Between Atlantic breezes and the warmer breath of the Indian Ocean, South Africa’s vineyards read like a geological map. In the Cape Winelands, granite, sandstone and shale govern water holding and vine stress, while the Cape Doctor wind cools the season and tightens the mesoclimate. Wine of Origin defines place, yet style is decided in the rows: Stellenbosch’s Helderberg and Simonsberg slopes, shifting exposures, dry‑farmed bush vines and selective picking. Fynbos and coastal proximity become part of the region’s vocabulary, without modern cellar work erasing the precision of terroir. in the glass.
Between Atlantic breezes and the warmer breath of the Indian Ocean, South Africa’s vineyards read like a geological map. In the Cape Winelands, granite, sandstone and shale govern water holding and vine stress, while the Cape Doctor wind cools the season and tightens the mesoclimate. Wine of Origin defines place, yet style is decided in the rows: Stellenbosch’s Helderberg and Simonsberg slopes, shifting exposures, dry‑farmed bush vines and selective picking. Fynbos and coastal proximity become part of the region’s vocabulary, without modern cellar work erasing the precision of terroir. in the glass.
