A CHECKLIST that will come in useful when next you head out wine-tasting or shopping on the Paarl wine route, the following are those whites, reds, bubblies and sweets with the very best track records from the cellars of the area according to the 2019 SA Wine & Cellar Classification.

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TOP 20 WHITE WINES

Anura Reserve Sauvignon Blanc
Fairview Nurok (blend)
Glen Carlou Chardonnay
Glen Carlou Quartz Stone Chardonnay
KWV Cathedral Cellar Chardonnay
KWV Cathedral Cellar Chenin Blanc
KWV Mentors Chardonnay
KWV Mentors Chenin Blanc
KWV Mentors Grenache Blanc
KWV Mentors Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
KWV Mentors Semillon
Nederburg Anchorman Chenin Blanc
Nederburg Auction Reserve Private Bin D234 Sauvignon Blanc
Nederburg Auction Reserve Private Bin D252 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
Nederburg Ingenuity White Blend
Nederburg Two Centuries Sauvignon Blanc
Nederburg Young Airhawk Sauvignon Blanc
Perdeberg Dry Land Collection Courageous Barrel Fermented Chenin Blanc
Vondeling Babiana (blend)
Vrede en Lust Barrique (blend)
Windmeul Reserve Chenin Blanc

TOP 20 RED WINES

Anura Reserve Pinotage
Babylonstoren Shiraz
Fairview Beacon Shiraz
Fairview Eenzaamheid Shiraz
Glen Carlou Gravel Quarry Cabernet Sauvignon
KWV Abraham Perold Tributum (blend)
KWV Cathedral Cellar Pinotage
KWV Mentors Canvas (blend)
KWV Mentors Orchestra (blend)
KWV Mentors Petit Verdot
KWV Mentors Pinotage
KWV Mentors Shiraz
Nederburg Auction Reserve Private Bin R163 Cabernet Sauvignon
Nederburg Brew Master (blend)
Nederburg Motorcycle Marvel (blend)
Nederburg Two Centuries Cabernet Sauvignon
Vondeling Monsonia
Windmeul Reserve Cape Blend
Windmeul Reserve Pinotage
Windmeul Reserve Shiraz

TOP SPARKLING WINES

Anura Brut (MCC)
Laborie Blanc de Blancs (MCC, KWV)

TOP DESSERT WINES

Fairview La Beryl Blanc (Straw Wine)
Glen Carlou Welder Natural Sweet
KWV White Muscadel Jerepigo (fortified)
Nederburg Auction Reserve Private Bin Edelkeur Chenin Blanc Noble Late Harvest
Nederburg Auction Reserve Private Bin Eminence Noble Late Harvest Muscadel
Nederburg Winemasters Noble Late Harvest
Perdeberg Dry Land Collection Longevity Natural Sweet Chenin Blanc

TOP PORT WINES

KWV Cape Tawny NV
Landskroon Cape Vintage