By Luddite

WHITE | BUTTER, BABY
A little serious, this one. It has plenty of heart and so much to share

WHAT WE TASTE
White peach,honey blossoms, almond

PERFECT PAIRING

Mild curries and Thai food

TEMP CHECK

To really see what this one is about, take it out of the fridge and crack the crown cap about 10 minutes before serving or just lose the ice bucket.

ABOUT LUDDITE

A dope-smoking political anarchist meets an upstanding young goody-goody sportsman at a mutual friends 21st 35 years and 3 kids later, they are the family behind Luddite Wines. After a few years abroad, Niels and Penny returned to South Africa and found their plot of land in Bot River. Niels had a definite plan as to how he wanted to make wine and Penny knew that she wanted to farm as green as possible. Everything had to be about the wine. No intervention, no shortcuts and staying true to only bottling what, hand on heart was the best.

OUR FAVE THING ABOUT THIS WINE

This little babe of a blend includes Chenin, Viognier and Fum Blanc which is just a fancy way of referring to the style in which the Sauvignon Blanc is made – partly on skins and partly in barrel. Not one for doing anything just for the sake of being fancy, winemaker Niels rationale here is that he just cant bring himself to put the varietal on one of his labels.

THE TECHNICAL STUFF

Place: Cape South Coast, South Africa
Grape: Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, Smillon
Style: Rich but racy
Ingredients: Grapes + a splash of sulphur (as little as possible!)