The Tinkery

The ideal companion to a fragrant Massaman curry served with Jasmin rice and lime.

The grapes for this wine came from one of the Durbanville wine farms most famous for this varietal shortly before the vineyards were taken out. Grapes were picked at a minimum of 22.6° Balling.

Once the grapes were sorted, destemmed, crushed and pressed, the juice was allowed to cold settle over 2 days and then cold-fermented with carefully selected yeast strains to enhance the flavours of this delicious wine!

Although not intentionally award driven, there is no denying the status of this tiny family-owned Durbanville cellar. Strategically we are following a very traditional but personalised approach to making wine. In line with our brand honesty, we don’t try to be clever or practice contrived marketing jargon. We pick by hand, allowing us to leave the less perfect bunches for the soil to enrich itself – and before pressing, we again sort the individual grapes by hand. “We completely believe that beautiful wines come from day to day thoughtful management in the vineyards.” Our bottom line is that to be part of the Nitida family requires commitment, passion, and a desire to be involved. Our punch through system, while automated, was designed by the engineer in Bernhard to closely emulate a traditional hand-punch method. Of course, we do use modern technology for pressing and pumping, but always seek out the gentlest methods.