The Winery Avenhoorn of Swartland of Western Cape

Winery Avenhoorn
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 95 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Swartland in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Avenhoorn is one of the world's great estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Avenhoorn wines

Looking for the best Winery Avenhoorn wines in Swartland among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Avenhoorn 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 Winery Avenhoorn wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Avenhoorn

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Avenhoorn

How Winery Avenhoorn wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pan-fried carrots, cod rougail or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Avenhoorn

  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Swartland

The wine region of Swartland is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sadie Family or the Domaine Sadie Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Swartland are Chenin blanc, Mourvèdre and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Swartland often reveals types of flavors of cherry, marmalade or cantaloupe and sometimes also flavors of chard, poire nashi or red cherry.

In the mouth of Swartland is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 192 estates and châteaux in the of Swartland, producing 832 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Swartland go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

The top pink wines of Winery Avenhoorn

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Avenhoorn

How Winery Avenhoorn wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of duck leg confit in cider or spaetzle.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Avenhoorn

  • 2019With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Avenhoorn.

  • Pinotage

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!).

The top red wines of Winery Avenhoorn

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Avenhoorn

How Winery Avenhoorn wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, fried vegetables with merguez and chipo or duck breast with balsamic vinegar.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Avenhoorn

  • 2017With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Silky

Said of a caressing wine with extremely fine tannins.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Avenhoorn

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

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Avenhoorn and wines from the region

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At the heart of the Mâcon terroir

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Chablis takes pride in its subsoil by Ivy NG

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The word of the wine: Silky

Said of a caressing wine with extremely fine tannins.