Our Signatures
Tales
Three wines, three tales. Our range of wines from around the world opens with South Africa, between the Swartland and Stellenbosch.
Three wines, three tales
Each Tales cuvée illustrates a story chosen from the favourite storybook of Nelson Mandela, a legendary figure in South African history.
This range is our tribute to him.
Pinotage · Swartland
The Ghost Ship
With its intense aromas of red fruit, dried fruit and liquorice, Pinotage is South Africa’s emblematic grape variety – much like a certain ship whose legend was born in the Cape in the 18th century. Her captain made a pact with the devil and was condemned to sail the oceans for ever with his crew. Our Pinotage is devilishly good, and it crosses the oceans in search of true pirates who will appreciate it at its full worth.
Chenin Blanc · Stellenbosch
The Sun, A Bushman Legend
The Sun, A Bushman Legend is a radiant tale that has lulled South Africans since the 18th century. The legend tells of the origins of the sun, which was once a man whom the people sent up into the sky so that he could bring light and warmth to the whole world… This Chenin Blanc draws its fruity aromas from South Africa’s generous, abundant sunshine, which allows the grapes to give this cuvée notes of white-fleshed fruit and a remarkable roundness.
Cabernet Sauvignon · Swartland
The Snake with 5 Heads
Just like the untameable five-headed snake that Zanyani showered with true love, our South African Cabernet has been given all the skill and love it needed to fully express its ripe fruit and spice, framed by polished tannins. Through her courage and virtue, Zanyani broke the spell, freeing the snake from its scales and allowing it to turn into a tall, handsome warrior.
Swartland
Hand-picked harvest in the old bush vines.
The story of Tales
A range born of a journey
Determined to express a unique diversity through a range of South African wines, Philippe Gaillard and Willie Dreyer travelled the wine regions of this vast country in search of Chenin, Cabernet and Pinotage plots with genuine typicity and the ability to reflect the diversity of their terroirs. Their attention finally settled on the Swartland and the Stellenbosch area.
“With the Tales range, we craft wines with genuine typicity and the ability to reflect the great diversity of their terroirs.”
On the road in the Swartland
The shop
Tales wines
Discover the richness of the South African terroir through these three varietal wines.
Food and wine pairings
A regional recipe for each of these wines.
Page updated on 3 November 2026