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.
South Africa's fine wine journey is still on fresh legs; a massive boon for UK wine lovers, peruse our collection of stunning South African wines online.
Discover our guide to the wine regions of South Africa - including where to go and what to try along the way.
Hand-harvesting grapes at Badenhorst Family Wines - a prominent Swartland wine producer | ©A.A. Badenhorst Family Wines 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...
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 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...
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...
Constantia Wine Constantia is a historic wine-growing area in the southern suburbs of Cape Town in theWestern CapeofSouth Africa. In the 18th and 19th Centuries, the area was famed for its legendary dessert wine Vin de Constance. Wine-Searcher Editorial·Last updated 02-Apr-2023...
South Africa. It is one of the country's coolest wine-producing regions, and flinty, herbaceous Sauvignon Blanc is the most important style of wine produced. Wine-Searcher Editorial · Last updated 02-Aug-2023 Durbanville vineyards overlooking the village | ©Jean van der Meulen / www....