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Haute Cabrière is a South African vineyard estate located in Franschhoek (Stellenbosch Local Municipality), Cape Winelands. The estate was started over 300 years ago by Huguenot settlers from France, including Pierre Jourdan, [1] and primarily grows Chardonnay and Pinot noir varietals. The current iteration dates to the 1980s when it was ...
Leopard's Leap is a wine producer located in South Africa. They are located in the valley of Franschhoek. [1] [2] The business was established by Hein Koegelenberg at the turn of the 20th century. [3] The winery has sponsored satellite mapping as part of a wider study of leopards in the nearby mountains. [4]
Franschhoek ([fransˈɦuk]; Afrikaans for "French Corner", Dutch spelling before 1947 Fransche Hoek, French: Le Coin Français) is a small town in the Western Cape Province and one of the oldest towns in South Africa. It was formerly known as Oliphants hoek (as there were vast groups of elephants roaming the valley).
The winery is noted particularly for its complex white wines. When Anglo American took ownership of Rhodes Fruit Farms and Boschendal in 1969 one of the key projects was the re-establishment of a range of wines under the Boschendal brand. In 1978, Achim van Arnim took charge as Cellarmaster, vowing to restore pre-eminence for the Estate's produce.
A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the production of wine, such as a wine company. Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feature warehouses, bottling lines, laboratories, and large expanses of tanks known as tank farms.
Pickstone advised him to buy old wine farms in the Groot Drakenstein, Wellington and Stellenbosch areas. In March 1897 Rhodes secured the first of more than 20 farms, including Boschendal and Rhone. Twelve young managers from South Africa, Britain and America [ 10 ] were appointed; many of them had been trained in California.
Cape Winelands - vineyards around Stellenbosch Jan Joubert's Gat bridge is situated on the Franschhoek Mountain pass in Cape Winelands. The Cape Winelands is a region of the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It is the largest wine-producing region in South Africa and is divided into six main wine regions, each offering its own unique wine ...
Acquaviva Winery Maple Park, Illinois: 2010 Member of the Northern Illinois Wine Trail. [1] Alto Vineyards Alto Pass, Illinois: 1988 Member of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail [2] and located within the Shawnee Hills AVA. [3] August Hill Winery Peru, Illinois: 2002 Member of the Illinois River Wine Trail. [4] Baxter's Vineyards and Winery Nauvoo ...