Diemersdal lies on the cool slopes of the Durbanville wine region, one of Cape’s oldest wine regions with a record for excellence in wines, the result of the region’s unique terroir. Ancient soils of decomposed granite with a moisture-retaining clay component are an ideal base for a number of grape varieties. Climatically, Diemersdal’s proximity to the cold Atlantic Ocean to the west ensures a temperate climate with mild summers and cold, wet winters where an average rainfall of 700mm per annum is experienced. During the summer months a persistent cool breeze from the south-east ensures Diemersdal’s vines escape the heat of summer with even-ripening of healthy fruit one of the farm’s features. Some 200ha of Diemersdal are planted to a variety of cultivars, with Sauvignon Blanc being the dominant variety.