The Cape Wine Auction

There is a particular kind of satisfaction that comes from what you are able to give.

For the Cape Wine Auction Trust, this pleasure is measured in education, opportunity, and children across the Cape Winelands who are given a stronger foundation for the future.

What began as a commitment to giving has now seen more than R152.8 million directed toward education since inception.

This is stewardship in practice.

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A number on its own does not tell the full story.

When we say 100% of auction proceeds reach our partner organisations, we mean something practical.

It means funded education partners working across communities from Stellenbosch to Bonnievale, early childhood development, psychosocial support, digital literacy, school nutrition, and after-school care.

Each initiative responds to a documented barrier between a child and their potential. The funds are one part of the picture.

The ongoing relationships, review, and stewardship that protect how they are used are the other.

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An auction raises funds. Stewardship builds something that lasts.

The Cape Wine Auction Trust looks beyond Auction day, towards what continues years later: programmes still running, children still supported, and partner organisations strengthened through consistent, long-term commitment.

One year of funding may be a brick. Long-term partnership is what builds the wall.

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Concentration begins with nutrition.

A child who arrives at school hungry does not learn at the same pace, retain information as readily, or participate as fully as one who is nourished.

This is why meal provision is part of what the Cape Wine Auction Trust's partner network funds across the Cape Winelands: delivered in schools and after-school programmes during the school term.

When you bid at the auction, support it as a donor, or choose to sponsor the work, this is part of what the proceeds address.

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📸 Courtesy of: The Lunchbox Fund

The Cape Wine Auction does important work in the Cape Winelands, supporting education and upliftment projects that create real opportunities for communities connected to the wine industry.

At South Africa Wine, we know that building a strong and resilient value chain goes far beyond the product itself. It’s something we, together with the industry, work on every day and forms part of our objectives for the future of South African wine.

We’re proud to see our CEO, Rico Basson, and Christiane von Arnim, CEO of Warwick Wine Estate, appointed as trustees of the Cape Wine Auction Trust. We know they will bring valuable knowledge and industry experience to the role, helping the Trust continue to do impactful work and touch many lives across the Winelands.