Dainty Bess MCC

Summary

Dainty Bess MCC is owned and run by Jane Ferreira-Eedes and concentrates on a single wine: Vintage Cap Classique Rosé made from 100% Pinot Noir. The project originally started in 2009 when Jane’s parents made a bubbly from a small Pinot Noir vineyard planted at their farm Klein Optenhorst in Wellington. The name Dainty Bess comes from one of Jane’s mother’s favourite rose varieties.

In vintage 2016 Jane supplemented the Klein Optenhorst fruit with Pinot Noir grown by James Downes on the Shannon Vineyard in Elgin. With the original farm now sold, Jane continues to seek high quality fruit for the wine and is not dependent on any single source.

This artisanal wine is made in small quantities, so we can not guarantee availability throughout the year.

The latest vintage of Dainty Bess released in August 2025 is now a non-vintage wine which for the first time includes Chardonnay in the wine.

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