The Winery Merwida of Breede River Valley of Western Cape

Winery Merwida
The winery offers 21 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 35 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Breede River Valley in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Merwida is one of the world's great estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in of Breede River Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Merwida wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Merwida

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Merwida

How Winery Merwida wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or poultry such as recipes of pizza calzone with ham and mushrooms, currywurst or thai chicken with red curry and green curry in coconut milk.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Merwida

On the nose the red wine of Winery Merwida. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Merwida. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Merwida

  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.87/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec
  • Petit Verdot
  • Pinotage
  • Barbera
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Breede River Valley

The wine region of Breede River Valley is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Alvi's Drift or the Domaine Alvi's Drift produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Breede River Valley are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Breede River Valley often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tropical or stone fruit and sometimes also flavors of caramel, white peach or pear.

In the mouth of Breede River Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 56 estates and châteaux in the of Breede River Valley, producing 226 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Breede River Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry.

The top white wines of Winery Merwida

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Merwida

How Winery Merwida wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of eggs in meurette, summer tuna quiche or quiche lorraine.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Merwida

On the nose the white wine of Winery Merwida. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Merwida. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Merwida

  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.75/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Merwida

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Merwida

How Winery Merwida wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of risotto with fresh salmon and zucchini, spaghetti with squid ink (italy) or cream and tuna quiche.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Merwida

  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Merwida.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Blanc de blancs (champagne)

Champagne made only from the Chardonnay grape. The expression has been somewhat overused by the intensive use made of it by certain large distributors of white table wines (or sparkling wines) who were thus seeking to promote their product.

The top pink wines of Winery Merwida

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Merwida

How Winery Merwida wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison), poultry or beef such as recipes of venison stew to be prepared the day before, royal couscous (lamb, chicken, merguez) or venison stew with red wine.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Merwida

  • 0With an average score of 3.29/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Pinotage
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

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.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Merwida

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Merwida

How Winery Merwida wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Merwida

  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Merwida.

  • Muscadelle

The word of the wine: Tastevin

Metal cup, wide and of low height, being used to mirror and taste the wine. Still used in wine brotherhoods for its emblematic and folkloric character, the tastevin has been replaced by the various tasting glasses.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Merwida

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

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.