Namibian wine

Bottles of pinotage

Namibian wine is produced in small quantities by a few wineries.[1] Although the production of wine is expanding in Namibia, the grapes grown in the country are mostly destined for use as table grapes for export to Europe[2] rather than for wine. One of the challenges of viticulture in Namibia is that the country is quite dry, which means that irrigation is usually necessary. Unlike its southern neighbour, South Africa, it is also situated closer to the equator than the traditional (but now challenged) "30 to 50 degrees latitude" rule of thumb of areas suitable for wine production.

  1. ^ Jancis Robinson, ed. (2006). "Namibia". Oxford Companion to Wine (Third ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 469. ISBN 0-19-860990-6.
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