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…
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…
Enjoy the all new, exciting wine and food experience at The Tasting Room at Grande Provence – a savoury pairing of hummus and wine. This new twist created by Chef Guy Bennett together with the winemaking team, is perfect for sharing on a getaway to the Franschhoek winelands. The natural bean hummus with labneh is tastefully coupled with Grande Provence Chardonnay,…
Bellevue Wine Estate lies in the smaller region of Bottelary – a windy road on the way into Stellenbosch centre. The first Pinotage plantings made their way onto Bellevue soil in the early 1950’s and today the estate is known for their 1953 Pinotage made of the original Pinotage block that was (yes you guessed it)…
Enjoy two uniquely flavoured marshmallows and a panna cotta, all inspired by real pink flavours, have been carefully selected and combined with three specially selected Perdeberg Wines. Wistful, playful and dreamy, this unique wine pairing is sure to bring pink bliss to your Paarl wine route experience. Pairing includes the following: Rosewater Flavoured Mallow…
Just before the Huguenot tunnel lies one of South Africa’s original and iconic wine brands – Nederburg. Purchased in 1791 – it has an incredibly rich history – some of you may actually still have a Nederburg in your family cellar from the 1960s or 70s (if you do, take a piccie and tag me…