Minor Hotels is proud to announce a new partnership with Saving the Wild, a groundbreaking Africa-based conservation charity, with the launch of three ‘Saving the Wild’ wines which will be served in several Minor Hotel properties in Africa. The wines are produced by Hoopenburg Wine Estate, an award-winning wine farm, and feature a fine art label highlighting the need to protect three key species targeted for illegal poaching.
The conservation collection includes a Cabernet/Merlot blend, a Sauvignon Blanc and a Rosé. Hoopenburg Wine Estate in the Stellenbosch region of South Africa is nourished by pure underground water, and the unique dry-land bush-vine vineyards produce grapes of exceptional taste and flavour.
A percentage of the proceeds from the Saving the Wild wine collection supports Saving the Wild’s work to advocate for specialised courts and better legislation for all endangered species.
Each bottle is a canvas featuring fine art photography donated by award-winning wildlife photographers:
- RHINO – Cabernet / Merlot – William Fortescue.
- ELEPHANT – Sauvignon Blanc – James Lewin.
- PANGOLIN – Rosé – Aaron Gekoski.
The fine-art photography is creatively enhanced with a gold foil embossing the rhino horn, elephant tusks, and pangolin scales – and drawing attention to the features for which these animals are illegally poached. Saving the Wild works across Africa to protect these, and other, endangered species.
With every glass, guests can learn, discover, and engage with the conservation stories behind the wines as each bottle has a QR code that launches short film content produced by Saving the Wild.
Follow Saving the Wild on Instagram: @saving_the_wild and Facebook: SavingTheWild.
