Mischa
Mischa  is the latest ‘hot’ property in the cape producing top quality Shiraz. Mischa Farm has been in the Barns family for three generations, bought after WW2 by Kelpie Barns and his wife, ballet dancer Yvonne Blake. They ran a mixed farming operation and in the late sixties Kelpie started to graft vines on a small scale. Around this time the bordering farm of Eventide was also purchased. Their son John further developed the business to what is today one of the Cape’s leading ‘stokkies’ nurseries.
Grapes produced on the farm were delivered to one of the local co-ops but John always harboured a secret desire to make his own wine. However, the ambition had to lie dormant for many years as the pressures of running a successful nursery operation and extensive vineyards consumed the time. Meanwhile the third generation was gradually maturing in the shape of three sons: Andrew, Gareth and Shaun. Andrew joined the team with the ambition to make wine and made his first vintage in 1996. A new cellar was constructed for the 2000 vintage.