Dalkeith joins Fells Portfolio

Dalkeith joins Fells Portfolio

August sees specialist South African wine producer, Dalkeith, joining the Fells portfolio.

As a producer, Dalkeith describes itself to be a producer of distinct, handcrafted wines with a light footprint, which are perfect for spirited wine lovers who believe that wine should be as thoughtful as it is thought provoking.

Through considered farming practices and minimal intervention winemaking techniques which honour the land and the people, it produces wines of character and intrigue which are shifting perspectives of premium South African wines.

From its inception Dalkeith was inspired by winemaker’s Graham Weerts passion to craft wines from 50-year-old dryland bush vines alongside his two great friends, Adi Badenhorst (from Badenhorst wines) and Mario Damon.

“Dalkeith is more than just a winery, it’s a way of life’’

In tribute to the hardiness and robustness of the vine stock, the wine was named for an iconic waterhole in the Kalahari – Dalkeith. Like the waterhole, this wine brings life to the community and creates a sustainable future for all involved. One of the most interesting Kalahari Desert facts is that it is not a desert in the strictest sense of the word, as it receives too much rainfall – between 5 and 10 inches annually. However, any rain filters rapidly through the vast expanses of sand, leaving nothing on the surface, turning the Kalahari into the “thirstland”, hence the name “ Kalahari”, derived from the Tswana word Kgala, meaning “the great thirst”, or Kgalagadi, meaning “a waterless place”.

“These are unmistakably world-class African fine wines. Yet, they’re made to be drunk early. I want people to pour it into a glass and talk about it.’’

Graham Weerts

For further information about Dalkeith wines please contact info@fells.co.uk