Durbanville wine valley – a really good place to grow grapes.

Every wine spot claims unique and superior terroir but few areas can back these up with real facts like the Durbanville Wine Valley.

Our magnificent bright red and dark brown soils are clay-based, resembling some of the best in the world. Their blend of intense nutrition and water-retentiveness makes sure our vines stay well-fed and healthy.

Fruit intensity is maximised in areas where grapes experience long, slow, cool ripening. Proximity to both the Indian and the icy Atlantic Oceans (just 12km away) brings cool sea breezes and swirling thick mists into our valley, a combination that gives unparalleled cooling and gentle rehydrating to our grapes. Added to this, the high altitude of our hills makes Durbanville one of the coolest wine growing areas in South Africa and thus especially suited to producing full, fruit driven wines.