Western Cape - South Africa (White Wine)

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The palate is rich and exotic, with a titillating acidity which comes from the Sauvignon content.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood food pairings would be roasted vegetables (especially butternut, grilled line fish, thyme-roasted chicken and soft cheeses). Fabulous on its own as well!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Andries Burger, wine maker at Paul Cluver Estates, came to visit us in Devon a couple of months ago, he brought with him some sample bottles of the first release of a new project that he and Paul Cluver had started over a year ago. The principals behind slowine, as Andries explained, are very much the same as those enshrined in the mission statement of Slow Food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded by Carlo Petrini in Italy in 1986, Slow Food is an international association that promotes food and wine culture, but also defends food and agricultural biodiversity worldwide. 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