Wine and brandy producer

KWV

Est. 1918

KWV is a South African wine and brandy producer, founded in 1918 in Paarl.

Type
Wine and brandy producer
Founded
1918
Location
Paarl
Region
Paarl
Owner
Vasari (since 2016)
Website
kwv.co.za

Ownership history

Founded 1918 as a farmers' co-operative (chair Dr Charles Kohler); 1924 KWV Act gave it statutory powers; converted to a company 1997; share restrictions lifted 2003; 2004 BBBEE deal (Phetogo, up to 25.1%); KWV Ltd became KWV Holdings 2009 after unbundling from Distell; HCI majority (52%) 2012; Vasari bought KWV from HCI in 2016.

Sources

  1. kwv.co.za

Bottles in the archive 7