Salt of the Earth

The Salt of the Earth range is, to put it simply, a passion project from three good friends. When wine writer Jamie Goode, Zalto importer Daniel Primack and our very own Ben Henshaw got together for dinner one night in late 2017, their conversation flowed on to discussing their love for saline, terroir-driven whites. Then a lightbulb moment occurred: their own barrel projects, exclusive to Indigo.

A lengthy conversation proceeded: how to choose the right grape varieties for their pursuit? The brief was to settle on grapes that represented what they liked drinking themselves; wines that are enjoyed amongst the wine trade, but perhaps don’t get the respect they deserve in the broader consumer world. Grapes that clearly transmit their terroirs, and produce age-worthy, saline wines at an accessible price point.

Ben, Jamie and Daniel have now created four different wines in this range that meet all of the above criteria: a Galician Albariño, a Rheingau Riesling, a Stellenbosch Chenin and a Sussex Chardonnay. Given the project is led by terroir, the artwork on the labels, designed by artist Mariëtte Kotzé exclusively for us, represents the landscapes where the fruit is grown.