Verdelho

Great accompaniment with seafood, especially salmon and sea trout. Slow roasted pork loin or a typical Cape Malay Curry

This Verdelho vineyard was planted in 2015 and is situated on the banks of the Gamka-river. Planted in old clay river bed soils, the vines produce low yields. Micro irrigation is used during dry stages of the season. Vines are Perold trellised and row direction is east–west, to reduce direct sunlight exposure and thus preserve maximum natural acids and fruit flavours.

Once the fermentation is completed, the wine is racked and kept on its fine lees in 3rd and 4th fill barrels for 12 months before bottling.

Grapes are harvested towards the end of January and early in the day to keep the grapes as cool as possible. Grapes are crushed and separated from the skins immediately after which the juice is cleared and cool fermented.

De Krans Wine Cellar is situated along the upper reaches of the picturesque Gamka River Valley in Calitzdorp in the Klein Karoo. The rich and long history of the farm dates to 1890, when it was bought by the Nel family. The current cellar was built in 1964 by Chris Nel and his brother Danie. The first Portuguese grape variety in Calitzdorp was planted in 1973 at De Krans by a twist of fate. Chris Nel, father of Boets & Stroebel Nel, intended to plant Shiraz, which turned out to be Tinta Barocca, when the newly planted vineyard started bearing grapes in 1976! Since 1985 other classic Portuguese varieties, such as Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Amarela and Souzão, have been planted. De Krans is widely known as one of the leading producers of port-style wines, as well as one of the most innovative cellars in South Africa. De Krans was the first in South Africa to produce a Touriga Nacional as a dry red wine, made the first Pink Port-style wine, as well as the first Moscato perlé wine in South Africa. De Krans has recently been awarded for its innovation, winning the Most Innovative Wine Award for the De Krans Espresso, as well as for the De Krans MCC at the Michelangelo International Wine Awards.