Cape Town Wine Region Map

Traditionally a white wine region but with its mediterranean climate and terroirs it s now focusing more on reds.

Cape town wine region map. It is the largest wine producing region in south africa and is divided into six main wine regions each offering its own unique wine route. Areas under vine are rarely more than 160km 100 miles from the coast. Winegrowing areas of south africa a4 map jpg pdf.

Distance from cape town s city centre 15 minutes drive. Lovely vineyards and an on site restaurant which served delicious food and wine of course highly recommend visiting here when in cape town before you will go for stellenbosh and other famous vine sites in cape area it is good to and see beautiful vineyard taste excellent vines have lunch or dinner in well tempered restaurant or simply walk. Most of the country s winemaking takes place in the western cape at the bottom of the continent between roughly 31 6 degrees south vredendal and around 34 5 degrees south elim and here the various wine regions.

Hotter than stellenbosch so the very best wines come from the more elevated vineyards. The western cape s wine regions stretch 300 kilomers 185 miles from cape town to the mouth of the olifants river in the north and 360km 220 miles to mossel bay in the east. The map above shows the main districts.

Durbanville wine route often thought of as merely the home of boerewors and sakkie sakkie an afrikaans style of dance the northern suburbs is also base to a stunning wine region that though only 20 minutes from cape town s cbd feels worlds away. Apart from cape town s idyllic beaches majestic mountains and adventure around every corner the cape winelands offers wine tasting of the region s world class wines even more scenic beauty and historic towns to explore all within an hour or two s drive of cape town s waterfront. Constantia stellenbosch franschhoek paarl robertson and wellington are the most popular.

Cape town 2 2mb pdf 3 01mb stellenbosch 7 97mb paarl 23mb wellington 16 mb. This is the most well known wine region and is home to a variety of cellars producing some of the country s most acclaimed wines. The wine farms of stellenbosch are the closest in distance to cape town and are within a 45 minute drive of the city centre.

The dessert wines in particular were amazing. Wine tasting fine cuisine and cape dutch architecture. Winegrowing areas of south africa wall map press ready pdf 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.