The dream had been lingering in the minds on the Brink family for many decades and the talents had always been obvious; in 1918 old Grandpa Brink had been asked by Groot Constantia to become their winemaker, but the time was not yet right. Their strong desire to do their own winemaking was eventually put into action with Ernst (Grandpa Brink’s son) sending his two sons to study more concerning this expertise.