Steamed seafood, paprika-spiked potatoes, roast goose

Chilled but you can keep it out of the fridge once it's open

Hubby to the ‘H’ in pH, is but one of many monikers for Thinus Krüger – cowboy, maverick, rock star are just a few of the others. Big hair, big moustache, big ideas and big adventures are the hallmarks of his pioneering project, named after a Norwegian ship that attempted to sail to both the North & South Poles. He’s headed to the edges of the winemaking map to find what vineyards lie over the next horizon, resulting in audacious and unusual wines that make the world feel like the good place it should be.

This baby comes from the only Grenache Gris vineyard in South Africa and Thinus is the only one making it in an orange skin contact style!

Place: Voor Paardeberg, South Africa
Grape: Grenache Gris
Style: Melty gummy goodness
Ingredients: Grapes + SO2

This baby loves food, especially on the spicy spectrum – from gentle curries through to Sichuan

Cool as a cucumber

Hubby to the ‘H’ in pH, is but one of many monikers for Thinus Krüger – cowboy, maverick, rock star are just a few of the others. Big hair, big moustache, big ideas and big adventures are the hallmarks of his pioneering project, named after a Norwegian ship that attempted to sail to both the North & South Poles. He’s headed to the edges of the winemaking map to find what vineyards lie over the next horizon, resulting in audacious and unusual wines that make the world feel like the good place it should be.

It’s a weirdo white because a) it’s non-vintage (usually a blend of 2 vintages) – which is pretty unusual for this kind of wine; b) It includes a bit of Chenel which is a crossing of Chenin and Trebbiano created in South Africa that pretty much nobody but Thinus thinks is cool and c) it’s from a vineyard where only 3 people produce grapes!

Place: Citrusdal Mountain, South Africa
Grape: Palomino, Chenel and Muscat
Style: Weirder white
Ingredients: Grapes and a pinch of SO2

Roast white meats, stinky cheeses, spicy fried foods

No need for this baby to be ice cold.

She makes her own range of natural cosmetics, runs a boutique travel agency and makes banging wine. Alongside Paul Jordaan, assistant winemaker at Sadie Family Wines (you may have heard of them…), Pauline Roux crafts one of the most exciting Chenins coming out of South Africa.

What exactly is the artwork on the label? Apparently, it’s a representation of the many decisions made and elements that go into making a great bottle of wine.

Place: Paardeberg, Swartland, South Africa
Grape: Chenin Blanc
Style: Rich and racy
Ingredients: Grapes + just a tiny splash of SO2

Thai green curry, Manchego, good company

Chilled but no need to be icy cold

Just unpacking the name of the brand gives you a sense of how proprietors Martin & Welma Smith view the world. Atlas, the titan of perseverance, tasked with holding up the sky represents how very seriously they take their commitment to protecting the lands on which they grow their grapes. It also speaks to the maps on which the terroirs they work with are laid out. Swifts, one of the fastest and most aerial of the bird species, represents their nimble exploration to find said terroirs. The project, which on the surface, focuses on site-specific Chardonnays from distinctive places scattered across the Western Cape of South Africa, carries with it so much more than just beautiful wines of exceptional texture (Martin is the KING of texture! – Cami). It carries with it the dreams of some of the most authentic souls we have the pleasure to know.

Martin & Welma see Atlas Swift as an opportunity to raise their young children in an environment where work can be fuelled by passion, where the land and the importance of protecting it, is paramount. They are shaping the next generation to be conscious and responsible for the unique place they hold in the world.

We love how each of the four very different places that Martin & Welma source their Chardonnays show up in this wine – there’s sea salt from the Cape South Coast, ripeness from warm Wellington, elegance from Robertson and bracing acidity from the high-altitude Cedarberg.

Place: Western Cape, South Africa
Grape: Chardonnay
Style:  Best of five worlds
Ingredients: Grapes + limited sulphur

Sushi and any other fresh sea-side inspired fare

Chilled, just like the vineyard it comes from

Just unpacking the name of the brand gives you a sense of how proprietors Martin & Welma Smith view the world. Atlas, the titan of perseverance, tasked with holding up the sky represents how very seriously they take their commitment to protecting the lands on which they grow their grapes. It also speaks to the maps on which the terroirs they work with are laid out. Swifts, one of the fastest and most aerial of the bird species, represents their nimble exploration to find said terroirs. The project, which on the surface, focuses on site-specific Chardonnays from distinctive places scattered across the Western Cape of South Africa, carries with it so much more than just beautiful wines of exceptional texture (Martin is the KING of texture! – Cami). It carries with it the dreams of some of the most authentic souls we have the pleasure to know.

Martin & Welma see Atlas Swift as an opportunity to raise their young children in an environment where work can be fuelled by passion, where the land and the importance of protecting it, is paramount. They are shaping the next generation to be conscious and responsible for the unique place they hold in the world.

You really can taste the ocean on this one! The vineyard, which is about 8km from the sea, has really high levels of sodium (salt) and potassium in the soil, which Welma believes is the secret to that minerally (think of rocks along the shore), salty character in the wine.

Place: Cape South Coast, South Africa
Grape: Chardonnay
Style: Saline yet sultry
Ingredients: Grapes + limited sulphur

Lemon butter sole, Hainan chicken rice, mac & cheese

Chilled but no need to be icy cold

Just unpacking the name of the brand gives you a sense of how proprietors Martin & Welma Smith view the world. Atlas, the titan of perseverance, tasked with holding up the sky represents how very seriously they take their commitment to protecting the lands on which they grow their grapes. It also speaks to the maps on which the terroirs they work with are laid out. Swifts, one of the fastest and most aerial of the bird species, represents their nimble exploration to find said terroirs. The project, which on the surface, focuses on site-specific Chardonnays from distinctive places scattered across the Western Cape of South Africa, carries with it so much more than just beautiful wines of exceptional texture (Martin is the KING of texture! – Cami). It carries with it the dreams of some of the most authentic souls we have the pleasure to know.

Martin & Welma see Atlas Swift as an opportunity to raise their young children in an environment where work can be fuelled by passion, where the land and the importance of protecting it, is paramount. They are shaping the next generation to be conscious and responsible for the unique place they hold in the world.

It’s the most Chardonnay-y of the range – showing that dreamy buttery oaky side of the grape, more because of the kind of soil it’s grown on than the use of oak (try the Cape South Coast Chardonnay to compare – it’s made the same way!). Limestone & Chardonnay are a match made in heaven – one that gives us some of the world’s most beloved (and often, expensive) Chardonnays.

Place: Robertson, South Africa
Grape: Chardonnay
Style: Pretty & plush
Ingredients: Grapes + limited sulphur