Elgin

Appellation

Elgin is a Wine of Origin district of Cape South Coast in South Africa. It lies 2.6 km east of Grabouw and 22 km south-east of Somerset West.

Cool, high apple-growing basin in the Overberg, a source of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

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Key facts

Type: Wine of Origin district
Within: Cape South Coast
Centre: 34.1520° S, 19.0430° E
Legal basis: Wine of Origin Scheme (Liquor Products Act 60 of 1989); areas published in the Government Gazette and administered by SAWIS.

Outline: Shown as a point at the place it is named after. The registered area is much smaller than any administrative unit, and its boundary is not yet available as open data.

Where it is

Nearest town: 2.6 km east of Grabouw
Nearest city: 22 km south-east of Somerset West 225,289 people
To the sea: 18 km
Same latitude: Metropolitana (Uruguay), Valle de Uco (Argentina), Riverland (Australia), Valle de Colchagua (Chile)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

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