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Stellenbosch wine region is well known in the Cape. In 1971, the first official wine route was founded by Frans Malan of Simonsig, Spatz Sperling of Delheim, and Niel Joubert of Spier. Franschhoek valley wine region was settled over 300 years ago by the French Huguenots. Set against the backdrop of the Franschhoek and Drakenstein mountains, the ...
With the import of Western wine-making technologies, especially French technology, production of wines similar to modern French wine has begun in many parts of China with the direction of experienced French wine-makers; China is now the sixth largest producer of wine in the world. The following regions produce significant quality of wine:
Western Cape topology showing the Boland Mountains. The Boland (Afrikaans pronunciation:, meaning "highland" [1]) is a region of the Western Cape province of South Africa, situated to the northeast of Cape Town in the middle and upper courses of the Berg and Breede Rivers, around the Boland Mountains of the central Cape Fold Belt.
The wine regions of South Africa were defined under the "Wine of Origin" (Wyn van Oorsprong) act of 1973. Mirroring the French Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) system, all South African wines listing a "Wine of Origin" must be composed entirely of grapes from its region. [1] The "Wine of Origins" (WO) program mandates how wine regions of ...
Kammanassie Mountains: Western Cape: 1,995 m (6,545 ft) Kamiesberge: Jumbled Mountains: Northern Cape: 1,706 m (5,597 ft) Kareeberge: Karoo Mountains: Western Cape: Kleinrivier Mountains: Small River Mountains: Western Cape: Part of the Cape Fold Belt system Kogelberg: Bullet, or cone-shaped Mountains: Western Cape: Part of the Cape Fold Belt ...
Mountain ranges of the Western Cape province of South Africa. Pages in category "Mountain ranges of the Western Cape" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Elgin is a large, lush area of land, circled by mountains, in the Overberg region of South Africa. This broad upland valley lies about 70 km southeast of Cape Town, just beyond the Hottentots Holland Mountains. The Elgin region is centered on the town of Grabouw.
Robertson is a town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, known as the valley of wine and roses, at the heart of the wine route - Route 62. [3] [4]Founded in 1853 and named after Dr William Robertson, a Scottish Dutch Reformed Church minister.