South Africa is a key wine nation, despite its isolated position. Pinotage and Chenin Blanc have been its signatures, but Shiraz, the red Bordeaux varieties, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc are also widely planted.
South Africa is a key wine nation, despite its isolated position. Pinotage and Chenin Blanc have been its signatures, but Shiraz, the red Bordeaux varieties, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc are also widely planted.
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Swartland covers a large area, encompassing the vineyards on the northern side of the Paardeberg mountain in the south to the plains of Piketberg in the north. The smaller ward ofRiebeekbergand the Kasteelberg Mountain lie in the eastern part of the region, while the cooler district ofDarling...
Paarl has a long history of wine production. French Huguenots began to settle at the small trading outpost in the 1680s, planting vines and orchards. The historic South Africa Co-Operative Wine Growers Association (KWV) had its headquarters here, and the famous Nederberg Wine Auction is held...
The second-oldest wine route of South Africa, the Paarl South Africa wine region, is roughly a 50-minute drive inland from Cape Town, and is renowned for its rich, full-bodied red wines and its cool and crisp white wines - Shiraz is a particular favourite here. Framed by the picturesqu...
Nowadays, the region has shifted wine style; Constantia is known for premium cool-climateSauvignon BlancandBordeaux Blendwines, along with the modern dessert wines made fromMuscat Blanc. The Constantia estate was established in 1685 by the second Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, Simon van der...
Tulbaghis a wine-producing district in South Africa's Western Cape, to the north ofPaarl, withSwartlandbordering it to the west and north. The region's location in a horseshoe-shaped valley gives producers a range of terroirs to work with. An assortment of grape varieties are cultivated, of...
The first vineyards were planted in the Western Cape when South Africa's very first European settlers arrived in the 17th Century. The second Governor of the Cape, Simon van der Stel, is widely credited with bringing winemaking to the region in the 1600s and setting up a wine estate inCons...
Swellendam, in theBreede River Valley, is a small Wine of Origin (WO) district in the Western Cape province of South Africa. At its center is the historic town of the same name founded in 1743. The two wine-producing wards in the Swellendam district are Buffeljags and Stormsvlei. ...