The best wines of Outeniqua

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

Top wines of Outeniqua by region

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

Great red wines of Outeniqua

See the top 100 best red wines of Outeniqua

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

Red wines from the region of Outeniqua go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, lamb tagine with quince or rabbit in sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Outeniqua

On the nose the red wine of the region of Outeniqua. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Outeniqua. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Outeniqua

  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.10/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Outeniqua

  • Shiraz/Syrah

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Outeniqua

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

Discovering the wine region of Outeniqua

The wine region of Outeniqua is located in the region of Klein Karoo of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Garden Route or the Domaine Garden Route produce mainly wines red and white. On the nose of Outeniqua often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, citrus fruit or floral and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, non oak or oak. In the mouth of Outeniqua is a with a nice freshness.

We currently count 1 estates and châteaux in the of Outeniqua, producing 2 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Outeniqua go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Great white wines of Outeniqua

See the top 100 best white wines of Outeniqua

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

White wines from the region of Outeniqua go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of marinated shrimp sautéed asian style, leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche or potato and goat cheese gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Outeniqua

On the nose the white wine of the region of Outeniqua. often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, citrus fruit or floral and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Outeniqua. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Outeniqua

  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Outeniqua

  • Sauvignon Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Outeniqua

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

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

News from the vineyard of Outeniqua

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Pierreclos

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Pierreclos, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

Cambridge University’s King’s College earns £1.3m by auctioning off rare Burgundies

The ‘Generations of Jayer’ collection included 42 lots of some of the finest Burgundies ever bottled. A 12-bottle case of Grand Cru Henri Jayer for Georges Jayer, Echézeaux 1999 from Côte de Nuits led the charge, selling for £100,000 at the London auction. The second priciest lot was the Henri Jayer for Georges Jayer, Echézeaux 2001, which received a winning bid of £85,000. Henri Jayer was dubbed the ‘godfather of Burgundy’ after pioneering a range of key innovations in the region. He believed t ...

Vine trunks rise to meet climatic changes

While taller overall vines do exist in regions such as Galicia with their pergola training method, the roots of any vine usually top out at 37cm. It’s at this top point where the Vitis vinifera shoot is grafted in and continues to grow, giving us such grapes as Cabernet Sauvignon or Chardonnay. This is opposed to the rootstocks which are composed of various crosses of vines such as Vitis rupestris which aren’t used for wine production but are resistant to the root louse, phylloxera. This new tal ...