The Winery Schenkfontein of Swartland of Western Cape

Winery Schenkfontein
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Western Cape.
It is located in Swartland in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Schenkfontein is one of the best wineries to follow in Swartland.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Schenkfontein wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Schenkfontein

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Schenkfontein

How Winery Schenkfontein wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of boeuf en daube, spinach, goat cheese and salmon quiche or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Schenkfontein

On the nose the white wine of Winery Schenkfontein. often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, citrus fruit.

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Swartland

The wine region of Swartland is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sadie Family or the Domaine Sadie Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Swartland are Chenin blanc, Mourvèdre and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Swartland often reveals types of flavors of cherry, marmalade or cantaloupe and sometimes also flavors of chard, poire nashi or red cherry.

In the mouth of Swartland is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 192 estates and châteaux in the of Swartland, producing 832 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Swartland go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

The top red wines of Winery Schenkfontein

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Schenkfontein

How Winery Schenkfontein wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of cataplana with seafood, traditional tunisian couscous or veal shank in a pot au feu with star anise.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Schenkfontein

On the nose the red wine of Winery Schenkfontein. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Schenkfontein. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Schenkfontein

  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Pinotage
  • Shiraz/Syrah

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Schenkfontein

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

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.

News about Winery Schenkfontein and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Pierreclos

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Pierreclos, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

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 ...

An overview of Saint-Véran appellation

Let’s have a look at Saint-Véran vineyard and discover the magnificent and very diverse landscapes of this appellation situated in the South of Bourgogne. Saint-Véran is one of the 5 Village appellations with Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Viré-Clessé. Like them, it produces only white wines from the Chardonnay grape. What makes it special is that the vineyard is cut in two dinstinct parts by the vineyard of Pouilly-Fuissé. As anywhere else in the vineyard in Bourgogn ...

The word of the wine: Merrain

Oak wood split into planks used to make the barrel.