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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 ...
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).
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]
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.
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 ...
The wine industry in South Africa was greatly influenced by the Huguenots, [12] many of whose families had owned vineyards in France. [13] Many of the farms in the Western Cape province in South Africa still bear French names, such as Haute Cabrière, La Petite Provence, La Bourgogne, La Motte, La Bri, La Borie, La Chataigne and La Roche.
The Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek valleys form the Cape Winelands, the larger of the two main wine growing regions in South Africa. The South African wine industry produces about 1,000,000,000 litres of wine annually. Stellenbosch is the primary location for viticulture and viticulture research.
Boberg - For use in respect of fortified wines from Paarl, Franschhoek and Tulbagh. Breede River Valley - contains three wine districts and fifteen wards. Cape South Coast - contains five districts and 15 wards. Coastal Region - contains eight districts and seventeen wards. Klein Karoo - contains two districts and five wards.