Snap a photo on the Biggest Chair in Africa at Rooiberg Wines on the way to the Robertson Wine Valley. Rooiberg Wines is about a 1 hour 30-minute drive out of Cape Town and it is extremely hard to miss as they literally have a massive red chair on the lawn right next to the…
If I wasn’t made aware of this wine farm before, I would never have found it – and it’s right on my doorstep on Bottlelary road in Stellenbosch. Fort Simon Wine Estate is fondly referred to as the Fortress on the Hill, I mean, it literally is a medieval style castle! The Tasting Room Feel…
Alto wines in Stellenbosch is about a 45 minute drive from Cape Town off of Annandale Road. It is one of South Africa’s oldest red wine estates with the original deeds dating back to 1693. The farm’s position on the warmer northern slopes of the Helderberg mountain make it ideally suited to red wine production…
If you are a Capetownian like me, then you are no stranger to the Franschhoek Wine Valley – it is hands down my favourite wine valley. Why? Because not only is it totally fancy and sophisticated, it is also food and wine romance central – yeah, now we are talking! If you are a frequent…
Meet wine farm 95 of 800 – Neethlingshof, Stellenbosch, which was bought by “Lord Neethling” and his 18-year-old wife, Maria, in 1788. Fast forward almost 50 years and it was Maria who ended up planting over 80 000 vines and was one of the first female winemakers of the time. With so many stories spanning…
The coastal town of Plettenberg Bay is quickly becoming known to produce exceptional summer wines in this cool climate terroir region of South Africa – like Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and MCC. With Spring just around the corner, I decided to explore four wineries in four days in the Plettenberg Bay wine route before…