List of wineries in South Africa
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A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the production of wine, such as a wine company. Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feature warehouses, bottling lines, laboratories, and large expanses of tanks known as tank farms.
Wine producing regions in South Africa include: Barrydale
, Breedekloof, Breede River Valley
, Cape Point
, Calitzdorp, Constantia
, Darling
, Durbanville, Elgin
, Elim
, Franschhoek, Ladismith
, Little Karoo, Montagu, Orange River Valley, Oudtshoorn, Paarl
, Robertson
, Stellenbosch, Swartland
, Swellendam
, Tulbagh
, Tygerberg
, Wellington
and Worcester
.
List of wineries in Constantia
also see : Constantia
List of wineries in Elgin
List of wineries in Helderberg
List of wineries in Paarl
List of wineries in Swartland
List of wineries in Tulbagh
List of wineries in Worcester
List of wineries in KwaZulu-Natal
Wine producing regions in South Africa include: Barrydale
Barrydale
Barrydale is a village located on the border of the Overberg and Klein Karoo regions of the Western Cape Province in South Africa. Named after James Barry, it is situated at the northern end of the Tradouw's pass which winds its way through the mountains to Swellendam.-History:Barrydale's history...
, Breedekloof, Breede River Valley
Breede River Valley
Breede River Valley is a region of Western Cape Province, South Africa known for being the largest fruit and wine producing valley in the Western Cape, as well as South Africa's leading race-horse breeding area...
, Cape Point
Cape Point
Cape Point is a promontory at the southeast corner of the Cape Peninsula, which is a mountainous and scenic landform that runs north-south for about thirty kilometres at the extreme southwestern tip of the African continent in the Republic of South Africa. Table Mountain and the city of Cape Town...
, Calitzdorp, Constantia
Constantia, Cape Town
Constantia is an affluent suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, situated about 15 kilometres south of the centre of Cape Town. The Constantia Valley lies to the east of and at the foot of the Constantiaberg mountain. Constantia Nek is a low pass linking to Hout Bay in the west.-History:Constantia is...
, Darling
Darling, Western Cape
Darling is a small town in a farming area on the west coast region of the Western Cape, about 75 km from Cape Town.By the beginning of the 18th century about 29 farmers lived in an area called Groenkloof and on one of these farms, Langfontein, Darling was founded in 1853...
, Durbanville, Elgin
Elgin, Western Cape
Elgin, situated in the Overberg region of South Africa, is an apple-growing area near Grabouw and is about 70 km southeast of Cape Town. A group of apple farms called Glen Elgin - owned by the Molteno family - gave the place its name...
, Elim
Elim, Western Cape
Elim is a village on the Agulhas Plain in the Western Cape of South Africa. It was established in 1824 by German missionaries as a Moravian mission station. When selecting the location, the missionaries placed a high priority on the proximity of water and on terrain that was suitable for planting...
, Franschhoek, Ladismith
Ladismith
Ladismith is town and agricultural centre in the western Kleinkaroo region of South Africa's Western Cape province. In 1852 the farm Elandsvlei was set aside for the town, and it became a municipality in 1862. It was named after Lady Juana Smith....
, Little Karoo, Montagu, Orange River Valley, Oudtshoorn, Paarl
Paarl
Paarl is a town with 191,013 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its the third oldest European settlement in the Republic of South Africa and the largest town in the Cape Winelands. Due to the growth of the Mbekweni township, it is now a de facto urban unit with Wellington...
, Robertson
Robertson, Western Cape
Robertson is a town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa known as the valley of wine and roses. It was founded in 1853 and named after the Scottish Dutch Reformed Church Minister, Dr William Robertson....
, Stellenbosch, Swartland
Swartland
The Swartland begins some 50 kilometres north of Cape Town and consists of the regions between the towns of Malmesbury in the south, Darling in the west, Piketberg in the north and the Riebeek West and Riebeek Kasteel in the east...
, Swellendam
Swellendam
Swellendam is the third oldest town in the Republic of South Africa, a town with 28,072 inhabitants situated in the Western Cape province. The town has over 50 National monuments most of them buildings of Cape Dutch architecture....
, Tulbagh
Tulbagh
Tulbagh is a town in the Tulbagh valley and is situated in the Witzenberg Local Municipality, with the valley called "Die Land van Waveren" locally. Closest towns are Wolseley, Prince Alfred's Hamlet, Gouda and Ceres in the Boland district of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.The valley has...
, Tygerberg
Tygerberg
Tygerberg is one of the northern suburbs of Cape Town in South Africa. It is also the name the range of hills above the town....
, Wellington
Wellington, Western Cape
Wellington is a town in the Western Cape Winelands 45 minutes from Cape Town, in South Africa with a population of approximately 58,300. Wellington's economy is centered around agriculture such as wine, table grapes, citrus fruit and a brandy industry. The town is located 75 km north-east of...
and Worcester
Worcester, Western Cape
Worcester is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is located 120 km north-east of Cape Town on the N1 highway north to Johannesburg....
.
List of wineries in ConstantiaConstantia, Cape TownConstantia is an affluent suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, situated about 15 kilometres south of the centre of Cape Town. The Constantia Valley lies to the east of and at the foot of the Constantiaberg mountain. Constantia Nek is a low pass linking to Hout Bay in the west.-History:Constantia is...
and Cape PointCape PointCape Point is a promontory at the southeast corner of the Cape Peninsula, which is a mountainous and scenic landform that runs north-south for about thirty kilometres at the extreme southwestern tip of the African continent in the Republic of South Africa. Table Mountain and the city of Cape Town...
also see : ConstantiaConstantia (wine)
Constantia, or vin de Constance, is a South African dessert wine. It is made from Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains grapes grown in the district of Constantia, south of Cape Town. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it was widely exported to Europe...
Name | Coordinates | Remarks |
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Ambeloui | ||
Buitenverwachting | 34°2′30.4"S 18°25′1.5"E | |
Cape Point Vineyards | ||
Constantia Uitsig | 34°2′38"S 18°25′21"E | |
Eagle's Nest Eagle's Nest -Geography:*Eaglenest Range, a mountain range in British Columbia, Canada*Kehlsteinhaus or Eagle's Nest, Hitler's retreat in the German Alps near Berchtesgaden*Adlerhorst or Eagle's Nest, Hitler's command complex near Bad Nauheim... |
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Groot Constantia Groot Constantia Groot Constantia is the oldest wine estate in South Africa and national monument in the suburb of Constantia in Cape Town, South Africa."Groot" in Dutch and Afrikaans translates as "great" in English.-History:... |
34°1′36.5"S 18°25′27.1"E | |
High Constantia | ||
Klein Constantia Klein Constantia Klein Constantia is a wine estate in the suburb of Constantia in Cape Town, South Africa.-Foundation:Groot Constantia was established in 1684 by the VOC Governor of the Cape Simon van der Stel, and was used to produce wine as well as other fruit and vegetables and cattle farming... |
34°2′19"S 18°24′46.5"E | | |
Steenberg Vineyards | ||
List of wineries in Durbanville
Name | Coordinates | Remarks |
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Altydgedacht | 33°50′45.0"S 18°37′27.4"E | |
Bloemendal | 33°50′22.6"S 18°36′2.8"E | |
D'Aria | 33°50′28.1"S 18°36′34.3"E | |
De Grendel | 33°50′37.2"S 18°34′1.8"E | |
De Vallei | 33°50′25"S 18°36′46"E | |
Diemersdal | 33°48′4.5"S 18°38′25.4"E | |
Durbanville Hills | 33°49′29"S 18°33′59"E | |
Hilcrest | 33°49′36"S 18°35′29"E | | |
Klein Roosboom | 33°49′7"S 18°34′24"E | |
Meerendal | 33°47′56"S 18°37′26"E | |
Nitida | 33°50′4"S 18°35′37"E | |
Phizantekraal | 33°47′45"S 18°40′10"E |
List of wineries in ElginElgin, Western CapeElgin, situated in the Overberg region of South Africa, is an apple-growing area near Grabouw and is about 70 km southeast of Cape Town. A group of apple farms called Glen Elgin - owned by the Molteno family - gave the place its name...
and Walker BayWalker BayWalker Bay is a large bay located in the south-western Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the next major bay between False Bay near Cape Town and Cape Agulhas to the south-east. The bay is famous for having some of the best land based whale-watching in the world, which a town on its...
Name | Coordinates | Remarks |
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Bouchard Finlayson Winery | 34°22′54"S 19°14′30.9"E | |
Hamilton Russell Vineyards | 34°23′23"S 19°14′30.6"E | |
Paul Cluver Estate Wines | 34°10′6.2"S 19°5′8.1"E |
List of wineries in Franschhoek
Name | Coordinates | Remarks |
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Akkerdal | 33°52′43"S 19°2′57"E | |
Allee Bleue Winery | 33°51′55"S 18°58′47"E | |
Augusta | 33°53′35"S 19°5′41"E | |
Boekenhoutskloof Winery | 33°56′33"S 19°6′28"E | |
Boschendal Boschendal Boschendal is one of the oldest wine estates in South Africa and is located between Franschhoek and Stellenbosch in South Africa's Western Cape.-Huguenot Origins:... |
33°52′39"S 18°58′22"E | |
Burguny Bourgogne | 33°55′52"S 19°6′41"E | |
Cabriere Estate | 33°54′44"S 19°7′5"E | |
Chamonix | 33°53′58"S 19°7′41"E | |
Dieu Donne | 33°53′48"S 19°7′48"E | |
Eikehof | 33°53′16"S 19°4′54"E | |
Elephant Pass | 33°55′6"S 19°7′38"E | |
Franschhoek | 33°54′16"S 19°6′43"E | |
Glen Wood | 33°54′50"S 19°5′13"E | |
Graham Beck Wines | 33°52′49"S 19°1′26"E | |
Grande Provence | 33°53′55"S 19°6′12"E | |
Haute Provence | 33°53′49"S 19°6′5"E | |
Jean Daneel | 33°54′58"S 19°7′22"E | |
La Cotlog Inn | 33°54′26"S 19°7′3"E | |
La Couronne Wine Estate | 33°55′13"S 19°6′43"E | |
La Motte | 33°52′49.9"S 19°4′28.3"E | |
Landau Du Val | 33°55′12"S 19°6′48"E | |
La Terra de Luc | 33°53′15"S 19°6′43"E | |
Les Chenes | 33°53′42"S 19°7′55"E | |
L'Ormarins Winery | 33°52′19"S 18°59′54"E | |
Mont Rochelle | 33°54′40"S 19°6′31"E | |
Moreson | 33°53′14"S 19°3′29"E | |
Rickety Bridge | 33°53′57"S 19°5′34"E | |
Rupert & Rothschild Vignerons | 33°50′14.5"S 18°56′51.1"E | |
Solms-Delta Wine Estate | 33°51′51"S 18°59′23.8"E | |
Tenfifty Six | 33°53′31"S 19°5′32"E | |
Von Ortloff | 33°54′21"S 19°5′59"E |
List of wineries in HelderbergHelderbergHelderberg is a wine-producing area in the Western Cape of South Africa.Originally known as the 'Hottentots-Holland' area, it was renamed 'Helderberg' by the City of Cape Town following concerns about possible racist connotations in the name...
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Vergelegen Vergelegen Vergelegen is an historic wine estate near Somerset West, in the Western Cape province of South Africa.-Foundation:The estate was settled in 1700 by an early Governor of the Cape, Willem Adriaan van der Stel... |
34°4′37"S 18°53′30.6"E |
List of wineries in PaarlPaarlPaarl is a town with 191,013 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its the third oldest European settlement in the Republic of South Africa and the largest town in the Cape Winelands. Due to the growth of the Mbekweni township, it is now a de facto urban unit with Wellington...
and WellingtonWellington, Western CapeWellington is a town in the Western Cape Winelands 45 minutes from Cape Town, in South Africa with a population of approximately 58,300. Wellington's economy is centered around agriculture such as wine, table grapes, citrus fruit and a brandy industry. The town is located 75 km north-east of...
Name | Coordinates | Remarks |
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Bovlei | 33°38′18"S 19°1′36"E | |
Cape Wine Cellars | 33°38′2"S 18°59′37"E | |
Cowlin Wines | 33°49′38"S 18°56′18"E | |
Dawn Mountains Winery | 33°49′56"S 18°56′52"E | |
Diemersfontein | 33°39′38"S 19°00′16"E | |
Drakensig Wine Cellars | 33°49′54"S 18°56′48"E | |
D.G.B. | 33°37′55"S 18°59′9"E | |
Fairview Fairview Wine and Cheese Fairview Wine and Cheese farm is a South African producer of wines and cheeses based in the Paarl region of the Western Cape province. It is owned and run by Charles Back, who also owns The Goats do Roam Wine Company and The Spice Route Winery.-Location:... |
33°46′14"S 18°55′41"E | |
Glen Carlou | 33°48′34.2"S 18°54′14"E | |
Goed Moed | 33°45′27"S 18°58′4"E | |
Hildebrand | 33°39′31"S 19°1′47"E | |
Kleinbosch Wines | 33°38′2"S 18°59′37"E | |
Klein Rhebokskloof | 33°39′46"S 19°1′56"E | |
Mont du Toit | 33°39′31.2"S 19°2′2.5"E | |
Plasir de Merle Winery | 33°51′0"S 18°56′36.2"E | |
S.F.W. | 33°38′32"S 18°59′13"E | |
Vrede en Lust | 33°50′15.9"S 18°57′13.4"E | |
Wamakersvallei | 33°38′9"S 18°59′25"E | |
Wellington | 33°38′5"S 18°59′26"E | |
Ziggurat Winery | 33°49′21"S 18°55′47"E |
List of wineries in Stellenbosch
Name | Coordinates | Remarks |
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Anwilka | ||
Beyerskloof Wine Farm | 33°53′28"S 18°49′23.6"E | |
Bonfoi | 33°53′31"S 18°46′29"E | |
Delheim | 33°52′10"S 18°53′8"E | |
Dornier Wines Dornier Wines Dornier Wines is situated on the foot of the Stellenbosch Mountains amidst the Stellenbosch wine lands in South Africa. The red wines are mostly based on Cabernet Sauvignon and the whites on Chenin Blanc... |
33°59′34"S 18°52′13"E | |
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33°56′34"S 18°44′41"E | |
Kanonkop | 33°51′18.4"S 18°51′36.1"E | |
L'Avenir | 33°53′18.7"S 18°50′59.1"E | |
Meerlust Estate | 34°1′1.7"S 18°45′24.7"E | |
Mooiplaas Wine Estate Mooiplaas Wine Estate Mooiplaas Wine Estate & Private Nature Reserve is a winery, vinyard and nature reserve situated in the Stellenbosch wine district of the Western Cape. The estate dates back to 1806 when the first owner, Petrus Jacobus Bosman acquired the farm... |
33°54′56"S 18°44′14"E | |
Morgenzon Morgenzon Morgenzon is a small farming town situated on the banks of the Osspruit River with an important agricultural school in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. It was established around the Marnico Hotel which was built in 1912 on a wagon stopover between Standerton and Ermelo, Mpumalanga.... |
33°56′28"S 18°46′1"E | |
Neetlingshof Estate | 33°52′26"S 18°48′9"E | |
Overgaauw | 33°56′52"S 18°47′37"E | |
House of J.C. le Roux | 33°54′10"S 18°48′36"E | |
Rust en Vrede | 33°59′54"S 18°51′22.5"E | |
Rustenberg Wines | 33°53′44.8"S 18°53′33.6"E | |
Saxenburg | 33°56′47.9"S 18°43′9.4"E | |
Simonsig | 33°52′12.1"S 18°49′31.7"E | |
Spier Wine Farm Spier Wine Farm Spier is a wine farm situated in the Stellenbosch region approximately 50km from Cape Town, South Africa. The farm has enjoyed a long history which dates back to 1692 when the first free burghers trekked from the Cape colony to establish farms in this region... |
33°58′23"S 18°46′56"E | |
Stellenzicht | 33°59′50"S 18°46′17"E | |
Thelema Mountain Vineyards | 33°54′30"S 18°55′23.4"E | |
Dewaal | 33°56′30"S 18°55′23.4"E | |
Warwick Wine Estate | 33°50′26.6"S 18°51′51"E |
List of wineries in SwartlandSwartlandThe Swartland begins some 50 kilometres north of Cape Town and consists of the regions between the towns of Malmesbury in the south, Darling in the west, Piketberg in the north and the Riebeek West and Riebeek Kasteel in the east...
Name | Coordinates | Remarks |
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Allesverloren | 33°21′32.5"S 18°52′24.1"E | |
Badenhorst | °N °W | |
Lammershoek | 33°31′30.2"S 18°48′21.1"E | |
Mullineux | °N °W | |
The Observatory | °N °W | |
The Sadie Family The Sadie Family The Sadie Family is a South African producer of wine located in the Swartland region. Following the emergence of flagship wines Columella and Palladius, winemaker Eben Sadie has been described as an enfant terrible, South Africa's first certified celebrity winemaker, and by supporters as "one of... |
33°31′31"S 18°48′18.1"E |
List of wineries in TulbaghTulbaghTulbagh is a town in the Tulbagh valley and is situated in the Witzenberg Local Municipality, with the valley called "Die Land van Waveren" locally. Closest towns are Wolseley, Prince Alfred's Hamlet, Gouda and Ceres in the Boland district of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.The valley has...
Name | Coordinates | Remarks |
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Montpellier | 33°17′21"S 19°6′22"E | |
Tulbagh Mountain Vineyards | °N °W | |
Twee Jonge Gezellen Twee Jonge Gezellen Twee Jonge Gezellen is a family owned farm in the pioneer district of Tulbagh in the Western Cape, South Africa. The estate has been in the same family since 1710. Translated from Dutch, the name means Two Young Bachelors... |
33°14′18"S 19°6′46"E |
List of wineries in WorcesterWorcester, Western CapeWorcester is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is located 120 km north-east of Cape Town on the N1 highway north to Johannesburg....
Name | Coordinates | Remarks |
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Groot Eiland Winery | 33°39′48"S 19°18′25"E | |
Kleinplasie Wine Cellar | 33°38′32"S 19°28′13"E | |
KWV KWV The Koöperatieve Wijnbouwers Vereniging van Zuid-Afrika Bpkt was a winemaking co-operative founded on 8 January 1918 by wine makers from the Western Cape in South Africa. It was converted from its co-operative status into KWV Ltd on 2 December 2002... |
33°38′8"S 19°27′26"E | |
Noordboland | 33°38′8"S 19°27′45"E |
List of wineries in KwaZulu-NatalKwaZulu-NatalKwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....
Name | Coordinates | Remarks |
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Stables Wine Estate | 29°19′32"S 29°58′48"E |
See also
- South African wineSouth African wineSouth African wine has a history dating back to 1659, and at one time Constantia was considered one of the greatest wines in the world. Access to international markets has unleashed a burst of new energy and new investment. Production is concentrated around Cape Town, with major vineyard and...
- History of South African wineHistory of South African wineThe early history of South African wine can be traced to the founding of a supply station at the Cape of Good Hope by the Dutch East India Company. Jan van Riebeeck was given the task of managing the station and planting vineyards to produce wine and grapes; that could be used to ward off scurvy...
- Wine regions of South AfricaWine regions of South AfricaThe wine regions of South Africa were delineated under the "Wine of Origin" legislation enacted in 1973. Sharing some similarities with the French Appellation d'origine contrôlée system, all South African wines listing a "Wine of Origin" must be composed entirely of grapes grown in that region...