Just In: Platter’s Latest 5-Star Wines
The launch of Platter’s was a wonderful occasion hosted by fifth-time Winery of the Year, Sadie Family Wines. We were struck by the excellence and overall sense of resilience as South African wine continues to increase its quality offering. With 259 wines and Cape...
Rosé De Saignée – Drappier’s ‘Classy Pink Champagne’
Everyone should have this 100% Pinot Noir Brut Rosé de Saignée from Drappier on their tables this season. A rare type of rosé Champagne, Pinot Noir grapes are macerated and kept on their skins for three days to extract colour, flavour and tannin before being pressed....
Cape Fine Brandy – Undervalued and Underappreciated
The Cape’s brandies are the finest on the planet, regularly winning the best accolades at prestigious international drink awards. But despite their sensational quality and global recognition, they seem to be underappreciated and undervalued. By law, SA brandies are...
R. López De Heredia: ‘A Rioja Time Capsule’
If you only want to buy from one more producer this year – buy López de Heredia. Their wines are mystical, ethereal and bloody delicious. And the value for these preciously and perfectly aged wines is second to none. Visiting them earlier this year solidified their...
Rare Single Cask Brandies Go Under the Hammer
We are proud to announce the Strauss & Co Cape Fine Brandy Auction, closing on 18 November 2024. The online-timed sale features a definitive collection of the rarest and most exceptional aged Cape Fine Brandies, from the depths of South Africa’s greatest...
Restless River Main Rd & Dignity: SA’s Most Unique Cab
From the oldest Cabernet vineyard in the Hemel-en-Aarde, planted in 1998, comes the most unique Cabernet Sauvignon in South Africa. 2021 was an amazing vintage for the Restless River Main Road & Dignity. Extended hangtime created an abundance of ripe, dark fruit...
Vulpes Chama Chenin 2023 – World-Class & Extremely Limited
Nuschka de Vos launched Vulpes Chenin 2022 last year and the wine sold out in record time. The excellence tracks on in this release. South Africa is producing world-class Chenin and the 95-point Chama Chenin Blanc 2023 is right up there with the best of them. Having...
Riesling – ‘The Greatest White Wine Grape’
Wine Cellar is delighted to offer three electric Rieslings from three legends: the historic 13th generation estate, Trimbach; the biodynamic pioneer and Riesling whisperer Clemens Busch; and a cult producer with only four hectares under vine, Willi Schaefer. Riesling...
Sensational Single Vineyards – Chapoutier’s Sélections Parcellaires
Chapoutier’s Sélections Parcellaires are made from the finest old vines in the Rhône Valley. They’re so sought-after that the 2021 vintage release sold out swiftly in the UK, with the importer ‘pleading for a few more cases’, noted Jancis Robinson. A biodynamic...
‘The Drink of the Summer is an Icy-Cold Glass of Dry Sherry’ – WSJ
From the chalky soils of Jerez in Southern Spain and the Palomino white grape that grows there, we bring you the ultimate summer picnic party wines – Fino and Manzanilla sherries. These are sensational food wines with their saltiness and super...
