Alto Wines
Alto is a farm with a rich history, befitting its status as one of the iconic estates of the Western Cape Winelands. The first title deeds date back to 1693, but it was only in 1919 that the farm was given over entirely to vineyard.
In 1983 Hempies du Toit took ownership, a man as famous for his exploits on the rugby field as in the wine cellar.
With the turn of the century came a new winemaker in Schalk van der Westhuizen, who further cemented Alto’s reputation in South Africa and abroad.
In 2015 he continued the Alto tradition of passing the baton down through the generations, with his son Bertho van der Westhuizen becoming only the fifth winemaker in Alto’s long history.
