CRAVEN WINESSummer Release Vintage 2023 The summer release of two Craven wines, the Pinot Gris and the Cinsaut, is an exciting start to the release calendar. Introducing two exhilarating Stellenbosch wines that are utterly compelling: they deliver on texture and refreshment in equal measure. [Craven] wines tend to have an honesty and authenticity about them, [...]
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Craven Wines | Summer Release Vintage 2023
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Craven Wines | Vintage 2022
Craven WinesVintage 2022 We are excited to introduce the latest vintage from Jeanine and Mick Craven. These wines are all out of Stellenbosch, celebrating small pockets of unique plantings. Each is a single varietal, single vineyard, focussing on the fruit and the terroir alone. The Craven style is "attentively hands off", bringing a fresh approach [...] More -
Craven Pinot Gris and Cinsaut 2022
Craven WinesPinot Gris 2022 & Cinsaut 2022 The new Craven Pinot Gris and Cinsaut wines are now available to order! Mick and Jeanine Craven specialise in single vineyard Stellenbosch wines, where they "let the grapes do the talking". The Cravens are the pioneers of skin contact Pinot Gris in South Africa. It is starting to [...] More -
Craven Wines Vintage 2021
CRAVEN WINESVintage 2021 The full range of the vintage 2021 wines from Mick & Jeanine Craven are now available. The Pinot Gris and Cinsaut were released in September 2021, and are now joined by the Chardonnay, Karibib Vineyard Chenin Blanc, The Firs Vineyard Syrah, and the Cabernet Sauvignon. These wines are available in limited quantities. Working exclusively with Stellenbosch WO, Jeanine and Mick [...] More -
Craven Wines – Vintage 2020 Release
New vintage 2020 wines from Mick and Jeanine Craven Ex Animo Wine Co is delighted to offer the new Vintage 2020 wines from Mick and Jeanine Craven. These wines are available in limited quantities and we expect them to sell out quickly. Working exclusively with Stellenbosch WO, Jeanine and Mick have been making Craven Wines [...] More -
Craven Wines – Cape Town New Release Tasting
Taste and buy the new Vintage 2020 wines from Craven Please join the Cravens and Ex Animo Wine Co. at the Wine Library at Culture Wine Bar to taste the new Vintage 2020 wines. The Cravens will lead us through each of their wines, sharing stories of their inception and creation. You will have the [...] More -
NEW RELEASES takeover @ Culture Wine Bar
Cape Town: Come and try all our new releases Join us at Culture Wine Bar in central Cape Town next Wednesday 10th February from 5pm to try our new releases - they will be serving them all by the glass and by the bottle. See you there. (We are organising a Johannesburg date also, details [...] More -
Winemakers’ favourite wines (that aren’t their own)
In the spirit of camaraderie with the greater South African wine scene, we asked each of our winemakers their favourite South African wine (that isn't their own). Some of them chose perennial favourites, while others chose recent wines they had enjoyed or been surprised by. It has resulted in a list of wines that should [...] More -
Updates from the Winelands before harvest 2021
Please find below a few updates from some of our producers regarding the upcoming harvest... Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook to keep up to date with all that we do. Jeanine Craven, of CRAVEN View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ex Animo Wine Co. (@exanimowineco) Jocelyn Wilson, of [...] More -
Craven Pinot Gris is BACK!
"Pinot Gris is a colour mutation of Pinot Noir...the berry colour is very variable and much darker than that of most white grapes, from pinky purple to almost as dark as point noir." - Wine Grapes by Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding, José Vouillamoz Craven Pinot Gris 2020 We are very pleased to announce the return [...] More