Nashik valley wine farming imported grape plant varieties of Chenin blanc, Sauvignon blanc and Zinfandel and planted them in the land owned by his family. In 1997, Kerry Damskey, a leading wine maker from California's Sonoma Valley (the largest wine producer in the Wine Country region) provided the expertise for crushing of wine grapes. The first wine came to be marketed in March 2000 under the trade name "Sula". Several other farmers joined him in propagation of this effort. The wine magazine the "Sommeliar India", reported that Nashik Valley Wine was first marketed by Sula in 2000. The grape varieties raised in the
South African wine easy access to irrigation which makes bulk wine production of high yield varieties commonplace. The Robertson district is located closest to the river along alluvial soils and the occasional calcium-rich outcrop of land. The average annual precipitation is generally below , making irrigation essential. Temperatures during the summer growing season are normally around . The Bonnievale ward is the most notable sub-region of Robertson, noted for its Chardonnay and Shiraz wines. The Worcester district is responsible for more wine than any other wine region in the country with one fifth to one quarter of the entire South African yearly wine