![]() ![]() If your wine selection fails to meet your expectations, simply return the unused portion for a complete refund. 1,756 likes 25 talking about this 2,650 were here. University Avenue’s popular natural wine bar and bistro, which was opened in August 2022 by the group behind Bottlecraft and Vino Carta, is swapping out its restaurant-in-residence to a different set of chefs. The Wine Thief upholds an uncompromising mission, to ensure every bottle of wine we sell is savored and enjoyed. At The Wine Thief it is important to us that you feel like you have made the right selection –every time. Because enjoying wine is about being comfortable, sharing experiences and truly enjoying the moment. Using the thief is fairly simple the trick is to insert the tool into the barrel at the bung hole. A thief is a tubular instrument for removing a sample from a cask or barrel so that the winemaker can test the quality of the wine. That’s why we talk with our customers, get to know them and their tastes. The wine thief’s job is to steal wine from the barrel to test at different stages in the winemaking process. In fact, as far as we know we are the only wine shop aggressively promoting a money back guarantee if you are not completely satisfied with one of our recommendations.įinally, we realize that recommending wine is about more than knowing vintages and having a fancy vocabulary. It’s about knowing people-and really understanding them. Next, we work closely with a network of worldwide vintners, so our patrons can be confident knowing they’ll get the best bottle of wine for their money. So how else do we make wine so approachable? Easy, first we created the perfect wine shop environment-from the owner, to our staff, to our cozy atmosphere, The Wine Thief focuses on educating both the accomplished and casual wine lover while making them comfortable and confident to enjoy their selections. This way, a historically uptight process of choosing the right bottle is more approachable. Our goal as a retailer is to maintain a casual un-intimidating environment that makes you feel comfortable to learn, and experiment. These wines generally are slightly harder to find and may be things you had never even heard of, we like that. ![]() We like to bring you an interesting and eclectic array of inventory that changes regularly to avoid stagnancy. ![]() This is a job we take seriously (not too seriously because it is also fun) all while keeping the consumer in mind. Join us for an evening of boutique wines and french inspired bistro food in a. ![]() The goal has been and will always be the creation of a world-class. Therefore, part of our job is to sort through thousands and thousands of producers each year to find you wines that are well made, have value and truly deliver for their style. Our shop was created with a passion for great wine and beer from every corner of the world. Under the Wine Thief label: Colombard 2021 and Nooer 2019 (from Souzao, Touriga Nacional and Tinta Barocca).Ĭheck out our South African wine ratings database.With the growing number of wine producing regions popping up in the world today there is much more wine in the market to choose from. Elegant and balanced, it’s a pretty but not insignificant wine.Īlso available at present under the Costa del Swart label are: Vonkelwyn 2020 (from Verdelho, Viura and Pinotage) as well as Chenin Blanc 2020 and Palomino 2021. The nose shows smoky reduction before cranberry, rose and fresh herbs while the palate is light bodied with pure fruit, snappy acidity and powdery tannins, the finish super-dry. Has a nice energy about it.įrom a Swartland vineyard planted in 2003 and made in partnership with Catherine Marshall. Charming aromatics of cranberry, raspberry, flowers and spice while the palate is light and zippy but not short on flavour. Order The Wine Thief Bistro & Specialty Wines eGift Cards online and give the perfect gift. Made in a Beaujolais Nouveau style, grapes picked early (alcohol is 11.5%) and vinification involving a third whole-bunch, a third whole-berry and a third juice. Lean and direct (alcohol: 12.5%).įrom a 1969 Swartland vineyard planted to Pinotage. Peach, pineapple, a little earthiness and some flinty reduction on the nose while the palate shows good fruit purity, the bright acidity that’s so typical of the variety and a pithy finish. Among his current releases, the stand-out wines are as follows: Ewan Mackenzie is a sommelier and small-batch wine producer, his two labels being Costa del Swart which he makes in collaboration with Christa von La Chevallerie of Huis van Chevallerie and The Wine Thief which sees him working with various winemakers on projects of mutual interest. ![]()
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