The Winery Ridgelands of Elgin of Western Cape

Winery Ridgelands - Pinot Noir
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
This estate is part of the Elgin Vintners.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Western Cape.
It is located in Elgin in the region of Western Cape

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

Top Winery Ridgelands wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Ridgelands

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Ridgelands

How Winery Ridgelands wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of delicious bourguignon, chicken breast with curry and mushrooms or rabbit with kriek and cherries.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Ridgelands

On the nose the red wine of Winery Ridgelands. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Ridgelands. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Ridgelands

  • 2010With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Elgin

The wine region of Elgin is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Paul Cluver or the Domaine Matthew Van Heerden produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Elgin are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Elgin often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone fruit or cheese and sometimes also flavors of quince, beeswax or citrus zest.

In the mouth of Elgin is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 75 estates and châteaux in the of Elgin, producing 336 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Elgin go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.

The top white wines of Winery Ridgelands

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Ridgelands

How Winery Ridgelands wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of shrimp curry (reunionese recipe), nanie's diced ham quiche or goat's cheese tartine au gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Ridgelands

On the nose the white wine of Winery Ridgelands. often reveals types of flavors of tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Ridgelands

  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Ridgelands

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

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News about Winery Ridgelands and wines from the region

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 ...

Ukraine winery owner urges Europe’s vintners to host refugees

Eugene Shneyderis, founder of Beykush winery on the Black Sea coast in southern Ukraine, said he was keen to reach out to vineyard estate owners who may have the space to host refugees. More than three million people have fled the war in Ukraine since Russia began its invasion on 24 February, according to the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR. Shneyderis, 49, lives in Spain with his family and said he was inspired by the story of a nearby wine company in Penedes, which was using accommodation ...

Ukraine winery’s mission to deliver bottles to DWWA

Amid the devastation and turmoil since Russia’s invasion on 24 February, Beykush winery on southern Ukraine’s Black Sea Coast has been among those attempting to continue operations as much as possible. Last week, Beykush began transporting thousands of wines to western Ukraine in order to protect them for possible export to other markets, winery director Svetlana Tsybak told Decanter. ‘Yesterday we sent three palettes, about 1,200 bottles, and today the same quantity,’ she said. She also s ...

The word of the wine: Smoked white

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