Our story

Why the Cape

Wine has been made here since 1659. The catalogue starts in the Western Cape, and Wine of Origin is treated as a fact.

What Decanta does

Find a wine, keep a note, and learn about the grapes, region and farm behind it. The record is the beginning.

Good for the Cape

Decanta is operated by Decanta (Pty) Ltd (registration number 2026/837168/07), Cape Town. Write to brandon@decanta.co.za. Personal information is handled under POPIA. See the privacy notice.

In 2022, wine tourism contributed R9.3 billion to the South African economy and supported 40,108 jobs (Economic Value of Wine Tourism, I&M Futureneer Advisors; Wines of South Africa industry footprint, June 2026, citing SAWIS). The wider wine and brandy industry supported 270,364 jobs that year (FTI Consulting macro-economic impact study for 2022, published by South Africa Wine).