What is Wine?
Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are major factors in different styles of wine.
Cheap Wines In South Africa
Boekenhoutskloof The Wolftrap Red
2018 Bellingham The Bernard Series Small Barrel S.M.V. Shiraz – Mourvedre – Viognier
2020 Boekenhoutskloof Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon
2018 Domaine du Pelican Arbois Trois Cepages
What is considered cheap wine South Africa?
10 great wines under R100
- DMZ CHENIN BLANC 2016, R69
- DELHEIM OAKLEAF WHITE 2016, R69.
- HARTENBERG RESERVE COLLECTION CHARDONNAY 2015, R99
- KLEINE ZALZE SHIRAZ 2015, R74
- LA MOTTE MERLOT 2015, R79.
- DIEMERSDAL RESERVE COLLECTION MERLOT-MALBEC 2015, R79
- BEYERSKLOOF RESERVE COLLECTION PINOTAGE 2015, R74.
Why is wine cheap in South Africa?
To put it simply, SA pricing rewards yield over quality – much like the American wine industry immediately following prohibition. Over the last 15 years in South Africa, 37% of primary grape producers have disappeared (WOSA). The number of producer cellars have dropped by 31% (WOSA).