Est. 2026 · Brits & the Umko Valley, South Africa
A South African citrus house built on rare Rex oranges from Brits and made in the Umko Valley. Single-orchard, vintaged, classified.
The Belief
Citrus carries terroir. Bitterness is sophistication. Sunlight has flavour. These are the working assumptions of the house.
We are not preserve makers chasing a trend. We are citrus obsessives building something meant to last — classified, vintaged, and made one disciplined jar at a time.
The Origin
A deliberate two-region house. The fruit's character is grown on the Highveld; the marmalade is made in the subtropical quiet of the KwaZulu-Natal hinterland.
Deep in the hinterland of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, the Umko Valley is where Magalies is made. Subtropical warmth, river-valley calm and an unhurried pace — the conditions for slow, open-pan cooking and the patient skim discipline that clarity demands. This is the kitchen of the house, and the heart of where the work happens.
Thick-skinned and heavy with peel oil, grown in the Magaliesberg near Brits. Concentrated bitterness and aromatic lift no European house can source. The varietal at the centre of the range.
Altitude, hard light and dry warmth thicken the peel and deepen the oils — the same conditions that built this country's wine reputation, turned toward citrus.
The Range
The inaugural Magalies line — from the everyday flagship to limited, experimental jars. Each is single-orchard and vintaged. Reserve any of them below.
The first release is made in limited allocation. Choose your jars and we'll confirm your reservation and the dispatch date by return.
The Craft
A winemaker and a citrus grower on the team. We treat set, clarity and bitterness the way an estate treats tannin and acid — and we log every batch.
Medium cut, bright oils, elegant bitterness. The everyday flagship.
First-press peel, single harvest, named orchard block. Vintaged.
Top cut from the best block in the best year. Numbered and signed.
Restrained, experimental, allocation only. Where we take the risks.
Quietly, in the background, we are building toward the Dalemain World Marmalade Awards in Cumbria — the world's only global championship. A category win by 2031 is the standard we hold every jar to. But the marmalade comes first; the medals can follow.
The House
Four people, each carrying one discipline the house depends on.