Thistle and Weed was created in 2015 by winemaker Stephanie Wiid and viticulturist Etienne Terblanche. These Young Gunners first burst onto the scene with their maiden-release 2016 Thistle & Weed Duwweltjie Chenin Blanc which garnered a Platter’s 5 star. They produce artisan wines, focusing primarily on Chenin Blanc, and their grapes are sourced from organic and responsibly farmed vineyards from different parts of the Cape.

“Night falls and Nastergal (Solanum nigrum) blooms, its berries ripen to inky purple. This one-ofa-kind red blend merges a host of dark-fleshed Iberian varieties in pursuit of a wine as dark as Black Nightshade. A dark, broody blend from the Cape.”  – Thistle & Weed