The best wines from Breedekloof in South Africa

The South African wine district of Breedekloof is located in the Breede River valley. More than twenty wine producers are active in the Breedekloof. Both very large mass producers and small quality producers. The vineyards are located on the riverbeds at the bottom of the valley and at the bottom of the mountain slopes. The quality of the wines varies from barely acceptable to excellent.

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The Breede River valley is located east of the Coastal Region. A mountain wall separates the two. Since a connecting route with Cape Town and a dam were constructed in the nineteenth century, vineyards have been planted rapidly. Trade became considerably easier and the Brandvlei dam made irrigation of the vineyards possible. Just twenty-five years later it was one of the largest grape producing regions in South Africa. But many of those grapes are grown for distillates.

More than twenty wine producers are active in the Breedekloof district. Both very large mass producers and small quality producers. They have their vineyards mainly on the former riverbeds at the bottom of the valley with relatively fertile soils of sediment and sand. At the foot of the mountains you will also find sandstone in the ground.

Most white grapes are grown in Breedekloof, especially Chenin Blanc, Colombard, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. Many of the white grapes are used for distillates. The most important blue grapes in Breedekloof are Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, Cinsault and Ruby Cabernet. We currently have one wines from Breedekloof in our range. You can view all our wines from Breedekloof here.