Darling Cellars
Darling Cellars sits on South Africa's West Coast, about an hour from Cape Town and within spitting distance of the Atlantic. Founded in 1997 as a cooperative of around twenty growers, the winery works some 900 hectares of vineyards in the Darling region. Most of those vines are bush-trained and unirrigated, left to find their own water deep in the soil. It's old-school viticulture that produces concentrated, characterful fruit.
The winery built its reputation on full-strength wines, particularly Sauvignon Blanc and Shiraz, earning recognition for bottles that capture the coastal terroir. Their Heritage Collection and Old Bush Vines range showcase what careful farming and minimal intervention can achieve.
More recently, Darling Cellars added a DC De-Alcoholised range using spinning cone technology. This vacuum-based process strips out the alcohol at low temperatures, preserving more of the original wine character than heat-based methods typically manage. The range includes a Shiraz with peppery red fruit notes, a crisp Sauvignon Blanc, and a dry Rosé. All clock in at 0.5% ABV.
You can find Darling Cellars de-alcoholised wines through UK specialists like Dry Drinker and Drink Free Co. The winery also ships direct from South Africa for those willing to wait. Provenance matters here: these are genuine vineyard wines, not drinks engineered from the ground up to be alcohol-free.
At a Glance
- Origin
- South Africa
- Price Point
- Mid-range
- Website
- www.darlingcellars.co.za
The Collection
5 drinks
At a Glance
- Origin
- South Africa
- Price Point
- Mid-range
- Website
- www.darlingcellars.co.za
Collection
5 drinks
