The best wines of Devon Valley

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

Top wines of Devon Valley by region

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

Great red wines of Devon Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Devon Valley

Red wines from the region of Devon Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of chicken, beef and lamb couscous (morocco), navarin of lamb or italian veal roulade.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Devon Valley

On the nose the red wine of the region of Devon Valley. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Devon Valley. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Devon Valley

  • 2010With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.75/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Devon Valley

  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinotage

Discovering the wine region of Devon Valley

The wine region of Devon Valley is located in the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Kyburg or the Domaine Kyburg produce mainly wines red, sparkling and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Devon Valley are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Devon Valley often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or oak and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, non oak or spices.

In the mouth of Devon Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 3 estates and châteaux in the of Devon Valley, producing 9 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Devon Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.

Great white wines of Devon Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Devon Valley

White wines from the region of Devon Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of rice with seafood, chinese noodles with shrimp or beef tartar with thai flavors.

The best vintages in white wine of Devon Valley

  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Devon Valley

  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

An intraspecific cross between pinot noir and cinsaut called hermitage, obtained in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold. Since then, it has been propagated in Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States (California), Canada, Brazil, Israel, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties on the A1 list. - Synonymy: none to date (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).

Great sparkling wines of Devon Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Devon Valley

Sparkling wines from the region of Devon Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of pasta salad with surimi, scallops with chorizo sauce or spinach and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Devon Valley

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Devon Valley. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or oak and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Devon Valley

  • 2016With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.30/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Devon Valley

  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Pressing Rosé

A method of making rosé wine that consists of pressing the grapes directly after crushing and light skin maceration. The resulting wine is lively, light and pale.

News from the vineyard of Devon Valley

Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...

Jackson Family Wines buys first vineyard in Washington’s Walla Walla Valley

The family-owned company made its first foray into Washington State last year when it began buying grapes from select vineyards throughout the Walla Walla Valley. The winemaking team was impressed by the quality coming out of the region, and it has now pounced on the opportunity to acquire land there. It snapped up 61 acres of an existing 117-acre property in Mill Creek. A local firm called Abeja, founded by Ken and Ginger Roberts, bought the land back in 2000 in a bid to grow world-class Cabern ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...