In 1969, former Nederburg cellarmaster Günter Brözel created South Africa’s first noble late harvest from botrytis-infected grapes, which he called Edelkeur.

As legislation at the time did not permit for wines with a residual sugar this high to be sold, special permission was obtained to sell the wine on auction, and so the Nederburg Auction was born, with the debut event held in 1975. It was also the birthplace for a South African platform to showcase the best, rare and special in South African winemaking.

This coming Friday and Saturday marks the 37th year of this auspicious event. View more comments from Günter, current Nederburg cellarmaster Razvan Macici, and several other producers participating in this years event, in the clip below.