A wine is not just alcoholic grape juice. It's the climate, the terroir, the vines, the grapes, the volume, the farmers, the care of the land, the harvesting, the pressing, the cellaring, the bottling, the winemaker, … And because of all these variables, not all wine is created equal.

Large scale wineries will give you consistency across vintages, continuous availability, and ample volumes of those wines that you know and love. While these aspects are desirable in many instances, the romance of artisan winemaking is what we are after.

Small batches, made from grapes selected from specific vineyards and hand-picked at the perfect ripeness for what the winemaker had in mind for the final product. Wines that are influenced by the climate and weather conditions during that specific vintage. No additives to try mask those variations in weather, climate and harvest that characterised a particular year. Wineries and winemakers who adapt to the circumstances that their vines and grapes have been subjected to, and know how to use those variables to create unique wines that are the most ideal reflections of their inception.

It's those wines that we want to offer you here. Wines that tell the story of their creation in the glass. Made by small, independent wineries who bottle not only wine, but also their heart and soul with it. By getting these wines delivered straight to your door, you will help us support those vineyards, wineries and winemakers who need it the most. You will help us preserve the artisanal craftsmen of one of South Africa's oldest agricultures and help us maintain the incredible growth that this industry has seen over the past years. Covid-19 lockdown regulations have hit the hardest at these independent wineries. We want to do everything we can to help them survive, in order to preserve the core of South Africa's wine heritage.