Cape Town and Cape Winelands welcomed to GWC network

5 June, 2020

A very warm welcome to the Great Wine Capitals global network's newest addition - Cape Town and Cape Winelands in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Cape Town and the Cape Winelands consist of ten wine routes that spread across the regions of the province, including; Constantia Wine Route and Durbanville Wine Route in Cape Town, as well as Breedekloof Wine Valley, Franschhoek Wine Valley, Paarl Wine Route, Robertson Wine Valley, Stellenbosch Wine Routes, Tulbagh Wine Route, Wellington Wine Route and Worcester Wine and Olive Route.

The inclusion of Cape Town and the Cape Winelands as members of the Great Wine Capitals global network reinforces the fact that this region is world-class and is internationally comparable with the best in wine tourism and business.

The global network includes internationally renowned wine regions of Adelaide, South Australia, San Francisco/Napa Valley (US), Bordeaux (France), Bilbao/Rioja (Spain), Lausanne (Switzerland), Mainz/Rheinhessen (Germany), Mendoza (Argentina), Porto (Portugal), Valparaìso/Casablanca Valley (Chile), Verona (Italy), and now Cape Town/Cape Winelands (South Africa).

The South Australian wine industry has warmly welcomed Cape Town and the Cape Winelands to the Great Wine Capitals network.