Spice Route

The "Spice Route Wine Company" winery is located in the South African wine growing district of . It was only founded in 1997 by the famous South African wine author John , the colourful wine merchant and wine book author Jabulani Ntshangase, Gyles H. Webb (owner of in Stellenbosch) and the owner Charles Back (who also owns the Winery in the District) and developed into a cult winery within only three years. Winemaker Eben Sabie experiments with various fermentation and ageing techniques. He is also an avid surfer and organized the "Viners Surf Classic", a competition for surfing wine freaks. The 200 hectares of vineyards are planted with 65% red and 35% white varieties. The grape varieties cultivated are Cabernet Sauvignon, Chenin Blanc (Steen), Merlot, , Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz and Viognier. The wines of the "Flagship-Line" are aged for 18 months in French and Russian barriques. There are wines from Merlot, Pinotage and Syrah. About 300,000 bottles of wine are produced annually.

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