It’s not often I’m able to help a good cause at the same time as enjoying a tipple. So when I saw this opportunity to contribute to Care for Wild’s sterling work to save rhinos while trying a bottle of South African red, I couldn’t resist.
Care for Wild is a charity that rehabilitates, rewilds, releases and protects rhinos in South Africa, and runs the largest sanctuary for orphaned rhinos of its kind in the world. The Care for Wild Wine Collection aims to showcase South Africa’s excellent wines while at the same time supporting a charity that does so much to save the country’s black and white rhinos from extinction.
The Care for Wild Red Blend is a velvety blend of Pinotage and Shiraz grapes, from South Africa’s Western Cape, the country’s dominant wine-producing region. With aromas of cherry, raspberry and plum on the nose, and ripe red fruit flavours and a hint of pepper and cinnamon on the palate, it’s a medium bodied wine with medium tannin and medium acidity. This is an all-round balanced wine which is a perfect match for grilled meat and a great introduction to Care for Wild’s range of wines.
Available from Slurp (£8.95)