Winery Darlington VineyardRiesling
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The Riesling of the Winery Darlington Vineyard is in the top 0 of wines of Western Cape.
Details and technical informations about Winery Darlington Vineyard's Riesling.
Discover the grape variety: Grand noir de la C
A cross between petit Bouschet and aramon obtained by Henri Bouschet in 1855. It should be noted that this grape variety is very similar to the piquepoul-bouschet (a cross between the piquepoul gris and the petit Bouschet) with which it should not be confused. Grand Noir de la Calmette is in the process of disappearing, and is still found only in the form of isolated strains in old vines in the south and southwest of France. - Synonymy: gros noir, sousao do Oeste, sumo tinto (all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!)
Informations about the Winery Darlington Vineyard
The Winery Darlington Vineyard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Western Cape
The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.
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Flooding in south-east Australia set to hit wine production
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The word of the wine: Decanting
A sommelier uses a decanter to separate the clear wine from the solid parts in a bottle.
