Groot Drakenstein Winery

About Groot Drakenstein Winery

Groot Drakenstein Winery sits in Franschhoek, a Wine of Origin district inside the Coastal Region of the Western Cape. The cellar is mapped at -33.8720°S, 18.9850°E, about 52 km from central Cape Town as the crow flies. Most visitors reach Franschhoek from the city in 60–75 minutes. Open-Meteo elevation for this point is 172 metres above sea level. ISRIC SoilGrids at the farm pin estimates soil pH around 6.3, clay content near 14%, organic carbon about 57.9 g/kg in the topsoil (modelled, not a vineyard pit description). Typical Franschhoek plantings include Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Semillon. Confirm the current range with the farm; this atlas records place, not a live wine list. District climate in brief: Sheltered valley, warm days, mountain shade and cooling breezes off the peaks. Visitor facilities are not confirmed in the open datasets used here. Treat this pin as a location record and verify hours with the farm. Mapped neighbours include Bellingham, Vrede en Lust Wine Farm, Allee Bleue Estate. WineFarmz is a Western Cape-only atlas. Origin claims follow the SAWIS / WOSA Wine of Origin hierarchy (geographical unit → region → district → ward), assigned from coordinates and open geographic sources.