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…
Tucked away in the remote town of Ashton, lies the newly renovated winery, Zandvliet wines, my 88th farm. Many South African’s may associate this farm with the popular Shiraz and Chardonnay available from this estate. Despite being newly renovated, the winery has been around since 1838 and today, is not only producing great wine but Citrus and…
Wine farm 82 of 800 is Bosman Wines in the Wellington Wine Region (about a 1.5 hour drive outside of Cape Town). You will absolutely love the decor as it feels like you are teleported to a scene from a scary movie. It’s an 8th generation, family vineyard since 1707 and they pride themselves on…
Wine farm 80 of 800 is Yonder Hill Wines in the Stellenbosch wine routes! Yonder Hill like to hang their hat on their quality Merlot – but also produce some great value for money white blends, red blends and even a dry Rosé. This farm will make the perfect starting point for your wine tasting…
What a treat it was to attend the opening of Paserene Wine farm situated on the R45 in Franschhoek. The tasting room is an architectural dream, with views overlooking a small lake and towering mountains – especially at sunset. This small, family operated winery owned by Martin Smith (winemaker) and Ndabe Mareda (business partner), is…