The Winery Highveld of Coastal Region of Western Cape

Winery Highveld
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.1.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Western Cape.
It is located in Coastal Region in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Highveld is one of the best wineries to follow in Coastal Region.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Coastal Region to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Highveld wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Highveld

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Highveld

How Winery Highveld wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of tuna provencal style, linguine with squid ink and cockles or summer tuna quiche.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Highveld

  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Highveld.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Coastal Region

The wine region of Coastal Region is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine KWV or the Domaine KWV produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Coastal Region are Pinotage, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Coastal Region often reveals types of flavors of cherry, orange or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, gooseberry or passion fruit.

In the mouth of Coastal Region is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 290 estates and châteaux in the of Coastal Region, producing 790 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Coastal Region go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Highveld

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Highveld

How Winery Highveld wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spit-turned boar leg (oven) with "automatic watering"., lamb delight with tomato and cinnamon or auvergne potée.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Highveld

  • 2016With an average score of 3.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 2.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 2.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 2.70/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Highveld

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Highveld

How Winery Highveld wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of delicious bourguignon, oriental stew with couscous or baked leg of daguet or roe deer.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Highveld.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Pressing

Mechanical action consisting of pressing the grapes (before fermentation for whites) or the marc soaked in wine (after fermentation for reds).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Highveld

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

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.