Named after South Africa’s most iconic bay, which frames much of the country’s premium wines, False Bay Vineyards was born out of a desire to make ‘real’ wine affordable. Back in 1994, long before founding Waterkloof – his biodynamic vineyard overlooking False Bay- Paul Boutinot came to the Western Cape to seek out and rescue grapes from old, balanced and under-appreciated vineyards. These treasures were otherwise destined to be lost in the large co-operative blends that were dominating South Africa’s wine industry back then. Unusually for that time, Paul transformed those Cape gems into wines with a minimum of intervention: Wild yeast ferments, no acid additions…you know the drill. A familiar story to many ‘real wine’ lovers now, but back then he was swimming against the tide. Even today, making wine this way at the price-level is almost unheard of.
- Chardonnay Western Cape
- Chenin Blanc Western Cape
- Pinotage Western Cape
- Rose Western Cape
- Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape
- Syrah Western Cape