Friends of Wine connects wine lovers in Southern Africa to other wine lovers and to the wines they enjoy drinking. We are passionate about wine and about sharing its fun and social side. We are not about glossy magazines or exclusive club membership fees.

Our monthly Wine Pack deliveries help Friends explore and put their hands on some of the hidden treasures of the Cape Winelands, making exceptional wines accessible and affordable. 

The concept came to life when Jean Cronje, the principal initiator of this idea,  found himself isolated and abandoned one weekend, had a bout of cabin-fever, with nothing to comfort him except the flirtatious lure of a few sprightly Cabernets. Jean’s revelation was to help his fellow South Africans get hold of a collection of the countries rarest, quality wines. 

Knowing which wines to select can be a daunting, and very uncertain business. An unwelcoming or disagreeable experience at a wine farm or merchant could leave one disenchanted, and therein take away one of the finest pleasures – to celebrate the joy of drinking a good wine with good friends.