Tasting notes:

Established by Arnoud Jansz in 1692, Spier Wine Farm has been owned by the Enthoven family since 1993, with goals to become more sustainable and inclusive.  It can hardly be more inclusive than  to include Albariño, the Spanish  Galician grape variety. Produced from grapes grown on the southern slopes  of the Bottelary Hills in Stellenbosch,  the wine has a very pale lemon hue,  with melon, grapefruit, pineapple and a kiss of honey. Just dry, the mid-weight palate flavours are framed by brisk acidity and accented by lemon zest and tangerine. A good partner is fresh  scallops with garlic, baked in just  wilted radicchio leaves.  (Patricia Stefanowicz MW)