- KwaZulu-Natal wine
KwaZulu-Natal is designated as a Geographical Unit under the Wine of Origin classification of
South African wine . It corresponds to the province ofKwaZulu-Natal in the east of South Africa, which has an embryonic wine industry.tyle
It's too early to say, but
Sauvignon Blanc has been among the first to show promise.History
The first trials of
Vitis vinifera in KwaZulu-Natal were in 1992 at Sunwich Port.Tiny and Judy van Niekerk set up the Stables Wine Estate in 2005.cite web | last = Kaiser | first = Clive | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = History of the KwaZulu-Natal Wine Industry | work = | publisher = Stables Wine Estate | date = | url = http://www.stableswine.co.za/history.html | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-06-21 ]
Wine of Origin
KwaZulu-Natal was designated as a Wine of Origin under the classification scheme of
South African wine in August 2005.Geography
Altitude seems to be the key to getting good results - the climate is similar to Burgundy.
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South African wine Notes and references
Further reading
* [http://www.platteronline.com John Platter South African Wine Guide]
External links
* [http://www.winemag.co.za/ www.winemag.co.za] WINE magazine
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