This 113ha property in the cool, maritime, Walker Bay area is just behind the old fishing village of Hermanus and was founded by Anthony Hamilton Russell in 1994. The wines are named after the rare Southern Right whales, which frequent the cool South Atlantic Walker Bay, 3 kilometres from the vineyards. With each bottle sold, Southern Right Cellars makes a contribution to Southern Right whale conservation. The wine shows wonderful balance of forward fruit and minerality with a generous complexity to complement the wine’s natural varietal citrus fruitiness.

A lovely blend of Grand and Petit Manseng – native to the Jurancon region of South West France - and Chardonnay with a little Sauvignon Blanc resulting in a grapefruit –charged mineral wine which recently was voted top IGP(Vin de pays) in the UK. The richness of the Chardonnay is balanced by the fresh citrus quality of the Manseng and a very light touch of oak. Exceptionally good value for what is quite a complex and food friendly wine.

Pinotage is a red wine grape unique to South Africa produced by crossing Pinot Noir and Cinsault. It produces deep red wines with smoky, brambly earthy flavours. This wine is 100% hand-harvested Pinotage grapes and aged in French oak for 14 months. Expect a deep and intense garnet colour, a nose of ripe cassis and smoky flavours fusing almond and chocolate aromas. The palate is full round with ripe, chewy tannins and coffee, cherry, tobacco and liquorice notes. Balanced acid and a firm finish with lingering sweetness.

All the sweet dark cherry fruit and a whiff of vanilla and sweet spices from the American oak barrels in which it ages combine to make this pleasing Zinfandel. It‘s not a blockbuster style – but fresher, balanced and no more than mid-weight, making it a prospect for a mid-week supper without ruinous consequences for the next day. It will cope with hot and spicy food very well.

This Jurancon is just amazing! An organic wine from the south of France, this has fresh, full fruit with mouthwatering acidity, fantastic length and balance and has just become my new favourite white!

A beautifully made wine from high altitude vineyards in Tupungato. This is an oak-free Chardonnay given a long, cool fermentation in steel to conserve the grape's character. Low yields give great concentration of flavour. Very impressive.