Stellar Organics Merlot

Stellar Organics Merlot

Merlot from Western Cape

Description: Food pairing Pairs well with meat dishes from hamburgers to pot roasts. Producer Stellar Winery, South Africa's largest producer of fine organic wines, processes organically-grown grapes for the South African and export markets. The grapes are drawn from farms in the Lower Olifants River Valley, part of the Namaqualand area of the Western Cape. This is an area famous for its spring flowers and is also the only semi-arid Biosphere hotspot in the world. Situated in the Namaqualand hamlet of Trawal, Stellar Winery is privately owned, with the workers having a 26% shareholding in the cellar. Well-known for its innovative approach, Stellar has achieved a number of "firsts" in the wine industry. It was the first organic winemaking operation in the world to gain Flo Fairtrade certification and the first cellar in Africa to produce commercially viable no-sulphur-added wines. Stellar has subsequently become the largest producer of these wines in the world and is the number one organic wine brand in the Uk. The organic vineyards and winemaking process are fully certified by the internationally recognised Control Union Certifications, based in the Netherlands. Stellar's fair trade certification has delivered positive, measurable changes in working and living conditions to the Stellar workforce through the the global sales of fairly-traded wine. The surrounding Trawal community has also benefited from fair trade through the company's support of local institutions such as the pre-school, primary school and football club.
Price: $ 9.99
Price in original currency: None

Available from The Wine Shop at Short Hills

Address: 704 Morris Tpke
Short Hills, NJ  07078
United States
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First added to 1000 Corks on October 21, 2014.