What started as a beautiful gesture between a father and his daughter on her 16th birthday, has grown into one of Vrede en Lust’s biggest success stories over the past decade. The playfully pink Jess rosé has a delicious bouquet and over-delivers on quality. Light bodied and bursting with aromas, this wine is characterized by its crisp style and fruity palate. The Vrede en Lust Jess Rosé was named after the owner’s eldest daughter, Jessica-Lee on her 16th birthday.  Pinotage 78%, Shiraz 14%, Grenache 8%.

Vrede en Lust was founded in 1688 by a Flemish Merchant called Jacques de Savoye. The Governor of the Cape allocated this farm to De Savoye, who fled Europe with his wife, Marie-Madeleine le Clerq, due to religious persecution. After 70 days at sea, they arrived in Table Bay on 26 April 1688 on the 160ft Oosterland. He called his farm Vrede en Lust (Peace and Delight/Eagerness), nurturing visions of a rural paradise where he could spend his last days. He immediately started improving the 55 Ha of land that starts at the Bergrivier valley floor and runs up the eastern foothills of the majestic Simonsberg Mountain. In 1996, when the Buys family became the 17th owners, they embarked on a programme of renewal to fully realise the exceptional winemaking potential of the land. Today this breathtakingly modern wine farm, a family owned and managed wine business, is a tribute to its noble roots and continues to build on over 335 years of history and heritage.