Level zero wines accepted # 5: Africa South
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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The first plantings of vines were made by Dutch settlers in 1864.
The whites are mostly derived from grape steen
- Chenin Blanc Local - and available in dry, semidry and sweet wines. Recently, Sauvignon, Riesling, Gewurztraminer and Chardonnay are spreading.
Pinotage
- But cabernet sauvignon, merlot and syrah are becoming more frequently used.
The country is currently at 9 e
world for its wine production, 80% dominated by cooperatives. It covers 100,000 hectares, substantially as far as the vineyards of Bordeaux.
His vineyard landscapes are among the most aesthetic in the world, especially around Cape Town.
Wine regions
Stellenbosch and Paarl
It
Stellenbosch
found traditionally the best red wines in the country. They are mainly due to Cabernet, the Syrah - Shiraz - and Merlot. The weather is very balanced, to rainfall almost ideal, is conducive to quality wines. Especially in areas deemed Simonsberg, and Papegaaiberg Jonkershoek valley. Further north, the vineyards of Paarl
has done in recent years a great reputation with its white wines from international varieties.
Constantia The Constantia wine is the most famous of the country since the eighteenth century. It is without doubt one of the greatest wines in the liquor world. It expresses the exuberance aromatic muscat grape to perfection. The 420 hectares of vineyards also produce rare dry white wine mainly from sauvignon blanc, chardonnay and semillon and the red wine from Cabernet and Merlot.
The production is quite widespread in the sector
Breede River Valley
and districts of Robertson and Worcester . Further south, areas of the Overberg
and Walker Bay
have an excellent quality potential.
In the region of Klein Karoo , very high temperatures can produce a fortified wine like Port fairly estimated, especially around the town of Calitzdorp.
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