Douglas Green began his business with the purchase of the Forrer brother's Stukvat liquor business in Paarl's main road in 1938. Recognised as South Africa's first true negotiant wine producer, he bucked conventional wine trends and ignored regionalism in favour of quality and price. Traversing the Cape winelands seeking out first-rate vineyards and cellars, he sourced grapes and wine to blend in his top quality range of wines.

Douglas Green began his business with the purchase of the Forrer brother's Stukvat liquor business in Paarl's main road in 1938. Recognised as South Africa's first true negotiant wine producer, he bucked conventional wine trends and ignored regionalism in favour of quality and price. Traversing the Cape winelands seeking out first-rate vineyards and cellars, he sourced grapes and wine to blend in his top quality range of wines.

This wine shows typical grass characteristics on the nose but is fruity and crisp on the palate, showing notes of tropical fruit flavours.

The fruit for this wine was picked early to retain a good level of lemon acidity. Winemaker Kobus strives to make this wine in as 'natural' and uncomplicated way as possible. It is an elegant, fruity Chardonnay with fresh green apple flavours. The palate is full-bodied and complemented with a lingering nutty aftertaste.

To create this fresh and deliciously vibrant, aromatic and dry wine, they cleverly harvested an early picking of Sauvignon Blanc to maximise citrus flavours and then a week later, they had a second picking of riper and more intense grapes to add tropical fruit flavours. The combined blend results in a white that is lively and finely balanced. Flinty mineral notes backed by ripe green figs and grapefruit on the palate make this a cracker of a wine.

The Western Cape, including Paarl, provides some of South Africa's best Chenin Blanc. Backsberg strive to capture, lemony crispness and green apple fruit flavours, whilst retaining an array of aromatic characters. This fantastic example has ripe fruit, tempered by finely balanced acidity to give a mouth filling, yet refreshing palate, which has a lingering finish.

New winemaker Alicia Rechner took over the reins here, and this is her first vintage, having joined the Seidelberg outfit in December 2009. Having made wine internationally,she has come back to South Africa & this idyllic estate, founded in 1680 on the southern slopes of the Paarlberg, and now owned by German émigré Roland Seidel. There's excellent weight and depth of crisp apple and lemon flavours in this minerally-fresh Sauvignon. Lovely with fresh crab.

From one of South Africa's original wine farms comes this fruity, well-balanced and full bodied wine, distinguishable by its exotic mango and honey aromas. The palate has a core of tropical fruit flavours with hints of nuts and honey, the result of weekly lees stirring in a process called 'battonage', which allows for greater richness in the wine.

Established in 1941, Robertson have grown to become South Africa's third largest wine brand. This Pinot Noir is sourced from the east-facing vineyards of Prospect Farm, an established vineyard located in a fairly cool part of the Robertson Valley. An unoaked Pinot Noir, with an emphasis on fresh fruit flavours. The aromas are of predominantly of youthful cherry and strawberry. Light and supple on the palate. An ideal partner for light pasta dishes, mildly spiced couscous or grilled chicken.