Seven Sisters Vineyards

In her quest to change the destiny of, and build a legacy for, the Brutus family, Vivian Kleynhans started the Seven Sisters wine brand in 2005. Vivian and her six sisters, however, realised that to truly reach their dreams they had to find a home for their business where they could grow and maintain their vineyards. They approached the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform and in 2009 they were awarded 8,7 hectares of land in Stellenbosch. The seven Brutus sisters and their baby brother, who grew up in a small fishing village called Paternoster, situated on the outskirts of Cape Town, left the tranquillity of their sleepy town at a very early age when the family was evicted from their home. They yearned to return but were not able to do so given the unfavourable circumstances of the time. Twenty years later, the sisters reunited to create fine wines and launched their Seven Sisters range. Since being awarded land the family, under Vivian’s guidance, have turned the barren piece of land into a wine farm. In 2013 they established their own vineyards which resulted in them also producing their own Brutus Family Reserve range.