White Wine
White wine is a wine that is fermented without skin contact. The colour can be straw-yellow, yellow-green, or yellow-gold, Here at Platform62 we stock popular local white wines mostly from the Robertson Wine Valley. Our collection includes Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Viognier, Chenin Blanc, and many more. We boast with award winning wines. Visit us and Discover many White wine varieties in our Platform 62 wine list. With That being said, you’ll likely encounter a few interesting types such as Albarino, Pinot Grigio, Riesling. Here at Platform 62, we stock wines from different areas and regions, but our main target being wines produced locally.
White wine has many diverse styles and structures ranging from light, fresh and delicate to more pronounced and heavy making it the ideal choice for the warm and hot summer days. Green salad and Sauvignon Blanc is the tried and true pairing. Fuller-bodied White wines in general pair well with denser, heavier foods, while lighter bodied whites that have higher acidity pair well with lighter foods, like chicken and vegetable dishes. Matching the weight of the wine with the richness of the food leads to successful and harmonious pairings.
You can certainly choose to discover more beyond this short wine list as we are home to more than 650 wines that you can choose from. For a quick and easy white wine list, we offer the following wines that will fit the bill from easy drinking white to full and heavier whites. Sauvignon Blanc is a popular and unmistakable white wine that’s loved for its “green” herbal flavours and racy acidity. Chenin Blanc is hard not to love, given its diversity of styles from lean, dry whites to aromatic sparklers, sweet golden nectars as well as rich brandies. Chardonnay is the world’s most planted white grape variety and also the world’s most polarizing wine, you either love it or hate it. Viognier is a rich, oily white wine that originated in the Northern Rhône and is rapidly growing in popularity in California, Australia, and beyond. Wines are often age in oak to deliver Chardonnay-like richness. Albarino one of the most delightfully refreshing whites from the Iberian Peninsula, mostly found growing in cooler areas close to the sea where it attains briny flavours. Riesling is an aromatic white variety that can produce white wines ranging in style from bone-dry to very sweet. Germany is the world’s most important producer of Riesling. Colombard is a fairly neutral grape, once preferred mainly for brandy production notably Armagnac it is planted globally. Generally blended with other grapes, for easy-drinking table wines. White blends are usually created to add balance to a wine, where each grape variety contributes different flavours, wine blends have received international exposure and recognition.