Born in Cape Town as the brainchild of two young travellers, Charlie & Walker, on the hunt for adventure and an opportunity to make a difference in the world. Lubanzi is a collaborative enterprise - one with a story of community, of partnerships, and of the path less travelled.
We’re named for the wandering dog, Lubanzi, who followed us for 6 days & 160km us trekking across the Wild Coast, and who by some stroke of luck, brought this all to life…
Our wines hail from the rugged & iconic Swartland - the low-lying, coastal hub of SA’s offbeat and progressive wine industry. Our focus is on crafting unique, minimal intervention & fairly produced wines that punch far above their weight.
Social Responsibility
We believe that people are every bit as important as the product. In that spirit, we’re proud to be a Fair For Life Fair Trade Certified© & B Corp Certified business, ensuring that human rights are safeguarded at every stage of production, workers enjoy good and fair working conditions and farmers receive a fair share.
We believe in the responsibility of those in agriculture to be stewards of the Earth, and we take steps to ensure environmental sustainability throughout our supply chain. From only working with farms that are Integrity & Sustainability Certified© to labelling all of our bottles with 100% TreeFree© labels, to being a certified 1% For The Planet business to offsetting our carbon emissions via Climate Neutral, we’re focused on doing what we can to minimize our impact on the planet.
Most importantly, we believe in the balancing of purpose and profit, and in the importance of using business as a force for social good. Lubanzi is built as a social enterprise, and we’ve pledged 50%
of our net profits to back the Pebbles Project, an NPO that works with low-income families who live and work on wine farms throughout the Cape Winelands, changing lives by providing resources and improving access to high-quality health care & education.
