Although not a newcomer to the wine industry, it was only in 2002 that Pat Busch and his family started making handmade red wines in their vintage wine cellar outside Robertson in the Western Cape.

In 2001 Pat Busch converted and restored some old outbuildings and the “Rusticus” Vintage Wine Cellar was born. The Busch family restored antique wine making equipment and machinery in an attempt at making wines the traditional way, with minimum involvement from modern technology.

More recently, Pat Busch’s youngest son Stephan Busch has taken over the wine making and management of the Rusticus Vintage Cellar and looks forward to producing outstanding quality from this boutique winery.

Visitors to the cellar can literally ‘step back in time’ when enjoying a cellar tour at Rusticus, whilst the host explains how the various pumps and antique equipment are used in the process.

The name ‘RUSTICUS’ is a latin word meaning “of” or “belonging to the land”. This ancient translation embodies our inspiration and philosophy to handcraft fine natural wines following traditional methods.