The Winery Cawston Crossing of Paarl of Western Cape

Winery Cawston Crossing - Chenin Blanc
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 1009 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Paarl in the region of Western Cape

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

Top Winery Cawston Crossing wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Cawston Crossing

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Cawston Crossing

How Winery Cawston Crossing wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of mussels with white wine and tomato, express seafood spaghetti or fried rice with vegetables.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Cawston Crossing

On the nose the white wine of Winery Cawston Crossing. often reveals types of flavors of tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Cawston Crossing

  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Paarl

The wine region of Paarl is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vilafonté or the Domaine La Motte Wine Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Paarl are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Paarl often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, prune or eucalyptus and sometimes also flavors of mocha, cranberry or strawberries.

In the mouth of Paarl is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 187 estates and châteaux in the of Paarl, producing 982 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Paarl go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Cawston Crossing

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Cawston Crossing

How Winery Cawston Crossing wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef bobotie, lamb chops à la champvallon or roast duck in the oven.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Cawston Crossing

  • 2015With an average score of 3.00/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Cawston Crossing

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

Discover the grape variety: Courbu noir

Courbu noir is a grape variety with red and bronze leaves. It originates from the Pyrenean vineyards where it occupies a little more than one hectare. It is completely different from the white Courbu. The adult leaves have five lobes and a petiolar sinus. The berries of the Courbu Noir are round. The berries are small, as are the clusters. The beginning of the veins and the petiolar point are red. The shoots of this grape variety bend to form a parasol. To hope for a significant harvest, it is important to prune it long. Its budburst period begins 3 days after Chasselas. As for its maturity, it is the third period. This variety is very sensitive to oidium, but it does not fear mildew very much. It produces light and fine wines. It is not very colourful and does not contain enough alcohol. Courbu Noir has two approved clones, 728 and 729.

News about Winery Cawston Crossing and wines from the region

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 ...

Warmer climate to boost UK wine production, says study

Higher growing season temperatures over the next 20 years are likely to further increase the UK’s potential for wine production, according to new modelling on ‘near-term’ climate change impact on the sector. Yet wineries also need flexibility to adapt to challenges, said the study, published in the Oeno One journal and part of a wider project on climate resilience in UK wine. Conditions seen in the excellent 2018 vintage are set to become more common in several areas, including East ...

In recent years, more and more people have been paying attention to Uruguay’s wine scene thanks to the distinctive identity of its coastal regions, which are swept by winds from the Atlantic Ocean and the Río de la Plata. The country’s proximity to the ocean and one of the largest rivers on the planet means that the vintage effect is quite prominent here. Each harvest depends on the rainfall, sun and strength of the winds experienced that year. Today, Uruguay has around 5,966ha under vine distri ...

The word of the wine: Volatile acidity

Acidity resulting essentially from alcoholic fermentation and formed from acetic acids in the free state.