Raka Winery was named after the beloved fishing boat of Piet Dreyer, proprietor of Raka wines. Raka stems from the Afrikaans poem by N.P. van Wyk Louw, about an African tribe being threatened by Raka, half man half beast and as black as the night. Piet took this name as his brand when he ventured, with equal passion, into winemaking – hence the slogan: born of the sea, guided by the stars, blessed by the earth.