The Winery Douglas Green is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 63 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Douglas Green wines in Western Cape among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Douglas Green 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 Douglas Green wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Douglas Green wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, lamb chops marinated with herbs or coconut curry cauliflower in the cookeo.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Douglas Green. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, caramel or cheese and sometimes also flavors of licorice, vanilla or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Douglas Green. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
The Western Cape's Elegant, ageworthy Cabernet Sauvignon wines and Bordeaux Blends were at the vanguard as exports recommenced in the mid-1990s, while Burgundy-style Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Walker Bay are gaining global acclaim, and cool-climate style Sauvignon Blanc from Darling and Overberg is rivaling that made in any other New World country.
The Western Cape's wine regions stretch 300 kilomers (185 miles) from Cape Town to the Mouth of the Olifants River in the North, and 360km (220 miles) to Mossel Bay in the east. Areas under Vine are rarely more than 160km (100 miles) from the coast. Further inland, the influence of the semi-arid Great Karoo Desert takes over.
The climate can be cool and rainy (as in Cape Point and Walker Bay) but is more often than not Mediterranean in nature.
The Western Cape is littered with spectacular mountain ranges that form the Cape Fold belt. These are extremely important for viticulture across the whole region, contributing soils and mesoclimates ideal for the production of premium wines. Of particular importance are the Boland Mountains, which form the eastern border of the Coastal Region, and the Langeberg range, which separates the Breede River Valley from the Klein Karoo semi-desert.
How Winery Douglas Green wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of cod and potato gratin, brasucade of mussels from languedoc or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Douglas Green. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Douglas Green. is a with a nice freshness.
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
How Winery Douglas Green wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of rabbit with prunes or turkey cutlets with feta and cherry tomatoes.
Said of a slightly effervescent wine.
How Winery Douglas Green wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, sweet desserts or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of stuffed zucchini, rice with milk or chicken and chorizo brochettes.
On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Douglas Green. often reveals types of flavors of dried fruit, non oak or oak. In the mouth the natural sweet wine of Winery Douglas Green. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.
How Winery Douglas Green wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal tagine with potatoes and olives, cassoulet or saddle of venison with fresh cream.
Said of a worn out red wine lacking flesh and volume.
How Winery Douglas Green wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of rice croquettes with salmon, paella from an old spanish grandmother... or papillotes of swordfish with curry.
On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Douglas Green. often reveals types of flavors of tropical fruit, red fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.
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.
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Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.
The 38th annual Cape Winemakers Guild Auction is back on home soil in South Africa this year. Auction house Strauss & Co will host the sale, sponsored by Nedbank, live and online from 5pm to 8pm on Friday 30 September and 9am to 3pm on Saturday 1 October. Bidders can attend the auction in person at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West, bid by telephone, or online. They can also leave a commission bid in advance of the sale. Bonhams auction house held the auction in London in 2020 and 2021 ...
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 ...
Amid the devastation and turmoil since Russia’s invasion on 24 February, Beykush winery on southern Ukraine’s Black Sea Coast has been among those attempting to continue operations as much as possible. Last week, Beykush began transporting thousands of wines to western Ukraine in order to protect them for possible export to other markets, winery director Svetlana Tsybak told Decanter. ‘Yesterday we sent three palettes, about 1,200 bottles, and today the same quantity,’ she said. She also s ...
Said of a slightly effervescent wine.
