Top 100 wines of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge

Discover the top 100 best wines of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge of Cape South Coast as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge

The wine region of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge is located in the region of Walker Bay of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Whalehaven or the Domaine La Vierge produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Nebbiolo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge often reveals types of flavors of oaky, smoke or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus blossom, vegetal or straw.

In the mouth of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 7 estates and châteaux in the of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, producing 15 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

News from the vineyard of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge

Shirakawa 1958 single malt set for release

Shirakawa 1958 is the only official single malt bottling from the demolished distillery, and is also said to be the earliest single vintage Japanese whisky bottled to date, although part of its back story remains shrouded in mystery. The whisky was distilled at the Shirakawa distillery, located 200km north of Tokyo, in 1958, and survived an era when Shirakawa’s malt whisky was almost all used in owner Takara Shuzo’s flagship ‘King’ blend. Shirakawa was opened in Fukushima Prefecture by previous ...

Auction of Washington Wines raises $4m

‘Thanks to our incredibly generous wineries, donors, and sponsors, the AWW can continue its mission to uplift the Washington wine industry and grow its efforts to support healthy communities and healthy land in Washington state’, said Jamie Peha, executive director of the Auction of Washington Wines. ‘Together with our philanthropic partners, Seattle Children’s, WSU Viticulture & Enology Research, and Industry Grant Partner Vital Wines, we ensure that our charitable efforts ...

A new level of identity for Canary Island wines

“Origen 1989” by Bodega el Lomo is a wine made from the certified parcel of, “Los Laureles”, a 12ha vineyard at 600m of altitude that holds centenary bush vines. It’s the first wine certified under this new system, having just arrived to market this month with others to come in the near future. While the DO Islas Canarias covers the entire territory of these eight Spanish islands off the western coast of Africa, there are 10 other DOs that govern the wines of certai ...