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.