The African Winery of Western Cape

African Winery
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is ranked in the top 7877 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape

The African Winery is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top African Winery wines

Looking for the best African Winery wines in Western Cape among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent African Winery wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the African Winery wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of African Winery

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of African Winery

How African Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of paella de marisco (seafood paella), mediterranean lamb necklace or sole fillets au gratin with mushrooms and shallots.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of African Winery

On the nose the white wine of African Winery. often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of African Winery. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of African Winery

  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 2.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of African Winery.

  • Chenin Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Western Cape

Cradle of South African wine. Signature Chenin Blanc (Steen, 20%) in ample, fresh whites with notes of quince, yellow apple, honey and acacia flower, from crisp dry to sweet. Sharp, iodised Sauvignon Blanc (Walker Bay, Constantia), balanced Chardonnay. Reds: emblematic Pinotage with roasted aromas (coffee, plum, smoke), firm Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy Syrah.

Fine Pinot Noir on the coast. Mediterranean climate cooled by the Cape Doctor, ~80% of the country's production.

The top red wines of African Winery

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of African Winery

How African Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of caramelized beef with onions, duck breast with honey, potato and onion with garlic or buckwheat pancakes filled with egg, cheese and ham.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of African Winery

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

The best vintages in the red wines of African Winery

  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.00/5
  • 2008With an average score of 2.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of African Winery.

  • Pinotage

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

Intensely coloured, structured reds with inky robe and firm tannins, with typical aromas of blackberry, black plum, roasted coffee, cocoa, banana and characteristic smoky notes. Made as powerful ageing reds and as more approachable fruity cuvées, sometimes as rosés. Absolute signature of South Africa (Stellenbosch, Swartland, Paarl). Cross of pinot noir × cinsault created in 1925 by Abraham Perold at Stellenbosch University.

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Planning a wine route in the of Western Cape? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to African Winery.

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.