Appellation · South Africa
Walker Bay
A cool coastal district near Hermanus, producing South Africa’s best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
About Walker Bay
The Hemel-en-Aarde valleys behind Hermanus are cooled by the Atlantic and produce Burgundian varieties with genuine finesse.
Three separate wards run up the valley, each cooler and higher than the last.
What the name means
- Legal name
- Walker Bay (Wine of Origin district)
- Type
- Wine of Origin (WO)
- Set by
- South African Wine and Spirit Board
- Recognised
- 1985
- Regulates
- Origin only. It sets no rules about varieties, yields, ageing or winemaking.
Certified origin, vintage and variety, verified by the Wine and Spirit Board and carried on a seal. It guarantees that the claims on the label are true; it does not prescribe what may be planted or how the wine is made.
Grapes
Wines from here
Places within it
- Hemel-en-Aarde — A cool valley running inland from the Atlantic at Hermanus, and South Africa’s benchmark for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
What to eat, and how to serve it
Derived from this region’s signature styles. Each is listed separately, because a region does not have one serving temperature.
Hemel-en-Aarde Pinot Noir
Serve at 14–16°C (cellar cool).
Try with fillet steak, grilled chicken or bloomy-rind cheese.
Sources
Sources consulted
- Wines of South Africa — WOSA