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 seven o'clock leg of lamb, duck aiguillettes with apples or chicken nuggets.
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 leek and salmon lasagna, panga curry or summer tuna 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.
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.
How Winery Douglas Green wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of saddle of hare jura style or bresse chicken with yellow wine and morels.
Said of a lively and nervous 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 simple baked roast beef, grandma's cherry clafoutis or polenta with cheese.
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. It is said to be the result of a cross between the mourisco de semente and the touriga nacional, which should not be confused with it. It can be found in Australia, South Africa, the United States (California), etc. and is virtually unknown in France.
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 roast veal grand-mère madou, cannelloni of meat or chicken waterzooi à la gantoise.
Transformation undergone by the grape when it is enriched with sugar and loses some of its acidity to reach maturity.
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 smoked salmon and herb sandwich cakes, shrimp risotto with curry or chicken with maroilles.
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.
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!).
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Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
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Said of a lively and nervous wine.
