wein.plus
Attention
You are using an old browser that may not function as expected.
For a better, safer browsing experience, please upgrade your browser.

Log in Become a Member

Durbanville Hills

The winery is located in Durbanville in the South African wine-growing area of the same name (Ward). The young, giant winery was built from scratch in the 1990s. It is majority-owned by the Distillers Corporation, and many grape growers are involved. The main building is a futuristic concrete block on a hill with a view of Table Mountain 30 kilometres away and Table Bay. It contains a high-tech winery built at a cost of 8.5 million euros. Winemaker Martin Moore previously worked for six years at the famous Groot Constantia wine estate. The vineyards cover 770 hectares. They are planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinotage, Shiraz, Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon. The first vintage produced was 1999. The wines are vinified in the three lines of simple varietal wines, the "Rhinofields" series and the single-vineyard wines aged in barriques.

Voices of our members

Hans-Georg Schwarz

As honorary chairman of the Domäne Wachau, it is the easiest and quickest way for me to access the wein.plus encyclopaedia when I have questions. The certainty of receiving well-founded and up-to-date information here makes it an indispensable guide.

Hans-Georg Schwarz
Ehrenobmann der Domäne Wachau (Wachau)

The world's largest Lexicon of wine terms.

26,386 Keywords · 46,992 Synonyms · 5,323 Translations · 31,720 Pronunciations · 203,028 Cross-references
made with by our author Norbert F. J. Tischelmayer. About the Lexicon

EVENTS NEAR YOU

PREMIUM PARTNERS