The jeweller and the winemaker’s journey

Writer: Elaine Davie.

If this sounds like the title of a European children’s fable, in a way it is, complete with the reassuring ending, ‘and they all lived happily ever after’. Except that it is deeply rooted in South African soil. For Geta and Peter Finlayson are as much a product of the Hemel-en- Aarde terroir as Peter’s award-winning wines are… the perfect pairing in fact.

Recently named Winemaking Legend of 2020, Peter Finlayson celebrates at the Wine Glass with wife, Geta and a magnum of his flagship Galpin Peak Pinot Noir.

PHOTOS: Taylum Meyer

As the founder of the globally-recognised Bouchard Finlayson Winery and South Africa’s Pinot Noir pioneer, Peter Finlayson has been named by well-known wine writer, Tim Atkin in his latest South African Wine Report as the Winemaking Legend of 2020. After more than 40 years of active participation in the Sport of Wine, as he calls it, Peter feels deeply honoured by this acknowledgement, which he considers “a lovely thank you note”.

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