“The vision of Jean Engelbrecht and Ernie Els is to produce incomparable South African red wines of new world style and old world elegance to compete with the finest wines of the world.”

The concept of Ernie Els Wines was created out of a partnership between wine visionary Jean Engelbrecht and golf legend Ernie Els. The goal from its inception was to create superior South African red wines of international standard.

With help from award winning winemaker Louis Strydom, Engelbrecht and Els produced their maiden vintage, “Ernie Els” wine, in 1999. Based on their initial success, Jean and Ernie opened the Ernie Els Winery five years later, located on a Helderberg Mountain slope in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Stellenbosch, with its diverse topography and ideal climate for growing world-class grapes, was the perfect location to establish their vineyards and winery. It was here that the long time friends achieved their goal and expanded the portfolio to include quality red wines of different varieties at various price points:

Ernie Els: The flagship wine by the partnership now stands as one of South Africa's elite Bordeaux blends.

Engelbrecht Els: A wine created to celebrate Ernie’s preference for Bordeaux style blends and Jean’s love of Shiraz.

Cirrus Wines: A joint venture between Jean Engelbrecht, Ernie Els and Ray Duncan of Napa’s iconic Silver Oak Cellars, providing a single, quintessential South African Syrah.

Guardian Peak: A series of South African red wines accessible in both style and price.