Envínate Wine Tasting in the Swartland
Fri Nov 4, 17:00 - Fri Nov 4, 19:30
Anne Pienaar Primary School Hall
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‘Wine yourself’ - Adi Badenhorst presents Envínate!
Adi Badenhorst has invited his Spanish friends, Alfonso Torrente and Roberto Santana of Envinate, to visit South Africa, and now they are inviting you to explore and enjoy their wines this November.
In a “Swartland Revolution style” formal tasting, moderated by Adi - Alfonso and Roberto will introduce eight wines (six red and two white) from their winery in La Roda, near Albacete in Castilla La Mancha.
The tasting will take place in the Paardeberg, on the 4th of November 2022.
The event will be followed by an optional informal dinner (prepared by Charl Badenhorst & team) at the Old House on Kalmoesfontein.
[and if you want to make a Swartland weekend of it, there is the Swartland Producers Street Party in Riebeek Kasteel is taking place on the Saturday, 5 November 2022.]
“Envínate (translates as "wine yourself") is the brainchild of 4 friends, winemakers Roberto Santana, Alfonso Torrente, Laura Ramos, and José Martínez. This gang of 4 formed back in 2005 while studying enology at the University of Miguel Hernandez in Alicante. Upon graduation, they formed a winemaking consultancy, which evolved into Envínate, a project that focuses on exploring distinctive parcels mainly in the Atlantic-inflected regions of Ribeira Sacra and the Canary Islands. Their collective aim is to make profoundly pure and authentic wines that express the terruño of each parcel in a clear and concise manner. To this end, no chemicals are used in any of the Envínate vineyards, all parcels are picked by hand, the grapes are foot-trodden, and the wines are fermented exclusively with wild yeasts, with a varying proportion of whole grape clusters included. For aging, the wines are raised in old barrels and concrete, and sulfur is only added at bottling, if needed. The results are some of the most exciting and honest wines being produced in Spain today.”