I came across this quirky piece on Decanter.com
Alex Milner and Stefan Gerber, who met while studying wine making in Stellenbosch, have teamed up to create a series of wines labelled Boer & Brit which recognise their great-great grandfathers, each of whom fought on opposing sides during the Boer War 1880 – 1902.
Stefan is the great-great grandson of Paul Kruger, the Afrikaner leader and then president of the Transvaal. The bitter war resulted in the British Imperial Army defeating the Boers and gaining control of the gold and diamond fields of South Africa. Leading a cavalry charge to end the siege of Kimberley, was Field Marshall John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres, the great-great grandfather of Alex.
The range of wines consists of a Sauvignon Blanc called Gezina after Stefan’s grandmother; The General which is a blend of Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot and The Field Marshall, a blend of Shiraz, Mouvedre, Tinta Amarela and Carignan. Ironic back label phrases state: “The war is over – let’s party” and “With the body of a boer and the nose of an Englishman – you can’t go wrong”.
Bob's Your Uncle
Another of this funky duo’s irreverant wines is a Bordeaux blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon called Bob’s Your Uncle which is bottled in a brown, beer bottle complete with a crown cork.
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