I think I discussed this wine in one of our South Africa Entries on Do Travel Stuff (http://dotravelstuff.blogspot.com/). We accidentally discovered this wine at Stew Leonard's at the suggestion of one of their wine enthusiasts. It was during the summer and we were looking for a light crisp wine. Well this day, we hit the jackpot. The wine enthusiast suggested a new one they had gotten in for the spring. It was a Chenin Blanc from a small winery in South Africa called Fairvalley.
The Chenin Blanc is crisp and light- just perfect for a summer evening (we still drink it in the winter now and then as well). It is not easy to find, but I have been able to buy a few cases from Stew's. We always have it on hand just in case we have guests. Any of our dinner guests that have tried it usually love it. We have been able to find a few of the reds at other, smaller wine shops, but have yet to stumble across a vendor that carries the Chenin Blanc.
This winery is located in Paarl South Africa. The Fairvalley winery, from what I can understand, is a winery started by the workers of a larger winery and estate called Fairview. The grapes are Fairview grapes, but the wine is a creation of the Fairvalley winery. While we were visiting South Africa in the spring, we went and visited the Fairview winery because we love the Fairvalley wine so much. Fairview also has great wine, but there is just something about that Fairvalley Chenin Blanc that is just so special.
Check out their website here: http://www.fairvalleywine.co.za/
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