Meet the Winemaker
Gavin Patterson, Sumaridge Wines
Hemel-En-Aarde Valley, Hermanus, South Africa

Gavin Patterson’s first season in South Africa was spent with Hamilton Russell Vineyards as Vineyard Manager.  He then moved to Sumaridge in 2005, this followed an award winning first year for Gavin , Sumaridge is now going from strength to strength under his guidance.  Responsible for the direction and management of the vineyards Gavin continues his life long passion with winemaking at Sumaridge.

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Each month we are selecting a wine which we hope you will find of interest, either because it’s a new find, great value, or simply because it is just too good to keep all to ourselves.

Sumaridge Chardonnay 2007
Many people consider Hamilton Russell to be the top wine from South Africa, and at £14+ per bottle it’s not cheap. Located not far away up the Hemel en Aarde Valley lies ‘Sumaridge’ and the skillful wine maker Gavin Paterson, who has created some great quality and good value wines, of which the Chardonnay 2007 is our ‘Wine of the Month’ for October.
 
Vintage Information
Vintage: 2007
Grape Variety: Chardonnay
Region: Hemel en Aarde Valley, South Africa
Alcohol: 13% vol
Bottle size: 75cl
Closure: Cork
Bottle Price: £7.99 Case Price: £95.88 (Inc vat) This Special Offer price ends on 17th October at 5pm.

Background
We met winemaker Gavin Paterson at the 2008 London wine fair, and we were astonished by the quality of his wines. (more…)

The number of wines on our list is expanding all the time, and we relish the opportunity to show some of the wines in our range to our customer’s at our annual wine tastings.

Some of the most exciting wines to be added to our list recently are the wines of Sumaridge, South Africa. Winemaker Gavin Paterson (formally of Hamilton Russell) is passionate about his wines and the sheer quality is remarkable.

Also new to our list and definitely worth trying are the new ‘Mapu‘ wines from Chile (owned and run by Domaines Baron Philippe de Rothschild). The best thing about these wines is that they offer great value for money without compromising on quality.

At this year’s tastings we will be showing a wide range of wine from all over the world including; from Burgundy, we have the new wines from Henry Fessy, Nicolas Potel, Verget, Vincent Girardin and JJ Girard. An interesting selection of clarets including Gigault Cru Bourgeous 99, Dasvin Belair 98 and the Larose Beauloieu 2001.

In the coming weeks we have the following wine tastings, please let us know if you would like to attend:

North Yorkshire – Masham
Masham Town Hall, Masham, North Yorkshire HG4
Thursday 9th October 5.30pm to 9pm (more…)