Making a substantial contribution to uplifting disadvantaged local youngsters. All proceeds from the Cape Wine Auction – go straight to charity.The 2015 auction raised some 450 000 US dollars in just the first three hours.
“wine industry has always been an industry that’s cared passionately but perhaps hasn’t really united together to do something meaningful. what we’ve got here today is an entire industry coming together, doing something meaningful, pulling their weight together, standing united and really making a difference.” Mike Ratcliff, Wine Auction founder
The Cape Winelands may be one of the most beautiful areas of South Africa but it’s also long been notorious for the immense gap between those who work the land and those who profit from their efforts. The connoisseurs are determined to give something back and almost 20 charities will benefit from this auction.
“for us it’s meant that we can help the thousand children that we’re working with. they are the farmworkers children, who live on the farms and we provide education programmes, health programmes. we have a feeding programme and we also work with the communities and we have social workers who deal with social issues as well.”Sophia Warner, Pebble Project, Beneficiary
‘basically were charity that provides a guranteed nutritionally fortified daily meal to children across the country in early childhood development centres, primary schools, high schools and afterschool focused homework, concentration groups so feeding kids so they can get their education’Topaz Page Green, Lunchbox Fund, beneficiary
Wine is one of South Africa’s most successful exports but this is clear proof too, that the grape can achieve great things at home.
