The Winery Welgegund of Wellington of Western Cape

Winery Welgegund
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 36 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Wellington in the region of Western Cape

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

Top Winery Welgegund wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Welgegund

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Welgegund

How Winery Welgegund wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of linguine with squid ink and cockles, crab matoutou or sole fillets with butter.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Welgegund

On the nose the white wine of Winery Welgegund. 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 Welgegund. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Welgegund

  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Wellington

The wine region of Wellington is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Andreas or the Domaine Diemersfontein produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Wellington are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Wellington often reveals types of flavors of plum, honey or nutmeg and sometimes also flavors of mushroom, rubber or cocoa.

In the mouth of Wellington is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 67 estates and châteaux in the of Wellington, producing 311 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Wellington go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Welgegund

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Welgegund

How Winery Welgegund wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), mushrooms stuffed with tomme and rosemary or rabbit legs with fresh cream.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Welgegund

On the nose the red wine of Winery Welgegund. often reveals types of flavors of spices, red fruit or oak and sometimes also flavors of non oak.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Welgegund

  • 2015With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5

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

  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Cinsault
  • Pinotage
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cinsaut

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

An intraspecific cross between pinot noir and cinsaut called hermitage, obtained in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold. Since then, it has been propagated in Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States (California), Canada, Brazil, Israel, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties on the A1 list. - Synonymy: none to date (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Welgegund

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

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.

News about Winery Welgegund and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Roast

Specific character given by noble rot to sweet wines, which results in a candied taste and aroma.