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A perfumed nose of plums, black cherries, violet and paprika. Medium- to full-bodied with lovely ripe red and black...
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750ml
Bottle: $16.50 $18.33
The 2021 Secateurs Red has a lovely nose with brambly red fruit, an attractive floral note emerging with time. The...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $10.90 $12.13
Made from a blend of Cabernet and Syrah, the 2021 The Curator Red Blend offers a fresh nose of red fruit with a spicy...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.45
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The 2017 Arboretum Bordeaux Blend is a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. This...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $31.94
12 bottles: $31.30
Composed of 38% Grenache, 36% Syrah, 10% Cinsault, 9% Carignan and 7% Pinotage, the 2020 Elpidios comes from 12...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.92 $21.68
6 bottles: $19.52
Beautifully perfumed with notes of violets, cherry liquor, blueberries, and herbs/fynbos. An intricately constructed...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.08 $14.82
12 bottles: $11.40
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750ml
Bottle: $11.00
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.94
12 bottles: $13.66
This is a medium-bodied, blended red wine made for family and friends. These vineyards are all farmed organically.
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Red
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Bottle: $21.24 $23.60
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750ml
Bottle: $17.94 $19.20
A touch reductive on the nose, this medium-bodied red features flavors of baked black plum, bitter cherry, smoke and...
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Red
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Bottle: $17.94
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This seductive blend of Southern Rhône varieties has a perfumed nose of violets, spice and purple fruit. The medium...
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Bottle: $20.40
6 bottles: $19.99
This Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend, with 25% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc, is complex and intriguing. It boasts a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.15 $21.28
12 bottles: $17.58
A fragrant, medium-bodied red, offering hints of bay leaf, warm spices and chocolate that accent crushed cherry and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $86.95 $90.00
A complex and layered nose of blackcurrants, plums, red cherries, rosemary and pine cone. Medium- to full-bodied with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.02 $37.80
12 bottles: $32.49
Broad and open-knit, this harmonious red integrates fine tannins with a fragrant overtone of cured tobacco, featuring...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.94
12 bottles: $14.64
Made with a 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Cinsault, 11% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc, the 2020 The...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.83 $26.48
12 bottles: $21.28
Flavours of black fruit, lingonberry, blackcurrant leaf, and a touch of pine resin with nice roast meat notes on the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.93 $21.20
Ripe, full, fleshy red fruit character on the palate and nose. This Is an attractive, fruit-forward style, but it's...

Hondarrabi Zuri Primitivo Red Blend Schioppettino South Africa 750ml

As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.


Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored foods.

Situated on the very tip of the African continent, South Africa has proved itself over three centuries to be an ideal location for producing a wide range of wines. Benefiting from something not dissimilar to a Mediterranean climate, with long, hot summers complemented by both Atlantic and Indian Ocean winds, the grapes which grow on the valleys, mountainsides and plains of this fascinating country can ripen to their fullest capacity, producing wines packed full of fruity flavors and an array of interesting and enticing aromas. As a former colony, South Africa has long since been home to a range of different nationalities, who each brought something of their wine culture with them. As such, many European grape varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Riesling and others have been given time to flourish in South Africa, allowing the country to develop a diverse group of wine types which are proving increasingly popular around the world.