From here, in a north-easterly direction towards the Little Karoo, the climate becomes progressively drier and warmer, with larger differences between summer and winter temperatures. Rain sometimes falls in summer months. There are five wine cellars in the ward and these continue the tradition of producing excellent wine. The vineyards cling to the slopes of Constantiaberg an extension of Table Mountain with the city of Cape Town spread out below. The vines benefit from shade cast by the mountain in the afternoon and from the cool sea breezes blowing in from the False Bay only 8 kilometres away.
Rainfall is high and no irrigation is needed.
Despite this, four estates continue to make a wide variety of wine styles although the emphasis is on red. These wine estates are situated mainly on the hill slopes. The soils here, known as Clovelly and Hutton, are deep and well drained. Sea breezes moderate the summer heat and dry the atmosphere thereby minimising the risk of fungus and disease. This is an elongated region, running east to wet from Montagu to Oudtshoorn.