Stellar Heaven on Earth Sweet White half Bot

A stunningly good sweet white wine that is unique to the Western Cape. Muscat of Alexandrie grapes (known locally as Hanepost) are dried to raisins on a bed of organic Roubos Tea known since the time of the San for its medicinal qualities. During the drying process the fragrance of Rovilios tea infuses the grapes. They are then gathered, put through a crusher and soaked in their own concentrated grape juice to rehydrate them. The mash is then pressed and a sauterne yeast added for fermentation in oak casks. The resultant nectar, a marriage of ripe Muscat and Rooibos has the scents and flavours of apricot honey and exotic fruits.

£5.85

Datasheet color: white country: South Africa region: Northern Cape

Stellar Organics Winery

Stellar Winery is situated 275 km north of Cape Town on the road to Namibia. The winery makes use of a semi-arid climate, unrivalled refrigeration capacity and extensive in-house engineering skills to produce modern, Fairtrade organic wines. The cellar processes upwards of 5 000 tons of organic grapes from farms straddling the northern boundary of the Olifants River wine region and Namaqualand. This is an area famous for its spring flowers and is also the only semi-arid Biosphere hotspot in the world. Working closely with the farms, our Winemaker, Dudley Wilson, often `pushes the edges of the envelope` in order to produce wines that surprise and delight. People Stellar Winery was the first organic vineyard and cellar operation to receive the highly sought after Fairtrade accreditation. Fairtrade companies undertake to empower economically disadvantaged workers and ensure that a fair price is paid for the product along the whole supply chain. Both farm and cellar staff are [continues...]

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