5 Great Avant-Garde Wines That Show You The New South Africa

Some outstanding and much talked about wine producers in South Africa at the moment make wine that are different from what you normally would expect from this country. They make small quantities and they are based in lesser-known regions. They have a penchant for cinsault and chenin blanc, two of the original Cape grapes. They prefer to work with old vines and always with very few additives. Some would call their wines natural wines. But more importantly, they make wines with character and personality.

We have tasted wines from two of these young, innovative and ambitious South African wine producers. Our first contact with these producers was through their Swedish importer called Wine Rebels. Read more about them and their view of what’s happening in South Africa right now in our previous article here on Forbes: A New Generation Of ‘Rebel’ Wines From South Africa.

Some outstanding and much talked about wine producers in South Africa at the moment make wine that are different from what you normally would expect from this country. They make small quantities and they are based in lesser-known regions. They have a penchant for cinsault and chenin blanc, two of the original Cape grapes. They prefer to work with old vines and always with very few additives. Some would call their wines natural wines. But more importantly, they make wines with character and personality.

We have tasted wines from two of these young, innovative and ambitious South African wine producers. Our first contact with these producers was through their Swedish importer called Wine Rebels. Read more about them and their view of what’s happening in South Africa right now in our previous article here on Forbes: A New Generation Of ‘Rebel’ Wines From South Africa.


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