The Winery Protea of Western Cape
The Winery Protea is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Protea wines in Western Cape among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Protea 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 Protea wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Protea wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of quick meatloaf, couscous without couscous maker or porcini sauce.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Protea. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cocoa or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, coffee or leather. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Protea. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent.
A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.
The Western Cape's Elegant, ageworthy Cabernet Sauvignon wines and Bordeaux Blends were at the vanguard as exports recommenced in the mid-1990s, while Burgundy-style Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Walker Bay are gaining global acclaim, and cool-climate style Sauvignon Blanc from Darling and Overberg is rivaling that made in any other New World country.
The Western Cape's wine regions stretch 300 kilomers (185 miles) from Cape Town to the Mouth of the Olifants River in the North, and 360km (220 miles) to Mossel Bay in the east. Areas under Vine are rarely more than 160km (100 miles) from the coast. Further inland, the influence of the semi-arid Great Karoo Desert takes over.
The climate can be cool and rainy (as in Cape Point and Walker Bay) but is more often than not Mediterranean in nature.
The Western Cape is littered with spectacular mountain ranges that form the Cape Fold belt. These are extremely important for viticulture across the whole region, contributing soils and mesoclimates ideal for the production of premium wines. Of particular importance are the Boland Mountains, which form the eastern border of the Coastal Region, and the Langeberg range, which separates the Breede River Valley from the Klein Karoo semi-desert.
How Winery Protea wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of seafood, chorizo and chicken paella from patou, lamb shoulder confit or wok of courgettes and carrots.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Protea. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tree fruit or straw and sometimes also flavors of passion fruit, guava or baked apple. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Protea. is a with a nice freshness.
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.
How Winery Protea wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of lomo saltado, seven o'clock leg of lamb or chili con carne.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Protea. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.
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Pinot noir 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. Pinot noir can be found in many vineyards: Burgundy, Alsace, Jura, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Armagnac, Lorraine, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica.
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