The Winery Thistle & Weed of Stellenbosch of Western Cape

Winery Thistle & Weed
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 80 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Thistle & Weed is one of the world's great estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Thistle & Weed wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Thistle & Weed

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Thistle & Weed

How Winery Thistle & Weed wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of salt and pepper shrimp, tripe in the style of caen or thai green curry chicken and eggplant.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Thistle & Weed

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Thistle & Weed

  • 2017With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Thistle & Weed.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Verdelho

Discovering the wine region of Stellenbosch

The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top red wines of Winery Thistle & Weed

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Thistle & Weed

How Winery Thistle & Weed wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of roast beef casserole, lamb mice confit and melting carrots or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Thistle & Weed

On the nose the red wine of Winery Thistle & Weed. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Thistle & Weed

  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Thistle & Weed.

  • Tempranillo
  • Alicante Bouschet

Discover the grape variety: Verdelho

The white Verdelho is a grape variety that originated in Portugal. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of medium size. The white Verdelho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, South West.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Thistle & Weed

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

Discover the grape variety: Alicante Bouschet

It is a crossbreed made in 1855 by Louis and Henri Bouschet from an intraspecific crossing between Grenache noir and Petit Bouschet. The Alicante Henri Bouschet is less and less multiplied, registered however in the Official Catalogue of the varieties of vine of wine grapes list A.

News about Winery Thistle & Weed and wines from the region

Food and Chablis wines pairing, by Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 4-minute clip, Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG illustrate how easily Chablis wines complement all kinds of food, all the way from cheese to caviar! #Chablis #PureChablis ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bussières

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-Bussières, 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 available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

An overview of the Rully appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Rully. Situated at the end of the Côte de Beaune region, it marks the begining of the côte chalonnaise with such a diversity of landscapes. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines ...

The word of the wine: Solera

A method of maturing practiced in Andalusia for certain sherries, which aims to continuously blend older and younger wines. It consists of stacking several layers of barrels; those located at ground level (solera) contain the oldest wines, the youngest being stored in the barrels on the upper level. The wine to be bottled is taken from the barrels on the lower level, which is replaced by younger wine from the upper level, and so on.