Wine of Origin
Western Cape wine regions
Five official regions sit under the Western Cape geographical unit. Districts and wards nest inside them. Pick a region to see farms that belong there on the map.
3 districts · 73 farms
Breede River Valley
The Breede River Valley — Robertson, Breedekloof and Worcester — is a limestone-and-river landscape that quietly produces a large share of South Africa's bottled wine.
6 districts · 118 farms
Cape South Coast
The Cape South Coast is the Western Cape's cool-climate frontier: Elgin apples-and-vines, Hemel-en-Aarde's shale benches, Elim's wind-raked flats and a scatter of Overberg valleys.
8 districts · 435 farms
Coastal Region
The Coastal Region is South Africa's best-known Wine of Origin region: a sweep of Atlantic-influenced valleys wrapping Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Franschhoek and the Swartland.
2 districts · 43 farms
Klein Karoo
The Klein Karoo is South Africa's inland wine desert-edge: Calitzdorp's port-style specialists, Montagu, Tradouw and scattered high, dry vineyards.
3 districts · 18 farms
Olifants River
The Olifants River region follows the West Coast hinterland from Citrusdal and Piekenierskloof down toward Lutzville, Vredendal and Bamboes Bay.