BLANC FUMÉ

Seafood extravaganza, lemongrass pork chops, green papaya salad

Keep it coooool

Khayelitsha, located on the fringes of Cape Town, is a sprawling township a hangover from the Group Areas Act of the Apartheid regime. Lindile ‘Lindi’ Ndzaba, who was born and raised, and still lives in Khayelitsha is looking to transform the narrative of wines in South Africa. In a country where the vast majority of citizens don’t have access to transport to visit wine farms or the money to spend in expensive city restaurants or bars – he realised he needed to bring fine wine culture to his community, and by doing this also start shifting the mind-set of wine for consumption to wine for appreciation. Good wine he believes should be available to all South Africans and not just the privileged. And so, with the help of his long-time friend, Ewan Mackenzie he sourced small-batch wines from across the Cape and launched Khayelitsha’s Finest Wines.

The vision of KFW is to see the townships develop and have their own resources to produce products without outsourcing. Not only does Lindile aim to grow his business internationally, he also wants to encourage the community to work together to further the mindset of “supporting local brands.” He aims to continually provide jobs and, in essence, fight unemployment in the community of Khayelitsha.

We love that the team at The Fledge Wine Co. who made the wine searched all over South Africa’s coolest coastal regions to source the perfect mix of ultra-classy Sauvignon Blanc for this baby. She sure is classy.

Place: Cape Agulhas, Walker Bay & Elgin, South Africa
Grape: Sauvignon Blanc (but made in oak!)
Style: Salty sophistication
Ingredients: Grapes + minimal sulphur