius grew up in the Bovlei on the farm Groenendal, which has been owned by the Le Roux Family for generations.
He was fortunate enough to learn the finer arts of the industry from his father, who was a vine grower himself. Helius supplies his wine grapes to Wellington Wynkelder and serves on the board. He is married to Anina, which originated from Swellendam.
They have two sons and a daughter. He used to be a keen sportsman and had the opportunity to play almost fifty rugby matches for Boland. Nowadays he enjoys playing golf and fishing.
Willie Laubscher
Willie Laubscher was born in Grahamstownon 16 February 1960. He completed his Primary and High School education in Bellville. After completing his army training,he went to study at Stellenbosch University and obtained his B.Eng (Civil) Degreein 1983.
After his professional registration he started farming with his father-in-law in Wellington on the farm Wamakersvallei.
In 1992 he took over the farm. In 1996, he and Neil formed Cape Vines in partnership with Dawie le Roux.
He also serves the farming community in Wellington as a member of Wellington Wines.
Administrative Personnel:
For orders and administration, please call 021 873 1537
Elria Visser
Orders & Administration
Anika Beets
Financial Administration