WINE FACTS: fun facts

Fun facts everyone should know.

ROBERTSON WINE VALLEY STATISTICS

Number of vines: 46 778 016
Area under vines: 13 603 ha
% Of total ha vines planted in SA: 13.32% (SAWIS Nr 31 - 2007)
Signature whites: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Methode Cap Classique
Signature reds: Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon
Average annual rainfall low: 150 mm
Average annual rainfall high: 321 mm
Average day temp summer: 28.6 d C
Average night temp summer: 14.1 d C
Average day temp winter: 21.1 d C
Average night temp winter: 7.4 d C (Infruitec Nietvoorbij)
Distance from Cape Town: 160 km (+- 2 hours drive)
Altitude: +- 181 m

One hectare of land is home to between 3 000 and 6 000 vines and sometimes even up to 10 000?

There are between 35 and 60 clusters of grapes per vine?

Each bottle of wine contains about 1,5 kg of grapes.

One vine produces between 24 and 36 glasses of wine?

A ton of grapes makes about 720 bottles of wine?

One barrel of wine equals 1 800 glasses of wine?

ROBERTSON WINE VALLEY STATISTICS Number of vines: 46 778 016 Area under vines: 13 603 ha % Of total ha vines planted in SA: 13.32% (SAWIS Nr 31 - 2007) Signature whites: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Methode Cap Classique Signature reds: Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon Average annual rainfall low: 150 mm Average annual rainfall high: 321 mm Average day temp summer: 28.6 d C Average night temp summer: 14.1 d C Average day temp winter: 21.1 d C Average night temp winter: 7.4 d C (Infruitec Nietvoorbij) Distance from Cape Town: 160 km (+- 2 hours drive) Altitude: +- 181 m