The story of SUSARA

begins long before a single vine was planted in Napa. It begins in South Africa, where our family spent generations working the land. This connection to place was in the soil and in the stories passed down over time.

When we left South Africa to build a life in California, we brought that legacy with us. The values, the connection to the land, and the quiet pride in growing something lasting—that remains at the core of everything we do.

SUSARA is named for our family’s matriarch, and for her grandmother before her. It is a name that speaks to strength, grace, and the legacy of generations.

- Barend and Sarie Venter

Thinus and Rika Venter, South Africa, 19??

This wine is our tribute to where we come from and all that continues to grow from it—an expression of our roots, in new soil.

Thinus and Ebba Venter, Napa, California, 2024