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Bubbly Franschhoek: South Africa’s Cap Classique Route

Bubbly Franschhoek: South Africa’s Cap Classique Route

Although South African producers use the traditional method of champagne making, they are not restricted to traditional grape varieties used in France, which means they can be creative with their blends. The French are proprietory when it comes to the use of the word “champagne.” South African producers using the classic French method decided to call their sparkling wines Méthode Cap Classique (MCC). The Franschhoek Valley is home to the Franschkoek Cap Classique Route, with 18 MCC producers from Backsberg Estate Cellar on the Klapmuts-Simondium road to Morena on the Franschhoek Pass. You won’t be able to tackle them all in one day, so make a weekend of it and hire a driver to get you safely from one farm to the next. Here’s a taste of what you can expect.

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