{"id":4910,"date":"2023-05-15T17:00:23","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T00:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=4910"},"modified":"2023-11-06T15:03:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T23:03:15","slug":"the-cape-of-south-africa-the-planets-hottest-wine-destination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/the-cape-of-south-africa-the-planets-hottest-wine-destination\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cape of South Africa: The Planet\u2019s Hottest Wine Destination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/South-African-Vineyard.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/South-African-Vineyard-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"South African Vineyard\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/South-African-Vineyard-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/South-African-Vineyard.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>With exceptional wines, stunning scenery, and excellent restaurants, South Africa\u2019s Western Cape is not only stunningly beautiful, it is becoming the planet\u2019s hottest wine destination. Add the relative strength of the US Dollar versus the South African Rand, the Western Cape\u2019s proximity to stunning national parks, and Cape Town, arguably Africa\u2019s most beautiful city, and it\u2019s easy to see why South Africa\u2019s Western Cape is a must taste and see wine destination.<\/p>\n<p>Located on the Western Cape less than an hour\u2019s drive north of Cape Town, the picture postcard town of Stellenbosch and the surrounding mountains form a dramatic backdrop for what is now being heralded as the planet\u2019s most beautiful wine country. Although some may wish to debate that claim to tout the various picturesque merits of other world-renowned wine regions, what is not in question is the integral role that the Western Cape and Stellenbosch in particular have played for more than three centuries in the formation of South African wine. Stellenbosch, along with nearby Franschoek, Paarl and Swartland, dominate the wine production on South Africa\u2019s Western Cape, and these viticultural regions are unquestionably South Africa\u2019s oldest and most important wine producing areas. These wine lands are South Africa\u2019s Napa, Sonoma, Santa Barbara, and Central Coast appellations. They contain a myriad of microclimates and are responsible for high quality red and white wines from a burgeoning number of premier grape varieties, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Viognier, and South Africa\u2019s unique varietal Pinotage, a cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault. From wineries in South Africa\u2019s Western Cape flow an enormous variety of exciting wines, which are both world class and unique in character and style. It\u2019s time to afford them their due.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With exceptional wines, stunning scenery, and excellent restaurants, South Africa\u2019s Western Cape is not only stunningly beautiful, it is becoming the planet\u2019s hottest wine destination. 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