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December is synonymous with long queues, full malls, crazy traffic, and dinner roasting in the oven at home. To make life a little easier, we’ve curated a special ‘Feastive’ wine pack that pairs swimmingly with your favourite holiday dishes. Other highlights this week include the Brut Nature from Champagne Drappier, our 2-piece Gabriel-Glas gift sets, which are always in hot demand, and Trizanne Signature Wines Sondagskloof White 2021 – best suited to fine cuisine and good company. For the Champagne obsessed, join us in Cape Town and Johannesburg to explore the exciting category of Grower Champagnes.
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Drappier Brut Nature NV
R 715 PER BOTTLE
There's something visceral and savage about the Drappier Brut Nature NV that refreshes and brings chiselled focus to your glass. It’s 100% Pinot Noir and showcases the terroir succinctly, as it has zero added sugar and is strikingly pure. This is a serious, structured wine from start to finish from Drappier – the world's first carbon-neutral Champagne house and one of the region's most innovative.
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Gabriel-Glas 2-Piece Standard Gift Set
R 495 PER SET
Get or gift the greatest universal wine glass, Gabriel-Glas, in a nifty 2-piece Standard gift pack for only R495. When switching from Champagne to Chenin to Syrah to Port during lunch or dinner, this is the only wine glass you'll need! ‘An absolute delight to use ... I urge you to test drive one as soon as possible,' enthuses Bob Campbell MW.
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Trizanne Signature Wines Sondagskloof White 2021
R 400 PER BOTTLE
The Sondagskloof White 2020 is a special wine, made from Sauvignon Blanc, with 50% skin contact for complexity. Its effortless fruit concentration, textured palate and lingering finish are typical of the Sondagskloof region. This is an impressive follow-on from the maiden release, with 95 points from Tim Atkin, 96 from Christian Eedes, and now 95 from Platter’s.
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Grower Champagnes: Artisans & Terroirists
7 & 8 Dec, CT & JHB – R 750 per person
Grower Champagnes produce terroir and variety-expressive wines, highlighting the beauty of single-vineyard bottlings. Offering superb value and fascinating, contrasting styles, they demand our attention. 'The future of Champagne has already begun, but the best is yet it to come,' writes Stephan Reinhardt of the Wine Advocate. Come and celebrate the end of the year by exploring the nuances of these small-batch Grower Champagnes.
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Wine Cellar Insiders' December 2022 ‘Feastive’ Pack
R 1,145 PER PACK – FREE DELIVERY
Kick-start your brunch with the thirst-quenching L'Ormarins Brut Classique NV. For lunch, pair the pithy 2020 Terrasses Ventoux Blanc from Pesquié and the Roodekrantz 1983 Old Vine Chenin 2021 with roast chicken or peri-peri wings straight off the grill. From Winemag's Winery of the Year, the Coterie Grenache Syrah 2021 will make sunset sipping with a charcuterie board a must, while the juicy 2018 Crianza from Torre de Oña is the perfect partner for your gammon. Finish with the Fino del Puerto NV from Emilio Lustau, which will shine alongside pistachio or almond tart.
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Play today’s Winedle
Try our vinous take on a popular word game. Guess the wine-related word in a limited number of turns, and challenge your friends to do better. Our wine recommendations may provide a clue.
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