Dunstone Wines was named after a UK farm where current owners, Lee and Abbi were engaged. They purchased this estate in August 2002 when they fell in love with South Africa and have since grown the portfolio to not only produce wine but also offer a restaurant and accommodation portfolio too. The location Dunstone Wines…
What an absolute gem in the middle of the Breedekloof Wine Valley about an hours drive out of Cape Town. Opstal winery was established in 1847 and today has it all, including wine tasting, a restaurant, and even self-catering accommodation. Opstal Accommodation If it’s views you want, it’s views you will get! Opstal luxury accommodation…
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…
