Cape Agulhas
At the southern tip of the continent, Cape Agulhas is the official dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian oceans, and the colliding currents create strong winds and hazardous waters. Soils are primarily sandstone and shale-derived. Persistent wind curtails vine vigor, giving low yields of concentrated fruit. Not far from the coastline, near the Moravian mission village of Elim which gives its name to the sole ward of the district, a handful of wine producers are making flinty, aromatic Sauvignon Blanc and peppery but restrained Shiraz, along with Semillon and Cabernet Sauvignon. |
(Cape Agulhas Light House, South Africa)