It seems that production only really started in the mid-1970s, with the Basson family, who farmed at Die Slot in Perdeberg planting one of the first vineyards in 1972.
Kubonakala kwanga umkhiqizo wathoma kwaphela phakathi kweminyaka yabo-1970s, yathoma emndenini wakwa-Basson, abawutjala e-Die Slot ese-Perdeberg ngokuthi kutjalwe enye yeemvino yokuthoma ngabo-1972.