Obscura Amber

This wine pairs excellently with a variety of dishes. Its balanced acidity and complex flavour profile make it a suitable companion for poultry, pork, veal, and vegetarian dishes.

Obscura Orange is made from Chenin Blanc from Darling, Sauvignon Blanc from the Amos Block on our farm in the Swartland and Semillon from darling.

This maturation on the skins helps in the extraction of tannins and gives the wine its unique characteristics and amber hue. With no additives or adjustments made, the tannins aid in preserving the wine, acting as a natural alternative to SO2. After 9 weeks on the skins, the final wine is blended and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Some natural sediment may occur.

The grapes were destalked and gently crushed into separate qvevri with natural fermentation starting spontaneously after three to five days. Fermentation lasted for approximately 14 days, during which time the cap was punched down with a special wooden tool four times a day. Once fermentation was complete, the wine was left on skins for a further 9 weeks, still receiving gentle daily punch downs.

Klein Amoskuil, tucked away in the rugged Swartland, is a farm with stories to tell. Once a tobacco farm, now home to natural qvevri wines and certified organic vineyards, it’s all about winemaking with minimal intervention. No irrigation, just dryland, organic farming in the harshest conditions. The wines of Klein Amoskuil embrace a hands-off, back-to-basics approach. In their range of organic wines and natural wines fermented in traditional Georgian qvevri, each bottle of Klein Amoskuil wine reflects the wild spirit of the Swartland—earthy, untamed, and full of character.