How much? R39;
Where? Groenland Estate on the Bottelary Hills 27 (0)21 903 8203;
Why? Oom Kosie Steenkamp is a God-fearing Boer of the old school and when he greets you, he doffs his hat. Don’t be alarmed by the giant Great Dane if you visit the neat tasting room behind the pool.

The hound of Groenland

This fresh and zingy dry white is equal parts grass, lemon and lime in the flavour department and is excellent current drinking. Kosie has shipped 3600 bottles to the UK and there have been no complaints. An honest wine at an honest price and as VS Naipaul notes in A House for Mr. Biswas, looking at green calms you down, as does drinking green wine on Greenland estate.

Rating: ****

*****: Greenland
****: New Guinea
***: Borneo
**: Madagascar
*: Robben Island