BRAZEN 2019

For a time during lockdown we were the only country in the world that were not allowed to export wine. I just assumed the international wine market would now turn their backs on us - out of sight, out of mind type of scenario. But the exact opposite happened. A very loyal client in the UK became aware of the difficult situation we were in here in SA and offered their support. You can read the story below, but the long and short of it is that I did 2 wines exclusively for them - Praus and Brazen. On top of the normal 750ml bottles, they also asked me to do a few 3 litre bottles - you call them Jeroboams. They are massive! 50% Fernão Pires, 25% Grenache Blanc, 25% Palomino.

The label is a graffiti my son had to do for a school project in lock-down, portraying a social message. Brazen means acting in a very bold and shocking way without shame. In this case the artwork portrays a message of a person who refuses to wear a mask, when everyone around him is wearing one - basically not caring what anyone thinks of him and at the same time showing the care of everyone surrounding him. He did this graffiti on the wall in our living room and I have to pay him a retainer for every bottle sold. He then (grudgingly) splits the proceeds 3-way with his younger brother and sister.