Summergate officially established a partnership with Bellingham Winery from South Africa and became the exclusive agent in China.

Bellingham is a long-established and pioneering winery under the DGB Wine Group in South Africa, with a history dating back to 1693. In 1943, Bernard Podlashuk acquired Bellingham Winery. With unique innovation and pioneering spirit,  he replanted the winery's vineyards and eventually developed into a very well-known local winery.

Podlashuk was the first winemaker to make a single variety of Syrah in Cape Town, paving the way for the South African wine industry to achieve international success in Syrah varieties and is known as the "Father of South African Syrah".

Summergate Fine Wines & Spirits is a leading importer and distributor into mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.

“As an internationally well-known wine brand, Bellingham is warmly welcomed by Summergate. In response to the rapid growth of South African wine in China recent years, our customers have high expectations of the full range of Bellingham wines. It is expected that this new partnership will bring a new experience of premium South African wine to Chinese consumers and make the Bellingham brand to shine in the Chinese market.” commented Berny Yang, Summergate’s General Manager of Greater China.