The best wines of Eastern Cape

Discover the best wines of Eastern Cape as well as the best winemakers of Eastern Cape and estates of Eastern Cape to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Eastern Cape and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Eastern Cape by region

Looking for a good wine of Eastern Cape among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Eastern Cape. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Eastern Cape with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Eastern Cape

See the top 100 best red wines of Eastern Cape

Want to buy a red wine of Eastern Cape cheap or sell a red wine of Eastern Cape at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Eastern Cape

Red wines from the region of Eastern Cape go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of veal shank with mushrooms, rabbit with hunter's sauce or spanish omelette (tortilla auténtica).

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Eastern Cape

In the mouth the red wine of the region of Eastern Cape. is a powerful.

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Eastern Cape

  • Pinotage

Discovering the wine region of Eastern Cape

The wine region of Eastern Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine St. Francis Point Vineyard or the Mayime Winery produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Eastern Cape are Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety.

In the mouth of Eastern Cape is a powerful. We currently count 2 estates and châteaux in the of Eastern Cape, producing 2 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Eastern Cape go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese.

Great white wines of Eastern Cape

See the top 100 best white wines of Eastern Cape

Want to buy a white wine of Eastern Cape cheap or sell a white wine of Eastern Cape at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Eastern Cape

White wines from the region of Eastern Cape go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of scallops with saffron, cream and tuna quiche or leek and fresh goat cheese quiche.

The best vintages in white wine of Eastern Cape

  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Eastern Cape

  • Sauvignon Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Eastern Cape

A wine route planned in the region of Eastern Cape? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Eastern Cape.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

News from the vineyard of Eastern Cape

Berry Bros & Rudd cuts packaging with capsule-free wine

UK-based Berry Bros & Rudd said it will start selling capsule-free wine this month, beginning with its ‘Own Selection’ Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2019, produced for the company by Château La Nerthe. The fine wine and spirits merchant said it also planned to remove capsules from other Own Selection products in a phased initiative that aims to reduce packaging, preserve materials and avoid waste. While some wines for longer-term ageing are considered to benefit from capsules, Berry Bros & ...

Luxury lots see Naples Winter Wine Festival 2022 break record  

Wealthy bidders gathered under a big tent just outside Ritz-Carlton golf resort in Florida to compete for ‘one-of-a-kind’ lots in the live auction at Naples Winter Wine Festival 2022. Organisers said a record amount of more than $23m was raised at the latest edition of the annual charity event, which was founded by the Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF). Rather than focus solely on wines, the live auction is known for offering exclusive experiences in partnership with some of the ...

Walls’ hidden gems: Domaine La Ferme St-Martin, Beaumes de Venise

Onwards, upwards. The roads get narrower, the corners get tighter. I step out of the car when I finally reach the winery and the air is so much fresher here. I go to take a sip from my water bottle and a gust of wind makes it whistle. I stand with Thomas Jullien and we look over the vineyards. It’s not yet spring, and the vines look little more than sticks. ‘It’s a lunar landscape at the moment,’ he says, as a friend’s flock of 300 sheep has just passed through to graze on every scrap of green b ...

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