This Cabernet Merlot is deep purple in colour, an intensely fruity wine with cherry on the nose, followed by flavours of blackcurrant and ripe red berry on the palate. Some of the wine was aged in French oak and this gives a bit of extra flavour to the finished wine.

The wine is made from selected vineyards in the Western Cape where the bracing Benguela current brings cool breezes - perfect conditions for making fresh, flavoursome wines.

Serve at room temperature as an aperitif or match with beef short ribs and other braised beef dishes.

Suitable for vegans.

Suitable for vegetarians.

A pure expression of Cabernet Sauvignon, with bright blackcurrant fruit characters and a touch of fresh raspberry. Medium-bodied and silky smooth.

Suitable for vegans

Suitable for vegetarians

This wine is Organic

Stellar is one of South Africa's largest organic wine producers and is the leading ethical wine brand in the UK. Founded by the Rossouw brothers in 2000, Stellar is a passionate and innovative winery, continually pushing the boundaries of winemaking whilst keeping ethical, social and environmental principles at the heart of everything they do. Stellar are the world's top producers of no added sulphur wines, the purest expression of organic winemaking. The vineyards are patrolled as organically as possible assisted by Indian Runner ducks, which act as natural pest removers. Stellar is Fair For Life certified and the Stellar Foundation is committed to improving the life of its vibrant worker community.

A medium to full bodied wine with flavours of dark fruits, floral flavours of violets, cigar box augmented by toasty oak. The wine has a fruity nose with a lot of earthiness coming through. It has a lovely rich mid mouth texture, and a long fruit driven finish with medium tannins.

Fermented with Bordeaux yeast strains in tank with French oak staves, and completed malolactic fermentation and maturation on staves for 4 months.

Try with Beetroot risotto.

Suitable for vegans

Suitable for vegetarians

Painted Wolf Wines is a quality boutique family business producing a range of commercially appealing specialist wines. They work with grape growers in various appellations in South Africa. Making wine from organic and sustainably farmed grapes, and donating around 4% of annual turnover to African wild dog (Painted Wolf) conservation is at the core of their company philosophy. 

A fresh, clean and balanced blend with guava and melon notes.

A lovely yellow golden colour, the Chenin provides the guava fruit character on the nose and the Sauvignon Blanc the body, length and slight grassiness on the palate.

Suitable for Vegans

This wine is organic and Fair for life.

Stellar is one of South Africa's largest organic wine producers and is the leading ethical wine brand in the UK. Founded by the Rossouw brothers in 2000, Stellar is a passionate and innovative winery, continually pushing the boundaries of winemaking whilst keeping ethical, social and environmental principles at the heart of everything they do. Stellar are the world's top producers of no added sulphur wines, the purest expression of organic winemaking. The vineyards are patrolled as organically as possible assisted by Indian Runner ducks, which act as natural pest removers. Stellar is Fair For Life certified and the Stellar Foundation is committed to improving the life of its vibrant worker community.

A fresh, dry wine made in the Western Cape. The wine is dry with classic baked apple and zippy citrus aromas with soft, delicate apple fruit on the palate well balanced by crisp acidity. Extended lees contact gives this great value wine some real weight and character.

A great partner to grilled fish, chicken and salads.

Made from South Africa's signature white grape, this Chenin Blanc is a rich wine with guava, apple and ripe melon flavours and a long lingering finish.

The wine is made from selected vineyards in the Western Cape where the bracing Benguela current brings cool breezes - perfect conditions for making fresh, flavoursome wines.

Suitable for vegans.

Suitable for vegetarians.

Serve chilled as an aperitif or match with spicy Thai salad or sweet and sour pork.

 Rich and full - flavoured balanced, with refreshing acidity, the wine offers beautiful flower and honey aromas on the nose with a refreshing zesty acidity on the palate.

Organic and Fair for life 

Suitable for Vegans. 

Stellar is one of South Africa's largest organic wine producers and is the leading ethical wine brand in the UK. Founded by the Rossouw brothers in 2000, Stellar is a passionate and innovative winery, continually pushing the boundaries of winemaking whilst keeping ethical, social and environmental principles at the heart of everything they do. Stellar are the world's top producers of no added sulphur wines, the purest expression of organic winemaking. The vineyards are patrolled as organically as possible assisted by Indian Runner ducks, which act as natural pest removers. Stellar is Fair For Life certified and the Stellar Foundation is committed to improving the life of its vibrant worker community.

With abundant fresh, citrus and tropical fruit on the nose, this a beautifully balanced wine which just leaps out of the glass. A hint of oak lends a degree of complexity and texture and layers of fruit and straw linger on the palate. 

The Leeuwenkuil grapes were tank fermented using natural yeast and blended with a smaller portion of barrel-fermented wine from old vines in Wellington. 

Great with chicken served with a creamy mushroom sauce, or pea and broad bean risotto.

Suitable for vegans.

Suitable for vegetarians.

Painted Wolf Wines is a quality boutique family business producing a range of commercially appealing specialist wines. They work with grape growers in various appellations in South Africa. Making wine from organic and sustainably farmed grapes, and donating around 4% of annual turnover to African wild dog (Painted Wolf) conservation is at the core of their company philosophy. 

Vibrant and aromatic with delicious generous fresh apricot, white peach and hints of passion fruit on the nose. A creamy palate with real fresh fruit flavours, fleshy just picked apricots as well as some white pepper notes. A bright and well balanced wine from the Western Cape.

Drink on its own or with grilled prawns.

A complex, richly flavoured sparkling wine with aromas of green apples and citrus. Hints of lime are also evident along with notes of toasted bread and hazelnuts The palate is rich and creamy, textured with an explosive acidity and lasting, elegant finish.

The grapes were hand harvested in the cool early morning, than whole bunch pressed. The wine was blended and bottled and then aged in bottle for approximately 36 months, then it was released for sale. 

Enjoy this on its own or with oysters, sushi and other delicate seafood dishes.  

Top 100 Wines Best Value Sparkling Wine winner - The Wine Merchant

2022 Best Value Sparkling Trophy - Wine Merchant Top 100.

Lots of medals won 

Bright ruby red. The nose is compact with brooding red fruit and spicy wood. The palate is round and supple with red fruit flavour accented by spicy wood. It is a deeply satisfying wine.

Great with robust dishes such as ratatouille or braised beef shanks.

Suitable for vegetarians

Suitable for vegans

Painted Wolf Wines is a quality boutique family business producing a range of commercially appealing specialist wines. They work with grape growers in various appellations in South Africa. Making wine from organic and sustainably farmed grapes, and donating around 4% of annual turnover to African wild dog (Painted Wolf) conservation is at the core of their company philosophy. 

 Bright yet earthy aromas of blackcurrant leaf and black pepper with subtle plum and black cherry flavours. Smooth mouthfeel with a long warming finish.

Organic and Fair for life.

Suitbale for vegans.

Stellar is one of South Africa's largest organic wine producers and is the leading ethical wine brand in the UK. Founded by the Rossouw brothers in 2000, Stellar is a passionate and innovative winery, continually pushing the boundaries of winemaking whilst keeping ethical, social and environmental principles at the heart of everything they do. Stellar are the world's top producers of no added sulphur wines, the purest expression of organic winemaking. The vineyards are patrolled as organically as possible assisted by Indian Runner ducks, which act as natural pest removers. Stellar is Fair For Life certified and the Stellar Foundation is committed to improving the life of its vibrant worker community.

A bright, vibrant wine with spicy red berry fruit such as blueberry and mulberry, exotic spice and creamy vanilla, evident ripe tannins and a long finish. This wine drinks well young but will improve over the next 6 to 8 years, gaining more complexity. 

The grapes were hand-picked into small baskets and taken to the cellar. A portion was fermented in open bins and hand-punched four times a day. The rest was fermented in a rototank. No commercial yeast was used as these grapes ferment well with their own yeast. The wine matured in a mixture of French and American oak barrels for 14 months. Approximately 30% was new wood.

Recommendation Deeply flavoured dishes. Peking duck, sweet & sour Pork belly, mushroom risotto.

Suitable for vegans

Suitable for vegetarians

Awards:   Decanter Medal Silver        Platter's South African Wine Guide 4.5 stars

Painted Wolf Wines is a quality boutique family business producing a range of commercially appealing specialist wines. They work with grape growers in various appellations in South Africa. Making wine from organic and sustainably farmed grapes, and donating around 4% of annual turnover to African wild dog (Painted Wolf) conservation is at the core of their company philosophy. 

Offers astonishingly pure notes of mocha and ripe strawberry on the nose. Well balanced, its round character is lifted by a light acidity on the finish.

Suitable for vegans

Suitable for vegetarians

This wine is also Organic

Stellar is one of South Africa's largest organic wine producers and is the leading ethical wine brand in the UK. Founded by the Rossouw brothers in 2000, Stellar is a passionate and innovative winery, continually pushing the boundaries of winemaking whilst keeping ethical, social and environmental principles at the heart of everything they do. Stellar are the world's top producers of no added sulphur wines, the purest expression of organic winemaking. The vineyards are patrolled as organically as possible assisted by Indian Runner ducks, which act as natural pest removers. Stellar is Fair For Life certified and the Stellar Foundation is committed to improving the life of its vibrant worker community.

This is a deep, ruby coloured, concentrated red blend shows prominent aromas of dark cherry, blackcurrant and vanilla. On the palate cinnamon, sweet spice and ripe, juicy dark fruit together with a firm tannin structure, ensures good length and an enduring finish.

Grapes were harvested at optimal ripeness. After de-stem, they were cold soaked for two days to extract more fruit character and enhance colour. The wine was inoculated with specially selected yeast strains and fermented until dry. Free-run juice was racked to barrel where it underwent malolactic fermentation. The wine was then racked from the lees and returned to barrel for 18 months of maturation.

Recommendation This wine can be enjoyed on its own or with a variety of flavourful meat dishes. 

KWV is one of South Africa's leading wine and spirit producers, with an impressive international reputation and history. Its new owners brought in a winemaking team led by Wim Truter. With its 72 growers in every region of the Western Cape, it has unrivalled access to all of South Africa's wine regions, and they champion both South African classics and off-beat varieties as well as employ innovative methods such as producing sulphur-free wines using honey bush and Rooibos tea bark. KWV is amongst the Top 50 World's Most admired wine brands as per the Drinks International 2019 report.

94 points Greg Sherwood MW

"Wonderfully seductive aromatics of violets and lilac, lush ripe red and black berry fruits and a creamy, bruléed top note of brown toast and roasted coffee beans. The palate texture is simply drop dead gorgeous with a cool, fleshy, dreamy harmony of tart black plum, black cherry, black currant, salty black liquorice and a subtle leafy sapidity on the finish that adds plenty of interest."

Available while stocks last.

Classic aromas of nettle and lemon zest with a palate of taut citrus fruit, green pepper and a touch of minerality.

Great with fish, sushi and asparagus salad

A ripe fruity red produced in the Western Cape. With plenty of dark fruit flavours and black pepper notes on the palate and a good firm finish.

Great with barbecue food, burgers and sticky spare ribs.

Only available while stocks last.

This elegant blend pays homage to the great wines of the South of France in a wholly original way that superbly showcases Swartland's potential. The Cinsaut fruit crafts this into a softer, more open style than a single varietal Shiraz. Plum and sweet red berry fruits are tempered by a little spice and weight in the mouth. The result is a wine that is harmonious and easy.

 Serve with meat, game, duck, goose, pasta and cheese.

Suitable for Vegans.

Suitable for vegetarians.

Only available while stocks last.

Shiraz is a lively rich wine; full-bodied with a subdued smokiness on the nose and a palate of ripe fruit and interesting spice. Well-balanced and smooth, the aftertaste lingers with the exciting flavours of chocolate and spice. 

Suitable for Vegans.

Suitable for vegetarians.

A ripe full bodied wine from the Western cape with a wonderful lifted perfume nose with bright raspberry and crushed blackcurrant and a touch of savoury gaminess. Smooth with a long full finish.

A great partner to rich savoury red meat dishes such as lamb or a gutsy bean casserole.

 A spicy and delicious concentrated wine, with savoury notes of blackberries, black pepper mixed with jasmine and spice on the nose. Whilst the palate has flavours of stewed stone fruits, fruitcake and spices ending on a savoury note with a hint of white pepper and integrated tannins.

Organic.

Suitable for vegans. 

Stellar is one of South Africa's largest organic wine producers and is the leading ethical wine brand in the UK. Founded by the Rossouw brothers in 2000, Stellar is a passionate and innovative winery, continually pushing the boundaries of winemaking whilst keeping ethical, social and environmental principles at the heart of everything they do. Stellar are the world's top producers of no added sulphur wines, the purest expression of organic winemaking. The vineyards are patrolled as organically as possible assisted by Indian Runner ducks, which act as natural pest removers. Stellar is Fair For Life certified and the Stellar Foundation is committed to improving the life of its vibrant worker community.

An exotic wine with a bouquet of ripe peach, jasmine and vanilla cream. Lovely hints of oak on the palate which is full of flavour and leads to a long, satisfying finish.

The wine is made from a single mountainside block - one of the highest in the Western Cape at 700 metres. The yields are low at just 6 tonnes per hectare.

Suitable for vegans

Suitable for vegetarians.

Painted Wolf Wines is a quality boutique family business producing a range of commercially appealing specialist wines. They work with grape growers in various appellations in South Africa. Making wine from organic and sustainably farmed grapes, and donating around 4% of annual turnover to African wild dog (Painted Wolf) conservation is at the core of their company philosophy. 

2018 was a drought year but cool weather allowed slow ripening and good fruit concentration.

Vinification:  Whole bunch pressed, settled and cooled.

Recommendation Mild curries, roast pork with mustard and apple sauce, creamy seafood dishes, washed rind cheese.

Awards Platter's South African Wine Guide 4 stars National Wine Challenge Double Silver