The Winery Heuningby of Wellington of Western Cape

Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain

4.0

Its wines get an average rating of 4.

It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Western Cape.

It is located in Wellington in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Heuningby is one of the best wineries to follow in Wellington.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Wellington to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Heuningby wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Heuningby

Chenin BlancWinery Heuningby

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Heuningby

How Winery Heuningby wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of sautéed squid with parsley, chicken leg with curry in the oven or blanquette of the sea.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Heuningby

On the nose the red wine of Winery Heuningby. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Heuningby

2016With an average score of 4.00/5
2017With an average score of 3.90/5
2019With an average score of 3.60/5

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

Chenin Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Wellington

The wine region of Wellington is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Andreas or the Domaine Diemersfontein produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Wellington are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Wellington often reveals types of flavors of plum, honey or nutmeg and sometimes also flavors of mushroom, rubber or cocoa.

In the mouth of Wellington is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 67 estates and châteaux in the of Wellington, producing 311 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Wellington go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Heuningby

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

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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 Heuningby and wines from the region

British Duo Charged with Duping US Wine Investors in $99m Ponzi Scheme

Stephen Burton, 57, and Andrew Fuller, 55, face up to 20 years behind bars if they are convicted of duping the collectors. They set up a company called Bordeaux Cellars to conduct the alleged scam. It offered investors the chance to earn high returns by making collateralised loans secured against rare bottles of the world’s finest wines, including Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and Screaming Eagle. However, the returns were ‘too good to be true’, according to court papers filed in New York by US di ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

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 ...

San Luis Obispo Coast recognised as newest AVA

San Luis Obispo Coast was awarded on 9 March, 2022 by the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. The new AVA establishes a 97 kilometer-long strip along California that locals call SLO (slow) Coast, describing the Pacific Ocean’s influence on the area’s culture and lifestyle, terrain, and wines. SLO Coast is located midway between two major California cities, San Francisco and Los Angeles, with Burgundy varieties making up a majority of San Luis Obispo Coast’s high-end wine pr ...

The word of the wine: Aging

Period during which a wine is kept in a cellar where it goes through different phases of evolution of its aromatic range and a maturation of its constituents (evolution of the colour, refining of the tannins, harmonization of the different flavours, etc.). The wine evolves better and less quickly in large containers, whereas it deteriorates prematurely in half-bottles.