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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $21.36 $22.48
12 bottles: $17.48
Peachy and floral on the nose with wild strawberries and a creme patisserie note. Bright and creamy mouthfeel....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.07 $16.75
12 bottles: $12.35
A bright, well-knit white, with chive blossom and graphite notes serving as fragrant accents for apricot, pink...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.34 $14.82
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White
750ml
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.01
12 bottles: $18.62
The wine is aged in stainless steel to maintain the true characteristics of the varietal. The result is a crunchy and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.34 $15.09
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750ml
Bottle: $15.00
12 bottles: $11.12
The wine is brilliantly clear with green tinges. There is an abundance of tropical aromas on the nose with floral and...
White
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
The nose is open and expressive with notes of lemon, limes, granadilla and blackcurrant.The palate is concentrated...
White
750ml
Bottle: $13.94
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The Sauvignon Blanc 2022 was fermented in stainless steel tanks and left on its lees for four months before bottling....
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $26.94
12 bottles: $26.40
Chalk, biscuit, dried lemon, grapefruit and pineapple on the nose. Medium-bodied with sharp acidity and fine bubbles....
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $18.94 $20.40
• 55% Chardonnay & 45% Pinot Noir. • Sourced from Graham Beck’s Robertson Estate Vineyard and hand-selected...
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $20.40
12 bottles: $19.99
• 58% Pinot Noir & 42% Chardonnay. • Sourced from Graham Beck’s Robertson Estate Vineyard and hand-selected...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $18.36 $20.40
A dense and flavorful white with cooked apples, lemons and hints of pie crust. Layered and delicious. Drink now.
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $26.94
12 bottles: $26.40
A fresh and fruity sparking wine with a light cherry and lemon character. Medium body, fresh acidity and a lean,...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $26.94
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Aromas of ripe lemons, golden apples, almonds and honeysuckle. Medium- to full-bodied with creamy texture and fine...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.08 $14.82
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750ml
Bottle: $15.11 $15.91
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750ml
Bottle: $13.65 $15.17
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750ml
Bottle: $17.91
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750ml
Bottle: $19.84 $20.88
12 bottles: $15.05
We’ve been in pursuit of a delicious South African wine for an eternity. Persistence paid off, as this little gem...

Champagne Blend Melon de Bourgogne Sauvignon Blanc South Africa 750ml

The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.

One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.


Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.

The green skinned grapes of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal had their origins in Southern France, where they are still widely grown and used for many of the excellent young and aged white wines the region is famous for. Today, however, they are grown in almost every wine producing country in the world, and are widely revered for their fresh and grassy flavors, full of tropical notes and refreshing, zesty character. Sauvignon Blanc grapes thrive best in moderate climates, and ripen relatively early in the year. This has made them a favorite for many wineries in the New World, where they can still produce healthy and high yields in the earlier part of the summer before the temperatures become too hot. Too much heat has a massively adverse effect on Sauvignon Blanc, as the grapes become dull in their flavor, and the wine produced from them loses all its unique character and high points. As such, Sauvignon Blanc farmers have had a lot of trouble from global warming and climate change, as they are being forced to harvest their crops increasingly earlier in the year when it is cool enough to do so.

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.