Swellendam · Western Cape
Olivedale Private Vineyards
Olivedale Private Vineyards is a wine farm in Swellendam, Western Cape. About 192 km from Cape Town.
About Olivedale Private Vineyards
Olivedale Private Vineyards is a wine farm in the Swellendam district of the Cape South Coast region, Western Cape, South Africa. The cellar is mapped at -34.0853°S, 20.5000°E, about 192 km from central Cape Town as the crow flies. Most visitors reach Swellendam from the city in 2–2.5 hours. Open-Meteo elevation for this point is 61 metres above sea level. ISRIC SoilGrids at the farm pin estimates soil pH around 6.8, clay content near 19%, organic carbon about 34.4 g/kg in the topsoil (modelled, not a vineyard pit description). Typical Swellendam plantings include Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Shiraz. Confirm the current range with the farm; this atlas records place, not a live wine list. District climate in brief: Moderate, transitional between Overberg coast and Klein Karoo heat. Visitor facilities are not confirmed in the open datasets used here. Treat this pin as a location record and verify hours with the farm. Mapped neighbours include Joseph Barry, Sijnn Wines, Joubert-Tradauw Private Cellar. WineFarmz is a Western Cape-only atlas. Origin claims follow the SAWIS / WOSA Wine of Origin hierarchy (geographical unit → region → district → ward), assigned from coordinates and open geographic sources.
Questions before you go
Where is Olivedale Private Vineyards?
Olivedale Private Vineyards is at Olivedale Private Vineyards, Olivedale Road, Buffeljagsrivier, 6742, South Africa, in Swellendam. Most visitors drive there from Cape Town in 2–2.5 hours.
Wine of Origin
Geographical unit: Western Cape → Cape South Coast → Swellendam
Swellendam district includes wards such as Malgas, Buffeljags and Stormsvlei — a thinly planted but official Cape South Coast wine area.
Terroir snapshot
Elevation and soil figures are modelled at the pin, not a vineyard block survey. Use them to compare farms, not to quote a technical sheet.
- Latitude
- -34.085333
- Longitude
- 20.49998
- Elevation
- 61 m (Open-Meteo)
- Soil pH
- 6.8 (SoilGrids 0–5 cm)
- Clay
- 19% (SoilGrids)
- Organic C
- 34.4 g/kg (SoilGrids)
Sources
- Elevation: Open-Meteo
- Soil: ISRIC SoilGrids
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