Paarl

Paarl is a wine region of South Africa.

Cabernet Sauvignon leads the plantings, with Shiraz, Pinotage, Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay alongside it.

Vines root into granite, sandstone and shale.

The climate is mediterranean, running notable rainfall.

The vineyards themselves read as mountains and slopes.

Red wine, dry white wine and sweet white wine, plus two more is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows rich and robust, great intensity of fruit and fruit-driven and tropical.

The named areas within are Simonsberg-Paarl and Voor Paardeberg.

Pour them alongside beef & venison, tomato-based dishes, chilis & hot spicy food and blue cheeses.

In the glass.

Red: Rich and robust, Great intensity of fruit.

Dry white: Fruit-driven and tropical.

Grapes planted here.

Bottles to look for.

• Alheit Vineyards 'Fire by Night' Chenin Blanc, Voor Paardeberg, South Africa
• Anura Reserve Pinotage, Paarl, South Africa
• Avondale Jonty's Ducks White, Paarl, South Africa
• Babylonstoren 'Nebukadnesar', Simonsberg-Paarl, South Africa
• Babylonstoren Babel, Simonsberg-Paarl, South Africa
• Babylonstoren Chardonnay, Simonsberg-Paarl, South Africa
• Babylonstoren Mourvedre Rose, Simonsberg-Paarl, South Africa
• Babylonstoren Shiraz, Simonsberg-Paarl, South Africa

At the table.

• Beef & Venison
• Tomato-based Dishes
• Chilis & Hot Spicy Food
• Blue Cheeses
• Chocolate & Caramel

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

Paarl: common questions

More from here: every wine region in South Africa.