Ex Animo is pleased to facilitate the release of the 2020 vintage from the cellar of Lukas van Loggerenberg. The early reviews so far have been extraordinary, with Christian Eedes giving the Trust Your Gut Chenin Blanc 98 points.
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Van Loggerenberg Vintage 2020
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Thorne & Daughters 2020s
Thorne & Daughters Vintage 2020 Release The 2020 vintage wines from John Seccombe are here! After much anticipation we are finally able to release the new Thorne & Daughters vintage. John has been making the Thorne & Daughters wines since 2013, so 2020 is his eighth vintage - wow, how time has flown. The day [...] More -
New Luddite Vintages
Chenin Blanc 2020 & Shiraz 2017 The new vintages of the top wines from Luddite are ready to order. The winemaking team of father and daughter, Niels and Alice Verburg, working with the fruit farmed by wife and mother Penny is a lethal combination. The Luddites don't do half measures nor banality. These are people [...] More -
Genevieve MCC Brut Rosé
The first rosé bubbles from Genevieve Melissa Nelson of Genevieve has released her first Rosé MCC — hooray! Made from 15 year old Shiraz vineyards in Bot River, planted in Bokkeveld Shale on a chalky clay layer. 5,500 bottles were made. Inception We are hugely excited as a Genevieve Rosé MCC has been on the cards [...] More -
Semillon Gris: the original ‘South African variant’
Semillon Gris bunch at Thorne & Daughters Photo credit: Tasha Seccombe Some thoughts from our Semillon Session& Special Offer As you may be aware, we recently held our first Wine Seminar in Cape Town - Semillon Session: Groendruif Gees. Attendees were treated to the collective Semillon wisdom of James Downes from Shannon Vineyards in Elgin, [...] More -
Hogan Wines – Vintage 2019 Releases
HOGAN WINESVintage 2019 Releases Ex Animo Wine Co is pumped to offer the latest HOGAN WINES from Jocelyn Wilson. Jocelyn’s wines are as impactful as she is unassuming. With powerful whites and graceful, perfumed reds, Jocelyn has a deliberateness in her approach and an eye for detail that is reflected in her wines. Single-minded, classy, and quality-focused. In her [...] More -
Saurwein Wines
Saurwein Wines "Jessica Saurwein is getting rave reviews for her small-production Pinots. They are justified." ― Jamie Goode Summary Steeped in the history of 17th-century winemaking, Jessica’s forefathers made “sour” wine for the Emperor of Austria. It became her vocation to redeem her family’s reputation in wine and so after a gap year working locally [...] 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 -
Wine Lunch | Dainty Bess x The Foundry x Jardine
A beautiful day in Stellenbosch, full of glorious food and wine Please join Jane Ferriera-Eedes of Dainty Bess MCC, Chris Williams of The Foundry, and Ex Animo Wine Co. at the incomparable Jardine Food & Wine Bar in central Stellenbosch for what promises to be a wonderful lunch. Jane and Chris will guide us through [...] More -
New Vintage – Vuurberg White 2018
The new vintage Vuurberg White 2018 from Donovan Rall. We are very happy to be able to offer the new 2018 vintage of Donovan Rall's Vuurberg White. This wine was created in the cellar on the Vuurberg property in Stellenbosch alongside Donovan's eponymous labels. This is always a crowd favourite, thanks in large part to [...] More