Admission: The winemaker is a personal friend, but his products are superb. A chenin blanc example.
My cellar "go to" whenever I have a difficult dinner party course is Sandlands Chenin Blanc. It is the perfect host, welcoming artichokes and asparagus as smoothly as chicken pot pie and grilled prawns. Several of our dinner guests are "winos" who drink only better French/German wines, and I've received nothing but good reception for Sandlands wines.