Benefiting from cool nights and sea breezes to facilitate an extended growing season, the vines for Aloe Tree Shiraz hail from specific vineyards in the increasingly fashionable west coast of the Cape and result in perfectly balanced, ripe grapes. The extra warmth and climate in this area help develop a […]
Vibrant Pinotage, the South African grape variety, here packed with black fruit – blackberry, black plum, blueberry – overlaid with a scattering of spice.
“Wine geeks in need of an everyday wine” is how the MAN family story started back in 2000. With high-standards and struggling to find wine they could afford, the 3 friends behind ‘MAN’ (their wives’ initials) decided to do something about this gap in the market and simply make wines […]
Floral notes with a complex medley of tropical fruits, mingled with subtle lime and gooseberry undertones. The palate is balanced and rich, showing cut green apples with great minerality and texture. Sophie te’Blanche, a nickname given by those including our workers, who can’t pronounce Sauvignon Blanc, is the inspiration behind […]
Thorne & Daughters is widely acknowledged as one of the forerunners of the ‘New Wave’ wine movement in South Africa. Since 2013, John and Tasha Thorne-Seccombe have been producing innovative wines sourced from selected growers across the Western Cape. In the early 2000s, winemaking took the couple around the world, […]
Farmed sustainably with the aim of moving to organic viticulture in the future, Gabriëlskloof wine estate is located near the Bot River, east of Cape Town. Here, prevailing southerly winds from the nearby Atlantic Ocean moderate temperatures and create a mesoclimate perfectly suited to low-yielding vineyards for quality grapes. ‘Rosebud’, […]
Driven by a desire to make individual, superb quality wines with exceptional character The Drift wines are carefully crafted by winemaker Bruce Jack using only grapes grown on the farm. The Drift specialises in red wine from various varieties and vineyard sites on the farm. The vineyards planted are in […]
A delicious example of young Cabernet Franc. Rich red fruit flavours abound, blackcurrants, cherries and plums. Undertones of warm spice and tobacco. Velvety soft tannins, sumptuously smooth and a very fruit driven experience. This wine is typically South Africa, friendly and inviting and accessible.
A wonderful, rich and appealing wine made from 60-year-old vines in the up-and-coming Swartland region of the Western cape. Shiraz thrives in this region with its ancient mix of soils; granite, shale, and sandstone with vineyards also tempered by the effects of the nearby Atlantic Ocean. Winemakers add about 30% […]
Produced by Chris and Andrea Mullineux, the Kloof Street wines represent balance, freshness and superb value. They act as the perfect starting point for discovering the Swartland’s wines. It is immediately evident in the glass that as much care goes into these wines as Mullineux’s Single Terroir Syrahs and Chenin […]
Founded by Chris and Andrea Mullineux in 2007, Mullineux is one of the most lauded wineries in South Africa, having been named ‘Winery of the Year’ five times by the Platter Guide (in 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2023). Chris and Andrea chose the town of Riebeek-Kasteel, just west of […]
Crafted by Chris and Andrea Mullineux, the Kloof Street wines represent balance, freshness and superb value. They are the perfect starting point for discovering Swartland wine and as much care goes into making them as Mullineux’s Single Terroir Syrahs and Chenin Blancs. The philosophy remains the same. You can produce […]
At 420m above sea-level, set high above the picturesque Elgin Valley Andrew Gunn founded Iona. It is here overlooking the Atlantic ocean that he has secured some of the coolest vineyards in the Cape. In a country where cool climate vineyards are like gold dust, these vineyards are veritable nuggets. […]
Ken Forrester Wines can trace their heritage back to the 17th Century when the farm lands were granted around the same time that the settlement at Stellenbosch was first built. Sparkling wine from South Africa, creamy and delicate but bubbling with apple, pear and quince.
No oak Cinsault from the red sandstone north of Clanwilliam, 500m altitude. Natural fermentation and nothing added. Only love and sulphur. This delightful South African Cinsault presents an enchanting combination of herbal and floral notes, redolent of fragrant roses, with a satisfying burst of ripe red cherries on the palate.