Map Of South Africa Wine Regions

Close to cape town the wine region is home to some of the world s most popular wines and is south africa s only major wine producing area.

Map of south africa wine regions. South african wine map south african wine and vineyards. Winegrowing areas of south africa a4 map 6 6mb winegrowing areas of south africa wall map 7 4mb this map has been designed to print hi res sizes if you would like a high resolution map please email hanlie wosa co z a. The wine of origins wo program mandates how wine regions of south africa are defined and can appear on wine labels while some aspects of the wo are taken from the aoc the wo is primarily concerned with accuracy in. South africa s wine regions.

5 outstanding sub regions of stellenbosch. South african wine regions routes your guide to the mainstream and more covert western cape winelands areas. South africa was the 8th biggest wine producer in the world in 2015 with around 1 130 million liters of wine produced just before china source oiv. Most of the wine produced in the country went directly to be distilled into brandy.

All about south african wine with map if you love cabernet sauvignon start looking for south africa s hot values. 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. Most of the production is exported to countries like the uk germany japan russia ireland denmark. South africa produced one of worlds.

The 5 following areas have consistently produced outstanding wines each with their own regional specialty. Today the story is changing. South african wines have emerged as both some of the best valued red and white wines and in the highest quality. The main hub concentrating in the stellenbosch and paarl districts.

Emerging from the shadow of apartheid south africa is increasingly making better wines which usually represent good value for money at all levels on the quality scale. South african wine region map the south african wine regions are principally the coastal region klein karoo cape south coast olifants river breede river valley and a number of further wards not part of a region. This map is a modified version of the map by wines of south africa. Within stellenbosch there are 7 sub regions or wards and a few unofficial delineated areas where wine is produced.

Drafted in 1973 the wine of origin wo programme legislates how wine regions of south africa are defined and can appear on wine labels while some aspects of the wo are taken from the french appellation d origine contrôlée aoc system the wo is concerned primarily with accuracy in labelling and does not place any additional regulations on wine regions such as permitted varieties trellising methods irrigation and crop yields wine regions under the wo system fall under one of four. Although south africa is classed as a new world region wines it produces are often nicely poised between the new world and old world styles. The vineyards of south africa cover 140 000 hectares mainly in the province of western cape. Cape town 2 2mb pdf 3 01mb stellenbosch 7 97mb paarl 23mb wellington 16 mb.

Look out for reds from south africa s own variety pinotage which makes striking gamey and earthy tasting wines often with a savoury cheesy edge to. Wine has been produced in south africa for longer than. It s here the official 2019 platter s selection of south africa s best wines. Anyone who s vaguely familiar with the world of vino has likely heard of stellenbosch and franschhoek but there s so much more to the south african wine industry than these two pretty but commercial areas.

The wine estates commonly elegant cape dutch style buildings and vast vineyards backed by picturesque mountains in stunning settings are open to the public for tours and tastings with many also boasting award winning eateries.