The Worcester District, with 19 co-operatives, annually contributes a quarter of South Africa's total wine production. It is also the most important brandy producing area and home of the KWV Brandy Cellar, the largest of its kind in the world. Over the past few years, however, several of these large cellars have started bottling small quantities of quality wines under their own labels.

This district covers a large proportion of the Breede River Valley and its tributaries. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and borders Robertson to the east. There are marked variations between the soils and microclimates in the different river valleys.

On the way to Worcester from Cape Town you'll find the village of Rawsonville, surrounded by vineyards that flourish in these fertile valley soils, which have excellent drainage as they rest on a bed of river stones, and on the surrounding hills of shale. There are approximately 13 wine cellars in a radius of 10 kilometres.