south african wine
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South Africa has been producing some terrific wines for over four hundred years with the first vineyard planted by Jan Van Riebeeck in sixteen fifty five, he was the governor at the Cape, it was unsuccessful until the sixteen seventies when the yard was taken over by a chap called Simon Van der Stel. Van Der Stel was well versed in cultivating the necessary ingredients for wine and made good wine from his first attempt. In the next ten years the South African wine industry caught fire and headway was made with gusto. This was largely thanks to the French Huguenots who settled and brought with them a wine culture not known in South Africa before. Remember wine has been made for around seven thousand years with the French making some of the best.
Today wine in South Africa is a thriving wine producing country with many great wines. York Wines have some great examples readily available for you to order via our online facility which allows you to order wine from your home to be delivered to your home.
Brampton is a Sauvignon Blanc which noted of gooseberry, the Chinese fruit Lychee, asparagus and passion fruit. It is a lovely expressive wine which is fresh and easy to drink, maybe a bit too easy. The quality is very high and stands up very well against sauvignon blancs from New Zealand. This wine goes particularly well with fish, any sea food and poultry, try it you might like it.
If you would like to find out more about wines form South Africa and the one we have to offer in particular just give us a call and we will be happy to offer hints and tips on what is hot.