Vigneron, Bernhard Bredell, hails from a long lineage of winemakers, rooted in the rich wine-farming heritage of the Lower Helderberg region in Southern Stellenbosch. With over 160 years of family legacy in wine cultivation, Bernhard proudly represents the seventh generation of winemakers in the Bredell family. Bernhard’s vision is dedicated to honoring the ancient dry-farmed bush vines meticulously tended by generations before him. The name ‘Scions of Sinai’ epitomizes a deep reverence for both the land and their familial heritage. ‘Scion’ holds a dual significance, symbolizing the tender shoot of a young vine and the lineage of generations past.
The Gramadoelas is a Grenache Blanc from a vineyard in the Klein Karoo. This is the only wine of Scions of Sinai that is not Stellenbosch WO. Bernhard has been involved with the vineyard over a number of years and decided to release a single vineyard wine from it for the first time in vintage 2019. This single vineyard was planted in 2009 on schist and shale derived soils of the Klein Karoo (close to Meiringspoort), between hills of a continental arid climate at 450m altitude.