The Winery Faraway House of Overberg of Western Cape

Winery Faraway House
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 120 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Overberg in the region of Western Cape

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

Top Winery Faraway House wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Faraway House

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Faraway House

How Winery Faraway House wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef strogonoff, bitumen leg of lamb or leg of wild boar.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Faraway House

  • 2008With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Faraway House.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Overberg

The wine region of Overberg is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lismore or the Domaine Crystallum produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Overberg are Chardonnay, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Overberg often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, tropical fruit or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

In the mouth of Overberg is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 26 estates and châteaux in the of Overberg, producing 59 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Overberg go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Faraway House

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

Discover the grape variety: Mourvaison

Mourvaison noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). 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 medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. Mourvaison noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Faraway House and wines from the region

The Saint-Véran appellation seen by Kevin Tessieux

Kévin Tessieux, President of the appellation’s winegrower union, shares his perspective on the Saint-Véran appellation and tell us about the origin of its name. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux sociaux : Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/VinsdeBourgogneofficiel Twitter : https://twitter.com/VinsdeBourgogne​​​ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.li ...

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Nicolas Ferrari

Nicolas Ferrari, from Domaine Ferrari, explains how the Irancy Village appellation has been created over the years. He also reveal the ageing capacity of the appellation and invites us to be patient “ Our patience is always rewarded with an Irancy”. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

The word of the wine: Nouaison

Phase of the vegetative cycle of the vine following flowering and corresponding to the formation of the grape berry.