The Winery City on a Hill of Swartland of Western Cape

Winery City on a Hill - White
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 49 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Swartland in the region of Western Cape

The Winery City on a Hill is one of the world's great estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery City on a Hill wines

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

The top white wines of Winery City on a Hill

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery City on a Hill

How Winery City on a Hill wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of gratin of coquillettes with ham, magret stuffed with foie gras or american style lobster tails, great chef style.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery City on a Hill

On the nose the white wine of Winery City on a Hill. often reveals types of flavors of cream, straw or floral and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, spices or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery City on a Hill. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery City on a Hill

  • 2016With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery City on a Hill.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Muscat of Alexandria

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 red wines of Winery City on a Hill

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery City on a Hill

How Winery City on a Hill wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery City on a Hill

  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery City on a Hill

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 City on a Hill.

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.

News about Winery City on a Hill and wines from the region

Andrew Jefford: ‘The gifts of Bacchus hold our gaze like a procession’

Do growers make wine – or do markets? Growers, of course. Yet markets define the scope of the grower’s creative efforts by what they reward or sanction. When markets are neglectful and unresponsive, there’s little the grower can do but conform. It’s a problem the world over. Here’s an example. The river Moselle/Mosel rises to the wet west of the Vosges mountains, then curves in a long green arc heading north through Epinal, Metz and (along the left bank) Luxembourg’s Grand Duchy, turning east at ...

Soave producer Pieropan to unveil underground winery

Celebrated Soave producer Pieropan is due to unveil its new winery in April 2022. Dubbed ‘Leonildo Pieropan‘ after the estate’s pioneering late owner, the winery is considered groundbreaking for its eco credentials and use of materials – and is largely hidden under a hill, with just the frontage visible. Pieropan’s project began in 2015, when the family realised they had outgrown the existing winery in the centre of Soave town, and subsequently acquired a site in th ...

Courvoisier Mizunara: the launch of a collaborative Cognac

Described by Courvoisier as ‘daring’, ‘visionary’ and ‘a first-of-its-kind collaboration’, Courvoisier Mizunara was created by the house’s recently-retired maître de chai, Patrice Pinet, and Shinji Fukuyo, chief blender of Japanese whisky maker Suntory. The project dates back to 2015, when the president of Suntory visited Courvoisier at Jarnac shortly after Suntory took over Beam Global, the Cognac house’s then owner, in a deal worth US$16bn. Pinet expressed an interest in experimenting with miz ...

The word of the wine: Honest

A simple and pleasant wine, without any great quality and without any defects.