Aslina Wines
Winery · Cape Winelands ·
African heritage wines, MCC, Chardonnay, tasting room
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Unit 1, Ground Floor, Building 4, Alberto Drive, Devonbosch, Bottelary Rd, Devonbosch, Stellenbosch, 7605, South Africa Get directions
African heritage wines, MCC, Chardonnay, tasting room
Unit 1, Ground Floor, Building 4, Alberto Drive, Devonbosch, Bottelary Rd, Devonbosch, Stellenbosch, 7605, South Africa Get directions
"I’m currently drinking Aslina’s chenin blanc, a skin-contact wine we released last year — leaving the skins on longer gives it more tannin structure and it’s beautiful (my staff keeps me away from it because I’d drink it all). I founded Aslina in 2016, naming it after my maternal grandmother, and run it from Delheim Wines in Stellenbosch where I buy grapes, blend varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, and bottle the finished product; this summer we opened our first stand-alone tasting room in Stellenbosch." - Dorothy J. Gaiter
"Founded in 2016 by award-winning winemaker Ntsiki Biyela and named for her grandmother, this boutique wine label blends Zulu culture with Old World winemaking. The branding references the calabash (a traditional clay drinking vessel) repurposed with grapes, and the range currently includes five distinct wines, the most emblematic being Umsasane — a Bordeaux-style blend of cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and petit verdot inspired by the acacia tree and the founder’s grandmother. The wines emphasize quality, authenticity and consistency, with an approach that lets terroir speak for itself; tasting notes highlight soft tannins, prominent fruit, earthy hints and a long-lasting aroma. The founder intentionally makes wines that resonate with local food traditions (pairing with dishes like chicken curry, dumplings and chakalaka), experiments with techniques such as skin-fermented chenin, and seeks to make wine more accessible by shifting pairing and tasting language away from strictly European conventions." - Melanie van Zyl Melanie van Zyl Melanie van Zyl’s stories aim to respectfully uplift the voices of the African continent. A conservation-curious journalist, she has photographed and written about Namibia, Mauritius, Botswana, Zanzibar, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Uganda, and her home country of South Africa for almost a decade. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
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