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Groot Constantia, the oldest wine estate in South Africa. On 2 February 1659 the founder of Cape Town, Jan van Riebeeck, produced the first wine recorded in South Africa. [1] In 1685, the Constantia estate was established in a valley facing False Bay by the Governor of the Cape, Simon van der Stel. His 'Vin de Constance' soon acquired a good ...
Western Cape - A large multi-regional designation covering every appellation except those in the Northern Cape. KwaZulu-Natal - The whole Province was designated as a Geographical Unit in August 2005. Eastern Cape - The Eastern Cape Province was designated South Africa’s newest wine region in 2009. [3] Limpopo; Northern Cape
In 2014, the first bottling of Nero d'Avola was approved by the Wine and Spirits Board. The wine has been approved and noted in the Government Gazette and the first certified bottling of Nero d'Avola in South Africa was released at the annual Bosman Family Vineyards Release Celebration in November 2015. [5]
Cape Vintage port – A wine composed of grapes harvested in a single vintage, aged in wood and released with the words "Vintage Port" and the vintage year on the label. Cape Vintage Reserve port – A wine produced in a vintage year recognised by the South African wine industry or trade publications as being of exceptional quality.
Wellington is a town in the Western Cape Winelands, a 45-minute drive from Cape Town, in South Africa with a population of approximately 62,000. Wellington's economy is centered on products of agriculture such as deciduous fruit, table grapes, wine and brandy. The town is located 75 km north-east of Cape Town, reached by the N1 motorway and R44.
The Western Cape region has been famous for its wine since the late 18th century and exports wine all over the world. In 2010 the Western Cape exported 374.8 million litres of wine. [52] With 100,200ha of vines under cultivation the province is the ninth largest exporter of wine in the world. [8]
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.
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.