Wine Farms Visited Archives - Page 4 of 10

Posted on 5 Mar 20198 Mar 2019

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 […]

107 of 800 is Newstead Family Wines in Plettenberg Bay

Posted on 18 Feb 201918 Feb 2019

Within close proximity to Kay and Monty Vineyards, Lodestone was founded with a lovely back story of husband and wife, Jon and Ingrid Tonkin, who had been holidaying in Plettenberg Bay every […]

106 of 800 is Lodestone Wines in the Plettenberg Bay Winelands

Posted on 15 Feb 201915 Feb 2019

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 […]

105 of 800 is Kay and Monty Vineyards in Plettenberg Bay

Posted on 20 Dec 201820 Dec 2018

Meet 103 of 800! La Petite Dauphine in Fanschhoek. I had the pleasure of enjoying wine tasting, accommodation and breakfast at this absolutely romantically luxurious estate! La Petite Dauphine Estate […]

103 of 800 is La Petite Dauphine in Franschhoek

Posted on 23 Nov 2018

Stellenrust Wines in Stellenbosch is one of my favourite wine farm finds that I really did not know about before. The farm is located in the “Golden Triangle” area of […]

102 of 800 is Stellenrust Wines in Stellenbosch

Posted on 12 Nov 2018

Meet 101 of 800! Windfall wines in Robertson. About a 2-hour drive from Cape Town. it’s a small, family-run winery that is only open for bookings and tastings by appointment […]

101 of 800 Windfall Wines in Robertson

Paul Rene Robertson The Wine Girl Cape Town

Posted on 29 Oct 201829 Oct 2018

Wohoo! I made it to 100 farms! Into the TRIPLE digits and one-eighth of the way through my wine farm list! It’s somewhat humbling to realise that each blog post takes […]

100 of 800 Paul René MCC in Robertson

The Wine girl cape town weltevrede wine estate robertson

Posted on 26 Oct 201826 Oct 2018

Along the outskirts of Robertson in Bonnievale is Weltevrede Estate. I had visited this wine estate before during the Wacky Wine festival and always wondered what the underground tasting in […]

99 of 800 Weltevrede Estate in Robertson, South Africa

Posted on 16 Oct 2018

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 […]

98 of 800 is Rooiberg Wines in the Robertson Wine Valley

Fort Simon Wine Estate The Wine Girl Cape Town

Posted on 15 Oct 2018

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 […]

97 of 800 is Fort Simon Wine Estate in Stellenbosch

Posted on 14 Oct 2018

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 […]

96 of 800 Alto Wines, Stellenbosch

The Wine Girl Cape Town Neethlingshof stellenbosch wine farm south africa

Posted on 23 Sep 201823 Sep 2018

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 […]

95 of 800 Neethlingshof, Stellenbosch

Buitenverwachting the wine girl cape town constantia

Posted on 9 Aug 20189 Aug 2018

Here we are at 94 of 800 – Buitenverwachting Constantia pronounced “Bay-ten-vir-wagh-ting” (try saying that five times, perfectly in row without stuttering). Buitenverwachting means ‘Beyond expectation’ and is a mere […]

94 of 800 Buitenverwachting, Constantia

Silvermist Organic Estate The Wine Girl Cape Town Constantia

Posted on 30 Jun 201830 Jun 2018

Just on the boarders of the Constantia Wine Route and on the way to Hout Bay, lies a new kid on the old block – Silvermist Organic Wine Estate. It […]

93 of 800 – Silvermist Organic Wine Estate, Constantia

Devonvale stellenbosch the wine girl cape town

Posted on 24 Jun 201824 Jun 2018

Meet Devonvale Golf Club and Wine Estate which is just off Bottelary road in Stellenbosch. You have probably driven past it a few times thinking that it is just a […]