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Güney Afrika

Mediterranean

Africa's leading wine producer, with more than 350 years of winemaking, known for Chenin Blanc, Pinotage and Cape blends.

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Genel bakış

Güney Afrika hakkında

The first Cape wine was pressed in 1659, soon after the Dutch East India Company established its settlement at the Cape, and the sweet Constantia wine was celebrated in 18th-century Europe. The modern Wine of Origin (WO) system, introduced in 1973, is a nested hierarchy: Geographical Unit (such as Western Cape), then Region, District and Ward.

Chenin Blanc (known locally as Steen) is the most planted variety, and the country's old bush vines, many of which are protected by the Old Vine Project's certification, are a particular strength. Pinotage, a local crossing, is its signature red.

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Güney Afrika

Arazi

İklim ve terroir

İklim

Mediterranean

Mediterranean, with cool, wet winters and warm, dry summers. The cold Benguela current and the strong south-easterly 'Cape Doctor' wind cool coastal vineyards and limit disease.

Terroir ve topraklar

Asmaların yetiştiği zemin

Ancient, nutrient-poor soils, including weathered granite, Table Mountain sandstone and Malmesbury shale, with some of the oldest soils used for wine anywhere in the world.

Daha derine

Şarapların sınıflandırılması

South Africa's Wine of Origin scheme is a nested set of places, from a whole province down to a single estate.

Geographical Unit
The largest area, such as Western Cape.
Region and District
Smaller areas within it, such as Coastal region and Stellenbosch district.
Ward
The smallest, most specific area, such as Simonsberg-Stellenbosch.
Estate Wine and Old Vine
Estate wines come from a single farm, and the Certified Old Vine seal marks vines over 35 years old.

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Bölgeler

Bölge

Western Cape

The Cape's wine heartland on the south-western tip of Africa, spanning Stellenbosch, Paarl, Swartland, Constantia, Walker Bay and more.

Yetiştiği yerler: Western Cape ve Swartland.