Gabb Family Vineyards Chardonnay 2020/21, South Africa

This is made on the Schapenberg Hills in South Africa’s picturesque Stellenbosch. Here, the influence of the nearby ocean encourages the kind of cool-climate Chardonnay traditionally associated with top Old World regions. But the name behind it is more than this pretty location. Journey’s End have just been named Ethical Company of the Year by The Drinks Business for the second year in a row. They’ve also been supporting the wider community by providing 10,000 free meals a week via nine local soup kitchens. It’s fresh yet full-bodied, with notes of citrus, peach and butterscotch on the finish. Enjoy with meaty fish, like baked halibut, or mushroom risotto sprinkled with pine nuts.

In 2022, this wine won an IWC award for the 2021 vintage.