Stellenbosch
South Africa's wine capital, ringed by mountains and cooled by False Bay.
Stellenbosch, founded in 1679, is South Africa's second-oldest town and the centre of its wine industry, home to the country's leading wine university. Mountains give the district countless slopes and exposures, and the south-easterly "Cape Doctor" wind off False Bay keeps the vineyards cool and healthy. The district is best known for Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux-style blends, but it also makes fine Chenin Blanc — South Africa's most planted grape — and Pinotage, the country's own crossing, created at Stellenbosch University in 1925.
Grapes grown here 5
What the region makes
Cabernet-led, structured and age-worthy.
From fresh and fruity to rich, barrel-fermented old-vine styles.
Dark fruit, smoke and earth — often blended with Bordeaux grapes.
Worth knowing
Pinotage was created in 1925 by crossing Pinot Noir with Cinsault — then called "Hermitage" in South Africa, hence the name.
Stellenbosch, founded in 1679, is South Africa's second-oldest town.
Try this region if you like structured reds and rich, characterful whites.
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