Firstly, apologies for the lack of ‘wine of the week’ for a wee while, things have been pretty hectic in the Cape! So here is the first in a series of catch ups… this was my WOTW for my first week in Cape Town:

Thokozani Shiraz Mouvedre 2006

My reasons for choosing this wine, in the week I visited WineX, where there were a reputed 1500 different wines on show, is not only because this wine is a cracker, offering great value for money (R59 in SA, and likely to go for £6+ when it reaches the UK) but also because it captures the style that I feel the warmer climate of Wellington is best at doing… an unfussy big wine – plenty of ripe appealing berry fruit, with smoky depth and good balance.

This is not perhaps a medal winner, but as a mid priced barbeque wine – it’s great, and on top of all this, theres the warm feeling of knowing that Thokozani is Fairtrade (accreditation pending…)