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In
1932, first-generation Mauritius-born Edward Clark Oxenham
founded the company that bears his name, and started producing
wine from imported raisins.
The smallness of the market, the island’s plantation
economy, and Edward Clark Oxenham’s untimely death
in 1948 did not make things easy for the Company, which
first survived, and then slowly began to prosper, by sheer
dint of hard work and perseverance.
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Edward
Clark Oxenham and Company Personnel with Distribution Vehicles
at the Port Louis Factory
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Turning Point
The key
turning point for both Mauritius and the Company came in the
1960s,when the country’s economy began to diversify
into export-oriented manufacturing industry, and the Oxenham
family’s first full-fledged oenologist graduated from
the university of Dijon in France.
Today, the family counts no fewer than three oenologists,
all from the university of Dijon.
Key
Dates and Developments
| 1964 |
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The
Company starts producing wine from pure grape-juice concentrate
of such noble varietals as Cabernet Sauvignon and Cinsault,
imported from various parts of the world. |
| 1982 |
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The
Company starts importing and distributing wine from South
Africa, as Sole Importers and Distributors of Bellingham
wines. |
| 1985 |
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The
Company starts importing and distributing wine from France,
as Sole Importers and Distributors of Antonin Rodet wines. |
| 1987 |
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The
Company obtains its Distiller Bottler licence and starts
producing brandy, rum and other spirits. |
| 1988 |
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The
Company starts importing and distributing Scotch whisky,
as Sole Importers and Distributors of Whyte & Mackay. |
| 1989 |
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The
Company moves from its old and now rather cramped premises
in Port Louis to its new headquarters along the Saint
Jean - Phoenix motorway. |
| 2000 |
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The
Company obtains its ISO 9002 certification. |
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