The best wines of Greyton

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

Top wines of Greyton by region

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

Great red wines of Greyton

See the top 100 best red wines of Greyton

Want to buy a red wine of Greyton cheap or sell a red wine of Greyton 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 Greyton

Red wines from the region of Greyton go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of marinated shrimp skewers with garlic, lamb tagine with dried fruits and herbs or aiguillettes of duck with paprika and pan-fried ceps.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Greyton

In the mouth the red wine of the region of Greyton. is a powerful.

The best vintages in red wine of Greyton

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Greyton

  • Shiraz/Syrah

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Greyton

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

Discovering the wine region of Greyton

The wine region of Greyton is located in the region of Overberg of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lismore or the Domaine The Oaks produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Greyton are Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Greyton often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

In the mouth of Greyton is a powerful. We currently count 2 estates and châteaux in the of Greyton, producing 2 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Greyton go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food.

Great white wines of Greyton

See the top 100 best white wines of Greyton

Want to buy a white wine of Greyton cheap or sell a white wine of Greyton 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 Greyton

White wines from the region of Greyton go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of rabbit with hunter's sauce, sea bass in mustard and rosemary wrappers or chili con carne.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Greyton

On the nose the white wine of the region of Greyton. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Greyton. is a powerful.

The best vintages in white wine of Greyton

  • 2017With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Greyton

  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

News from the vineyard of Greyton

Cape Winemakers Guild 2022 auction: all the lots to bid on

The 38th annual Cape Winemakers Guild Auction is back on home soil in South Africa this year. Auction house Strauss & Co will host the sale, sponsored by Nedbank, live and online from 5pm to 8pm on Friday 30 September and 9am to 3pm on Saturday 1 October. Bidders can attend the auction in person at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West, bid by telephone, or online. They can also leave a commission bid in advance of the sale. Bonhams auction house held the auction in London in 2020 and 2021 ...

Walls: Tavel and its unexpected revolution

When asked which is the most exciting appellation in the Rhône, there’s one that currently springs to mind before all others: Tavel. I have to be honest with you: I don’t buy much rosé. So, given that Tavel is, according to The Oxford Companion to Wine, ‘one of France’s few all-rosé appellations,’ my response might be unexpected. The Oxford Companion is technically correct, of course – the wines made here are paler than a typical red wine. But compared to other rosés, that’s where the comparison ...

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 ...