You know that wine that just makes everyone at the table happy? This is it. Spier Discover Medium Sweet White is fragrant, peachy and gently sweet, with enough fresh zip to keep it from ever feeling sugary. Pour it cold on a warm Nairobi evening, slide it next to a spicy curry, or just sip it solo while the night gets going. Low-key 11% means you can enjoy a glass or two without it knocking you sideways.
Stick your nose in and it's all flowers and orchard fruit. Ripe peach, a little melon, a wash of tropical fruit, and a soft honeyed, muscat-grape sweetness underneath. The palate follows through gently sweet, but here's the clever bit: a streak of fresh acidity runs through the middle and keeps everything bright and clean instead of cloying. It's aromatic and easy on the senses, the kind of glass that disappears faster than you planned.
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Spier is one of the Cape's originals. The farm sits in Stellenbosch, about 40 minutes from Cape Town, and has been making wine since 1692, when the very first title deed was granted to a German soldier named Arnoud Jansz. That's over 300 years of practice. Today it's a regenerative wine farm with the oldest dated wine cellar in South Africa and more Cape Dutch gables than anywhere else in the country. The Discover range is their welcome mat: honest, fruit-forward wines made to be enjoyed, not overthought.
Good to know
- What is the price of Spier Discover Med Sweet White 75cl?
Spier Discover Med Sweet White 75cl is KSh 1,499 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for fast delivery across Nairobi, usually within the hour, or next day countrywide.
- What does Spier Discover Medium Sweet White 75cl taste like?
Fragrant and fruity. Think floral aromas, ripe peach, melon and tropical fruit with a soft honeyed sweetness, all kept bright by fresh acidity so it's sweet but not sticky.
- What is the ABV of Spier Discover Medium Sweet White?
It's 11% ABV, so it's on the lighter, easygoing side for a white wine.
- How sweet is it really?
It's semi-sweet, or medium-sweet. Noticeably fruity and gently sugary, but the crisp acidity balances it out, so it's far from a dessert-level syrup.
- How should I serve it?
Well chilled at about 6 to 8 degrees, in a normal white wine glass. No ice, no decanting. Just pour and go.
- What food pairs with it?
It shines next to spicy food (Thai, Indian), grilled chicken or pork, sushi and seafood, or a fruit and cheese board. The touch of sweetness is brilliant at cooling down chilli heat.
- Where is it made?
At Spier, a historic wine farm in Stellenbosch, South Africa, that has been producing wine since 1692. It's blended from Bukettraube and Welschriesling grapes.
Spier Discover Med Sweet White 75cl
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Spier Discover Med Sweet White 75cl price in Kenya
Buy Spier Discover Med Sweet White 75cl online in Nairobi, Kenya for KSh 1,499. Order now for fast delivery across Nairobi — usually within 30 minutes — or next-day delivery countrywide.