MEERLUST, beyond the Rubicon

191pp.,  b/w & colour illus., hardback, Jonathan Ball, Johannesburg, 2025

ISBN: 9781776194650

A history of Meerlust Wine Estate, located in the Stellenbosch wine district. The Myburgh family have tended the land for over three centuries and seven generations, and have made it into one of the country’s most respected wine estates.

The well-known Rubicon red Bordeaux blend was first made in 1980 by Nico Myburgh and  Italian-born winemaker Giorgio Dalla Cia.

Emile Joubert is a marketing consultant in the wine industry. He is the author of So byna blou, a collection of short stories, and Krummels in my koffer, stories oor kos en plekke.