5/6/2026
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST


Location: DACOR Bacon House, 1801 F St NW, Washington, DC 20006

Join DACOR for a wine tasting evening featuring a selection of Thelema Mountain Vineyards wines. The tasting will be led by Thomas Webb, owner of Thelema Mountain Vinyeards,  a family owned and managed wine estate, part of the spectacular Simonsberg Mountain range in Stellenbosch, South Africa and home to Thelema and Sutherland wines. The tasting includes whites, reds and a muscat from Thelema and paired tasting plates.

In 1983, after abandoning his accounting career in Durban to become a winemaker, with the help of his wife’s family, the McLean’s, Gyles Webb bought Thelema, thus starting the beginning of a family legacy. The manor house was restored and the first wines under the Thelema label were released in 1988. By the mid 90’s Thelema’s wines sold out within a month after release, making it one of the most sought-after wine estates in South Africa. The Webb family describe Thelema as “one of the most beautiful places on earth”. As Thelema in Stellenbosch continued to flourish, Gyles embarked on a search for an additional property in order to establish a second vineyard. In 2002, the Webb family purchased an idyllic farm with an undulating landscape, in the cool Elgin region, creating ideal grape growing conditions.

The Thelema label vineyards are situated on the South Easterly side of the Simonsberg Mountain with elevations 530m above sea level with mainly south-facing slopes, possessing some of the highest elevations in Stellenbosch. The high altitude and the rich red soils are ideal for premium quality wine grape production. The Sutherland label vineyards are 9 km off the Atlantic Ocean, in the Elgin Valley, with altitudes of 140 to 250m above sea level. Due to this proximity, ideal cool climate conditions are created.

The event will begin at 6 pm with a social period. The presentation will begin around 6:30 pm.