South African wine in "dinkies": take your pick!
Topics: Platter's Guide, South Africa, South African wine, wine
If, like many winelovers worldwide, you’re looking to moderate your vino consumption, one of the options is to seek out wines in smaller-format bottles than the standard 750 ml.
Historically in South Africa, smaller bottles were associated with sweeter white and fortified wines but latterly dry whites and even red wines are available in “dinkies”. For your convenience, we’ve gathered together the 375 ml and 500 ml bottlings featured in the latest (2016) edition of our guide.
To ensure no one is left out, the list caters for dry-drinkers as well as those with a sweeter tooth.
WINES ALSO AVAILABLE 375 ML, LISTED BY PRODUCER
AA Badenhorst Family Wines Funky White
Beaumont Wines Cape Vintage
Beaumont Wines Chenin Blanc Demi-Sec
Beaumont Wines Goutte d’Or
Bon Courage Estate Noble Late Harvest
Boplaas Family Vineyards Cape Tawny Reserve
Boplaas Family Vineyards Cape Tawny Vintners Reserve Bin 1880
Boplaas Family Vineyards Hanepoot Reserve
Boplaas Family Vineyards Muscadel Reserve
Brugman Wines Sandie Viognier Straw Wine
Calitzdorp Cellar Cape Ruby
Dagbreek Cape Vintage
De Toren Private Cellar Fusion V
Delheim Wines Edelspatz Noble Late Harvest
Dornier Wines Froschkönig Natural Sweet
Drostdy-Hof Extra Light
Drostdy-Hof Premier Grand Cru
Durbanville Hills Noble Late Harvest
Fleur du Cap Noble Late Harvest
Fort Simon Wine Estate Barrel Select Merlot-Malbec
Fort Simon Wine Estate Viognier Noble Late Harvest
Four Paws Wines Picatso
Fryer’s Cove Vineyards Noble Late Harvest
Goudini Wines Gevonden Hendrik de Wet Cape Hanepoot
Haute Cabrière Brut Méthode Cap Classique
Haute Cabrière Ratafia
High Constantia Wine Cellar Clos André Méthode Cap Classique
Jakkalsvlei Private Cellar Trop
Kloovenburg Wines & Olives Cape Vintage Shiraz
La Motte Straw Wine
La Residence Alexandra Frances
La Residence Nicole Charlotte
La Residence Rosemary Jane
Laibach Vineyards Natural Sweet
Lynx Wines Golden Lynx
Meinert Wines Semillon Straw Wine
Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines Olerasay Straw Wine
Namaqua Wines Noble Late Harvest
Nederburg Wines Edelkeur
Nuweland Wynkelder Rosyntjiewyn
Nuweland Wynkelder Goue Jeripigo
Orange River Cellars Reserve Straw Wine
Peter Bayly Wines Cape Vintage
Post House Vineyards Treskilling Yellow
Sedgwick’s Old Brown
Sijnn Sijnn (red blend)
Sijnn White
Spier Noble Late Harvest
Springfontein Wine Estate Ikhalezi Noble Late Harves
Stellenrust Chenin Blanc-Sauvignon Blanc
Stellenrust Pinotage-Shiraz
Stellenrust Sauvignon Blanc
Stonewall Wines Valle Felice
Thandi Wines Sauvignon Blanc
The Winery of Good Hope Vine Dried Chenin Blanc
Tierhoek Straw Wine
Under Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon-Syrah
Van Loveren Family Vineyards Noble Late Harvest Chenin Blanc
Vergelegen Semillon Straw Wine
Villiera Tradition Brut
Waterford Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Waterford Estate Heatherleigh Family Reserve
Woolworths Brut (by Villiera)
Zandvliet Wine Estate Shiraz
Zevenwacht Sauvignon Blanc
WINES ALSO AVAILABLE 500 ML, LISTED BY PRODUCER
Asara Wine Estate & Hotel Carillon
Camberley Wines Most wines in the portfolio
Darling Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot
Darling Cellars Chenin Blanc-Sauvignon Blanc
De Wetshof Estate Edeloes
Mimosa Boutique Wines Natural Sweet
Mimosa Boutique Wines Sauvignon Blanc
Monis Wines Wood Matured Muscadel
Quando Vineyards & Winery Chenin Blanc-Viognier
Quando Vineyards & Winery Natural Sweet Sauvignon Blanc
Robertson Winery Chapel Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot
Robertson Winery Chapel Chenin Blanc-Colombar
Robertson Winery Chapel Natural Sweet Rosé
Robertson Winery Chapel Semi-Sweet
Robertson Winery Chapel Sweet Red
Robertson Winery Natural Sweet Rosé
Robertson Winery Natural Sweet White
Robertson Winery One-Litre Combibloc Crisp Extra Light
Robertson Winery One-Litre Combibloc Fruity Late Harvest
Robertson Winery One-Litre Combibloc Natural Sweet Rosé
Robertson Winery One-Litre Combibloc Natural Sweet White
Robertson Winery One-Litre Combibloc Selected Stein
Robertson Winery One-Litre Combibloc Smooth Dry Red
Robertson Winery Three-Litre Cultivar Slimline Natural Sweet White
Robertson Winery Three-Litre Natural Sweet Rosé (Slimline Packed)
Springfield Estate Life From Stone Sauvignon Blanc
Springfield Estate Whole Berry Cabernet Sauvignon
Van Loveren Family Vineyards Blanc de Blanc
Van Loveren Family Vineyards Four Cousins Natural Sweet White
Van Loveren Family Vineyards Four Cousins Sweet Rosé
Van Loveren Family Vineyards River Red
Virgin Earth Noble Late Harvest