Delicious export quality cherries.

A tribute to Val Mazinter

Cherry’shing Val’s Legacy

Our darling mom Val was not only the heart and soul of our family, but also a driving force behind our cherry business. Her dedication and passion for delivering export-quality cherries was truly remarkable, and she did so in collaboration with Klondyke Cherry Farm for over 40 years.

We are delighted to share with you that we continue to deliver the same mouthwatering cherries that she took pride in. We are committed to upholding the high standards of excellence that she set. Expect the same luscious extra-large and extra-extra-large cherries you've come to love.

History of the Cherry Lady

Cherries were always Val Mazinter’s favourite fruit and for about 8 weeks each year, from November to January she sold the best, export quality cherries to friends, family, neighbours and cherry lovers on the Atlantic Seaboard from her home in Fresnaye, Cape Town.

It all started 43 years ago with a family excursion into the country to pick cherries in Ceres. Picking cherries was not as easy as it looked and what started out as a fun and exciting adventure, soon turned into hard work in the baking hot sun and ended with tired, whiny children and sticky hands.

It was then that Val decided to approach the farmer and arrange for weekly deliveries of cherries to Cape Town.

Initially, it began as a service to close family and friends, but soon grew into an annual labour of love, supported by not only local customers, but caterers, delis, restaurants and holidaymakers who heard about the “Cherry Lady” on Clifton or Saunders Beach. People stopped her everywhere to ask about cherries and she made cherry friends wherever she went. Some customers even asked her to courier boxes of her export quality cherries to them in Plett, Hermanus and as far a field as Johannesburg.

Val passed away in January 2023, just as the cherry season was coming to an end. So, in honour of her memory and her undying love for cherries, we decided to keep the cherry train rolling. 

Expect the same luscious, export-quality cherries you've come to love. We're super excited about the season ahead - it promises to be a bumper one and we can't wait to serve you with the same passion that Val instilled in us. We're here to make this season as awesome as ever.