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A few close friends were hanging out, enjoying each other's company, and sipping wine when the narrative of MAN family wines started. They made the decision to begin making wine in small batches on the weekends because they had that disposition. They had day jobs and a background in wine, so this grew into a weekend activity.
The friends chose to name their project M for Marie, A for Anette, and N for Nicky because their wives were curious about what was taking up all of their time. Their ability to identify quality fruit sources, add value to the bottle, and sound business judgement have all contributed to the venture's financial success.
In a little more than ten years, what began as a very small production business done purely for fun, has expanded to 175,000 cases. The Agter-Paarl region, which has historically been the source of bulk wine grapes, is where most grapes come from.
A third of the farmers in that area now supply grapes to MAN Vintners, who oversees the vineyards, under long-term contracts. The mission of MAN Vintners is to produce top-notch wines that can be consumed every day. They overdeliver with a fruit forward style.
Dry-farmed Chenin Blanc thrives in the Mediterranean climate, deep soils and bush-vine vineyards of the region Only free-run juice is used (no pressing of the grapes), to preserve its clean and natural character, refreshing acidity and delicious ripe fruit flavours It's bursting with flavour, and is a mouth-watering Chenin Blanc with intense tropical fruit flavours offset by a vibrant acidity
