Walker Bay

Appears in
Oxford Companion to Wine

By Jancis Robinson

Published 2006

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Walker Bay, southerly, relatively cool maritime wine district in south africa. Its most important wards are Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, and Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge. Walker Bay’s vineyards produce many of South Africa’s most promising wines made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.