Newton Johnson Family Vineyards
Newton Johnson Vineyards is owned and managed by the Newton Johnson family. The farm is based in the upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley near the seaside town of Hermanus, an hour and a half’s drive out of Cape Town. This is a popular tourist destination, famous for some of the most spectacular land-based whale watching in the world, lush indigenous fynbos, a floral kingdom, home to 1500 species and exclusive to the Cape, mountain walks and bike trails. It is not only home to this special family but, in the words of famed wine critic Neal Martin, “to some of the best Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs you will find in the Capelands”.
Gordon and Nadia Newton Johnson are the husband-and-wife winemaking team, with experience of over 30 vintages between them. Growing up around some of the Cape’s leading edge winemakers as family friends, Gordon was immersed in the culture but only followed it closely after university. Having finished an economics degree his more artistic leanings led him to explore wine as a creative medium. Having been hooked he was largely self-taught before taking over the reins of winemaking at Newton Johnson in 1999.