By The BLANKBottle Winery RED | PLAYFUL Sassy, bright and oh so easy, this little love letter to Cinsault is a light red drinker’s dream! WHAT WE TASTE Cherries, strawberries, and star anise PERFECT PAIRING Char siu, gamey meats, duck breast with a cranberry sauce TEMP CHECK Keep it in the fridge, then ditch the ice bucket when you open it ABOUT THE BLANKBOTTLE WINERY So much of our approach to wine has been inspired by Pieter Walser and his BLANKbottle wines – where the bottles typically don’t show the varietal to avoid any preconceived ideas about what people think they like and don’t like when it comes to wines. “You can’t judge it by the label; it takes drinking a whole bottle to get to know the wine.” He also designs those labels. OUR FAVE THING ABOUT THIS WINE The first wine Pieter bought for himself was called Tassenberg – often called Tas or Tassies. Not the highest quality wine overall, he recognized a strawberry character that he fell in love with from the Cinsault component. After a couple of years of searching for the perfect vineyard, Pieter finally makes his own ‘version’ of Tas. In Afrikaans, ‘tas’ and ‘koffer’ both translate to suitcase. So, My Koffer is Pieter’s suitcase of memories of his ‘first love’. THE TECHNICAL STUFF Place: Breedekloof, South Africa Grape: Cinsault Style: Light, cheeky and delicious Ingredients: Grapes + a splash of SO2
