Delheim Spatzendreck Late Harvest
The story behind the label of the Delheim Spatzendreck Late Harvest is a living legend. And, if you have a sense of humour, the cheeky artwork makes it a worthy inclusion in your wine collection.
When winemaker Michael ‘Spatz’ Sperling started making wine at Delheim in the late 1950s, not all his guests were particularly complimentary about his early efforts. In fact, one lady declared that his wine “tastes like sh*t”. And so the Spatzendreck label was born, featuring the now-famous brazen pooping sparrow, relieving itself into a wooden cask. (The name Spatzendreck translates into ‘sparrow sh*t’ in German.)
The label was awarded The Worst Label of the World in 1971 by Decanter magazine. And Spatz was able to proudly declare that his guests drank their words!
The Spatzendreck 2010, a blend of Chenin Blanc and Muscat d’Alexandrie, retails for R45 from Delheim wine farm outside Stellenbosch.
