Chenin Blanc, Scions of Sinai “Granietsteen” 2025
Stellenbosch, South Africa
We were able to get a sneak peek of this wine when winemaker Bernhard Bredell joined us for a tasting in May 2024, and we liked it so much that we decided to buy every last bottle slated for our shores. Bernhard is the 7th generation of Bredells to make wine, and he’s part of an exciting new wave of producers in South Africa pushing quality up in a post-Sadie world. Most of his wines come from within spitting distance of False Bay, in the shadow of Helderberg Mountain—an area far south and much cooler than the more inland vineyards in Stellenbosch. The source material for the Granietsteen bottling is the Rustenhof farm on the Sinai hill, where Bernhard calls home and gets his winery’s name. A mere two miles from the coast, the dry-farmed, bush vine Chenin yields the pièce de résistance from one of our favorite new discoveries since we opened the shop, Scions of Sinai.
How did it get the name Granietsteen? “Graniet” refers to the decomposed granitic soils dominating the area, and Steen is an old South African synonym for Chenin Blanc.
- Peter
Must be 21 years old to purchase. ID is required at delivery or in-store pickup.
Stellenbosch, South Africa
We were able to get a sneak peek of this wine when winemaker Bernhard Bredell joined us for a tasting in May 2024, and we liked it so much that we decided to buy every last bottle slated for our shores. Bernhard is the 7th generation of Bredells to make wine, and he’s part of an exciting new wave of producers in South Africa pushing quality up in a post-Sadie world. Most of his wines come from within spitting distance of False Bay, in the shadow of Helderberg Mountain—an area far south and much cooler than the more inland vineyards in Stellenbosch. The source material for the Granietsteen bottling is the Rustenhof farm on the Sinai hill, where Bernhard calls home and gets his winery’s name. A mere two miles from the coast, the dry-farmed, bush vine Chenin yields the pièce de résistance from one of our favorite new discoveries since we opened the shop, Scions of Sinai.
How did it get the name Granietsteen? “Graniet” refers to the decomposed granitic soils dominating the area, and Steen is an old South African synonym for Chenin Blanc.
- Peter
Must be 21 years old to purchase. ID is required at delivery or in-store pickup.
Stellenbosch, South Africa
We were able to get a sneak peek of this wine when winemaker Bernhard Bredell joined us for a tasting in May 2024, and we liked it so much that we decided to buy every last bottle slated for our shores. Bernhard is the 7th generation of Bredells to make wine, and he’s part of an exciting new wave of producers in South Africa pushing quality up in a post-Sadie world. Most of his wines come from within spitting distance of False Bay, in the shadow of Helderberg Mountain—an area far south and much cooler than the more inland vineyards in Stellenbosch. The source material for the Granietsteen bottling is the Rustenhof farm on the Sinai hill, where Bernhard calls home and gets his winery’s name. A mere two miles from the coast, the dry-farmed, bush vine Chenin yields the pièce de résistance from one of our favorite new discoveries since we opened the shop, Scions of Sinai.
How did it get the name Granietsteen? “Graniet” refers to the decomposed granitic soils dominating the area, and Steen is an old South African synonym for Chenin Blanc.
- Peter
Must be 21 years old to purchase. ID is required at delivery or in-store pickup.
Stellenbosch, South Africa
We were able to get a sneak peek of this wine when winemaker Bernhard Bredell joined us for a tasting in May 2024, and we liked it so much that we decided to buy every last bottle slated for our shores. Bernhard is the 7th generation of Bredells to make wine, and he’s part of an exciting new wave of producers in South Africa pushing quality up in a post-Sadie world. Most of his wines come from within spitting distance of False Bay, in the shadow of Helderberg Mountain—an area far south and much cooler than the more inland vineyards in Stellenbosch. The source material for the Granietsteen bottling is the Rustenhof farm on the Sinai hill, where Bernhard calls home and gets his winery’s name. A mere two miles from the coast, the dry-farmed, bush vine Chenin yields the pièce de résistance from one of our favorite new discoveries since we opened the shop, Scions of Sinai.
How did it get the name Granietsteen? “Graniet” refers to the decomposed granitic soils dominating the area, and Steen is an old South African synonym for Chenin Blanc.
- Peter
Must be 21 years old to purchase. ID is required at delivery or in-store pickup.