kwv official corporate logo for kwv pty ltd south africa type public limited company industry wine spirits & beverage founded 8 january 1918 ; 98 years ago 1918 01 08 founder dr. charles kohler headquarters paarl south africa key people andre van der veen ceo website homepage kwv south africa pty ltd is one of the leading wine and spirits producers in south africa and has a distinguished heritage celebrated around the globe of product innovation and exceptional brands . these include roodeberg kwv wines & kwv brandies and laborie . 1 the entrance to la concorde kwv head office in paarl south africa history edit kwv is one of the leading wine and spirits producers in south africa 2 it was founded as a winemaking co operative on 8 january 1918 by wine makers from the western cape in south africa with dr. charles kohler as its chairperson . 3 the name ko peratieve wijnbouwers vereniging van suid afrika is afrikaans for co operative winemakers society of south africa but today kwv represents a well known global wine and spirits brand producing a large portfolio of products . 4 the purpose of kwv from its inception was to create unity amongst the wine farmers of south africa and to ensure continuous improvement in the quality of south african wines and brandies . from the early 1920s the co operative was granted increasing legislative control over the production sale and export of south africa s distilling wine and spirits 5 which allowed the body to experiment with innovations in the industry which aided its development . the organisation also invested a great deal in the promotion of south african wine and brandy both locally and abroad . kwv s legal hand over the industry was lifted with the end of apartheid in 1990 and subsequent change in government and in 1997 converted from a co operative to a company structure . 6 in 2004 kwv negotiated the south african wine industry s largest bbbee deal with phetogo pty ltd attaining 25 1 % shares . for the first time kwv products entered the local market with its branded wines and brandies having previously only been available to international consumers . 6 today kwv forms a subsidiary of niveus investments part of the hci black empowerment investment group and is the only south african producer listed on drinks international s most admired wine brands global register . 7 the kwv headquarters and main production complex are situated in the cape winelands in paarl . references edit kwv corporate site . kwv pty ltd south africa . retrieved 12 march 2015 . van zyl d 1999 . they shaped our century the most influential south africans of the twentieth century . south africa human and rousseau . pp. 399 403 . van zyl d.j. 1993 . kwv 1918 1993 . south africa human and rousseau . p. 17 . about us . www.kwv.co.za . retrieved 10 december 2013 . van zyl d.j. 1993 . kwv 1918 1993 . south africa human and rousseau . p. 26 . a b history . www.kwv.co.za . retrieved 10 december 2013 . world s most admired wine brands pdf . http www.drinksint.com . drinks international . retrieved 10 december 2013 . external link in work help external links edit kwv website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kwv south africa pty ltd & oldid 651763746 categories companies established in 1918companies based in cape townsouth african winewineries of south africawine industry organisationspaarlhidden categories cs1 errors external links navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages deutsch svenska edit links this page was last modified on 17 march 2015 at 10 36 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view