Wine Region

Elgin

A high valley under summer cloud where apples came first and cool-climate Chardonnay, Riesling and Pinot Noir followed.

Map

Interactive regional map coming soon.

Featured farms

Where to taste in Elgin

Night-picked Chardonnay and dry Riesling.

Orchards and vines on the same shoulder.

Sparkling wine from cool high blocks.

Meet the winemakers

Stilwater Vineyards · Elgin

A cool-climate obsessive picking at 3am to keep every gram of acid the valley gives him.

Places to eat

Places to stay

Things to experience

Wine journeys

Full day, sunrise start · 2 to 4 guests

Photography, vineyards, landscape and wine, led by a working photographer.

Full day · 2 to 6 guests

Explore South Africa's cool-climate wine regions and understand why they matter.