Appears in
Oxford Companion to Wine

By Jancis Robinson

Published 2006

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Paarl, important inland wine district in south africa and home of an increasing number of well-known estates. It reaches north into tulbagh and wellington and east towards franschhoek, all separate areas of origin. The biggest cellars are kwv’s and the most important branded wine producer is Nederburg, with a comprehensive range of 40 labels. Much of Paarl’s fruit is blended with grapes from districts such as stellenbosch and Wellington to be sold under the more generic regional origin coastal region.