Our Mission is to safely deliver wine, world wide, in a timely manner, whilst providing the most professional service possible. With regular exports to all corners of the world such as Europe, China, Maldives, USA, Africa and even Bermuda, we are one of the leading exporters of top South African labels to fine wine collectors the world over.
Our story
The Vineyard Connection, is a specialized logistics company dedicated to the Wine Industry's ever changing wine freighting needs, ensuring that South African wines reach their destinations safely, both locally and internationally. The Vineyard Connection is more than just a distribution company. We offer a personalised service to the wine industry guiding them in which freight option would be best for them, or their customers, needs. We also offer tourists to the winelands the ability to send home the wines they have enjoyed on their travels here in the Cape, ensuring that their visit to our beautiful country becomes a lasting memory.
Started in 1995 by Lara Philp and Johan Rademan from their garage in Observatory, the company has grown to enable the collection and delivery of wine for over 400 wine estates in and around the Stellenbosch and Cape Town area.
Industry presence
We are the logistics partner of the Cape Winemakers Guild auction, making sure the wines sold on auction, are delivered to their buyers. The Platter Wine Guide sets up it logistics headquarters in our warehouse, when it needs to collect and process all the wine submissions for the guide. We work with The Pebbles Project to raise funds for their work in the wine industry.
Why pick us?
The Vineyard Connection team prides itself with its personal logistics service offered to the wine farms, wine shops, corporate companies and to private individuals. With a commitment that each and every parcel of wine reaches its destination.
- Our staff is available to assist with any queries 7 days a week.
- Our wine-buying team have over 20 years experience in sourcing the best wines from the Cape
- The logistical partner to over 350 wine estates, farms, cellars and retailers
- Wine shipment specialists: from individual bottles to full containers to ports all over the world
- Financial Mail Wine Business Awards 2008 award "Best Wine Logistics Company"
- Financial Mail Wine Business Awards 2009 award "Best Independant Wine Retailer"