What we’re drinking this week: Guava Colombard

Woolowrths Guava Colombard
Woolowrths Guava Colombard

This week the Woolworth’s WCellar buying team picked a white wine made from a cultivar we’d never heard of but are dead keen to try. Have a read and see why … 


Our pick for this week:

Guava Colombard

R87.99, Woolworths

Why we love it:

Despite being one of the most widely planted cultivars in South Africa, colombard is a lesser-known varietal (it was traditionally grown for distilling into Cognac and Armagnac – who knew?) The Woolies wine team has worked with the Retief family to produce this unique and exclusive, brand-new quaff. A full-flavoured, juicy, fresh and crisp white, it has the distinctive exuberance of concentrated guava, with melon and pineapple on the nose and palate. 

Image: Guava Colombard. Supplied.