What a treat it was to visit Quoin Rock Winery tucked away in a valley just off the R44 about a 35-minute drive from Cape Town because it just exudes elegance! But unfortunately for locals, it is super expensive – or is it? I booked a simple wine tasting to find out… Wine Tasting Wine…
What a great spot in Elgin – South Africa’s coolest climate wine region – just an hour’s drive from Cape Town. South Hill is my 114th winery visit out of 800 and has it all from wine tasting, a restaurant, art expo, accommodation and even a very unique Vineyard Maze! It’s the perfect place for…
First of all, let me just say brrrrr… it’s the middle of winter so trust me to visit the coolest wine region in South Africa – Elgin. 😄🥶 Because it’s so so cold (high elevation and close proximity to the ocean) Elgin grapes ripen on their vines longer resulting in internationally awarded wines that burst…
Get ready to drool not only over the views but the gourmet food and wine that De Grendel Estate in the Durbanville Wine Valley has on offer this winter…and there’s specials too! Available from Tuesdays to Sundays for lunch service only, enjoy 5 courses with wine pairing at R795 per person or 5 courses without…
It seems that most wineries in the Plettenberg Bay Winelands have a great backstory of family discovering new lives. Sue and Doug Lund of Newstead Lund Family Vineyards were once from families farming sugar and dairy in KwaZulu-Natal who gave it up to farm vineyards in Plettenberg Bay. The Newstead crest combines two family crests – the…
This was my first stop exploring the Plettenberg Bay winelands and it just so happens that this winery was amongst the first in the Plettenberg Bay Winelands to start planting vineyards after Bramon. The Estate This winery is about a 7-hour drive from Cape Town in an area known as the Grags of Plettenberg Bay….
