Raphly Paired

Lubanzi
Rainboat Pét-Nat
NV
Swartland

Picture a converted industrial loft, exposed brick work, bare bulbs, a scattering of delicious monsters and other plants I’d probably kill from equal parts over-love and neglect. There’s a row of sourdough starters on the windowsill, a framed Chet Baker poster on the wall, a wardrobe filled with knee-high socks and gold-rimmed aviators (lens-less) on the nightstand. Behold, for we have entered the flat of the Lubanzi Rainboat Pét-Nat.

Cloudy pink with a generous lees sediment and made from organic Cinsault grapes (naturally), the Rainboat is a fresh explosion of newly brewed kombucha with whirls of apple cider vinegar and a dash of balsamic glazed strawberries. Yes, this might be the type of wine to bang out its shopping list on an old typewriter (painstakingly copied from its iPhone’s Notes app), tell you about the new Ayurvedic way of life, and owns a “You are not a baby cow” T-shirt, but with its sharp sherbet tang, mature saltiness and bang of a fizzy mousse, it’s a wine you can’t help but lean in closer and breathe: “interesting… tell me more.”

Pair with: The wine you’d be drinking at a brunch and improv event, whilst discussing the ethical dilemma of Birkenstock-wearing vegans.