Winter chardonnay grape vines at the foot of the Langeberg Mountains, nr Roberston, Western Cape, South Africa - The town was founded in 1853 and name
Winter chardonnay grape vines at the foot of the Langeberg Mountains, nr Roberston, Western Cape, South Africa - The town was founded in 1853 and named after the Scottish Dutch Reformed Church Minister, Dr William Robertson. Situated in the fertile Robertson Valley, farming and wagon building were the town's original industries. Robertson became famous for its ostrich farming, but this industry collapsed as well shortly after World War I and thus the farmers of the area turned to wine and fruit wine industry in Robertson has grown from less than 25 cellars in 1995 to more than 50 registered wine cellars as of today. Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make white wine. It originated in the Burgundy wine region of eastern France but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from England to New Zealand. For new and developing wine regions, growing Chardonnay is seen as a "rite of passage" and an easy entry into the international wine market. The Chardonnay grape itself is very neutral, with many of the flavors commonly associated with the grape being derived from such influences as terroir and oak.
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Location: Langeberg Mountains, nr Roberston, Western Cape, South Africa
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