Premium Independent Wineries of South Africa (PIWOSA) 2024 (Toronto)
On June 10 we went to the famous Constantine restaurant in Toronto for the PIWOSA tasting event, grouping a select few South African wineries. We started at Glenelly, a Stellenbosch winery, with the Unoaked Chardonnay, not yet available on the Canadian market. It's fermented in stainless steel, with strong acidity, and with a very affordable suggested price at $19. Immediately after, we sampled the Chardonnay, with more subdued acidity and priced at $30. From the same winery, we continued with the Lady May, the producer's flagship red, in its 2019 iteration. It's a wine with balanced tannins, a blend of Cab Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Merlot and Cab Franc. We concluded our time with Glenelly by trying their 2021 Cab Sauvignon, a balanced wine that would go great with red meat and priced at only $18.99. Our next target was The Drift Estate from the Overberg Highlands, where we started with the Sauvignon Blanc, floral, balanced, mid-sweet. We then tasted their Ghost In The Mach...