This prestigious red wine is a tribute to Wellington. Its powerful fruity flavours and rounded complexities romantically linger on. A Taste of Victory! His excellency, the Duke of Wellington, proudly invites you to taste - and be conquered! Wellington, a town resting in the heart of the beautiful Cape Winelands, was once known as "The valley of the Wagonmaker". This town was renamed in Honour of the Duke of Wellington in 1840. Courageous as a British soldier, the Duke conquered Napoleon Bonaparte becoming the legendary hero of the battle of Waterloo. A Historical Victory!